Jody J. Daniels

Jody J. Daniels is a lieutenant general (LTG) in the United States Army, who serves as the 34th [1] Chief of Army Reserve, and 9th Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command (since 2020).[2] She earned her commission through Army Reserve Officers Training Corps in 1983. In July 2020, Daniels was confirmed to succeed LTG Charles D. Luckey as Chief of Army Reserve.[3]

Jody J. Daniels
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1983–present
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	United States Army Reserve Command
Commands held	United States Army Reserve Command 88th Readiness Division 87th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command (East)
Battles/wars	Iraq War
Awards	Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (3) Bronze Star Medal
Alma mater	Carnegie Mellon University (B.S.) University of Massachusetts Amherst (M.S.) and (Ph.D.) United States Army War College
Other work	Director of Advanced Programs for Lockheed Martin's Advanced Technology Laboratories

Education

Daniels earned her Bachelor's Degree at Carnegie Mellon University in 1983.[4] and later completed her Ph.D. in computer science at University of Massachusetts Amherst.[5] Her dissertation, in computer science, is titled Retrieval of passages for information reduction.[6] She also completed a Master of Science degree in strategic studies at the U.S. Army War College.

In Daniels' civilian career, she was the Director of Advanced Programs for Lockheed Martin's Advanced Technology Laboratories (LM ATL).[2]

Awards and decorations

Combat Action Badge

	Defense Superior Service Medal
	Legion of Merit with two oak leaf cluster
	Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster
	Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
	Joint Service Commendation Medal
	Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
	Joint Service Achievement Medal
	Army Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster

External Links

References

1. "Jody Daniels becomes first woman to lead U.S. Army Reserve". UPI.
2. "Lt. Gen. Jody J. Daniels". United States Army Reserve. July 28, 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
3. "PN1760 — Maj. Gen. Jody J. Daniels — Army". www.congress.gov.
4. "Biography – Major General Jody J. Daniels". Reserve Forces Policy Board. U.S. Department of Defense. July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
5. "Jody J. Daniels". University of Massachusetts Amherst. Dec 1999. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
6. Jody J. Daniels (1997), Retrieval of passages for information reduction, Wikidata Q97961785

Military offices
Preceded by Charles D. Luckey	Commanding General United States Army Reserve 28 July 2020 -	Succeeded by