CSM Michele Seretta Jones, USAR Ret. Oral History Part 1

title:

CSM Michele Seretta Jones, USAR Ret. Oral History Part 1

creator:

Jones, Michele Seretta (1963 November 24 -

subject:

Army | Army Reserve

description:

Part 1 of 2. Michele Jones was born in November 1963 in Baltimore, Maryland. She entered the Army in September 1982, attended basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and then went to advanced individual training at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. She was the first female selected as class president at the United States Sergeants Major Academy (Class of 1948), the first female to serve as a division CSM, and the first woman to serve as the CSM of any of the Army's major components, active or reserve. As of this interview, she was the highest-ranking enlisted woman in the Army. CSM Jones has held every key NCO position, including squad leader, section leader, platoon sergeant and command sergeant major. Her previous assignments include: Command Sergeant Major, 2d Battalion, 78th Regiment; First Sergeant, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 2d Battalion, 78th Regiment; Mobilization, Validation and Training Team NCOIC, Fort Bragg, NC, First Sergeant, US Army Special Operations Command (Airborne) (Troop Program unit), Fort Bragg, and First Sergeant, US Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg. She has a Bachelors degree from Fayetteville State University. She has been awarded the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal (3rd Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Achievement Medal (3rd Oak Leaf Cluster), Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass, M Device, and Numeral 4), Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (with Numeral 4), Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon (Numeral 2), Army Service Ribbon, Army Parachutist Badge, German Army Force Airborne Wings, and Royal Thai Airborne Wings. Additionally, she is the 2003 recipient of the NAACP Meritorious Service Award. Her overseas assignments include Hanau and Rhineberg, Germany; Honduras (1987 to 1988); and Panama. She was called to active duty for Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Restore Hope, Provide Comfort, Joint Endeavor, and Noble Eagle. A transcript of this interview is available.

publisher:

Military Women's Memorial Foundation

contributor:

Scott, Kate M.

date:

2005-12-05

type:

Moving Image

format:

Hi-8

identifier:

497.01; 2005.497

source:

VHP

language:

English

relation:

582911

coverage:

Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm—1990-1991 | Operation Restore Hope (Somalia)—1992-1993 | Operation Provide Comfort (Iraq)—1991-1996 | Operation Joint Endeavor (Bosnia)—1995-1996 | 1982-Present

rights:

Unrestricted