Adjutant General
Department of Military and Veterans Affairs

Major General Glenn K. Rieth was confirmed by the New Jersey State Senate as the 30th Adjutant General of New Jersey on March 4, 2002.  General Rieth commands more than 9,000 Soldiers and Airmen of the New Jersey Army and Air National Guard.  He directs, controls, and manages the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs in the execution of federal and state missions.  In addition, he manages all state veterans’ programs, commissions, and facilities in New Jersey.

Major General Rieth earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from The Citadel-Military College of South Carolina where he was the Distinguished Military Graduate.  General Rieth’s military service began in 1980.  He received his commission as a Second Lieutenant through the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps.  He earned his pilot’s wings at Fort Rucker, Alabama in July 1981.  Prior to being appointed as The Adjutant General of New Jersey, General Rieth was the Director of the State Army Aviation Office for the New Jersey Army National Guard. 

EDUCATION:

1980    Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, Citadel-Military College of South Carolina

1980    Armor Officer Basic Course

1981    United States Army Rotary Wing Qualification Course

1985    Fixed Wing Multi Engine Qualification Course

1985    Rotary Wing Instructor Pilot School

1986    United States Army Safety Officer Course

1988    Aviation Officer Advanced Course

1990    United States Air Force Joint Air/Ground Operations School

1991    United States Army Command and General Staff College

  1. United States Army War College

ASSIGNMENTS:   

1.  October 1980 - July 1981, United States Army Rotary and Fixed Wing Flight Schools, Fort Rucker, Alabama.

2.  July 1981 - May 1984, Section Leader, Assistant S-3, Aero Recon (UH-1), Air Cavalry Troop, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Bliss, Texas.

3.  June 1984 - June 1985, Commander, Aero Recon (UH-1), Air Cavalry Troop, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Bliss, Texas.

4. June 1985 - October 1987, Aviation Brigade Safety Officer and Flight Instructor, 50th Armored Division, Army Aviation Support Facility # 1, Trenton-Mercer Airport, NJ.

5. November 1987 - February 1990, Operations Officer (S-3), 1st Battalion, 150th Aviation, Army Aviation Support Facility # 1, Trenton-Mercer Airport, NJ.

6. March 1990 - October 1992, Air Operations Officer, (G-3 Air), Headquarters 50th Armored Division, Somerset, NJ.

7. November 1992 - September 1995, Commander, 1st Battalion, 150th Aviation, Army Aviation Support Facility # 1, Trenton-Mercer Airport, NJ.

8. October 1995 - January 1999, Recruiting and Retention Commander, New Jersey Army National Guard, Fort Dix, NJ.

9. February 1999 - January 2002, Director, State Army Aviation Office, Army Aviation Support

Facility # 1, Trenton-Mercer Airport, NJ.

10. March 2002 - Present, The Adjutant General of New Jersey, New Jersey Department of

Military and Veterans Affairs, Trenton, NJ.

AVIATION BACKGROUND:

Rating: Instructor Pilot, Pilot-in-Command

Master Army Aviator Badge

Flight Hours: Over 3,000

Aircraft Flown: AH-1, UH-1, T-42, U-8

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Meritorious Service Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters

Army Commendation Medal

Army Achievement Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster

Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal

National Defense Service Medal

Armed Forces Reserve Medal

Army Service Ribbon

Army Aviation Order of Saint Michael

Master Army Aviator Badge

Parachutist Badge (Airborne)

New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal

New Jersey Medal of Honor

New Jersey Merit Award

New Jersey Desert Storm Ribbon

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant                 May 17, 1980

First Lieutenant                     November 28, 1981

Captain                                   January 1, 1984

Major                                      September 28, 1988

Lieutenant Colonel                November 18, 1993

Colonel                                   February 17, 1999

Brigadier General                  November 19, 2002

Major General                                    July 23, 2004