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 and Fixed Wing Flight Schools
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
1999 United States Army War College
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Legion of Merit
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
FLIGHT INFORMATION:
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
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. October 1980 - July 1981, United States Army Rotary and Fixed Wing Flight Schools, Fort Rucker, Alabama.
2. July 1981 - May 1984, Platoon 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.
