Jody J. Daniels (born ) is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who served as the 34th Chief of the United States Army Reserve, and the 9th Commanding General, United States Army Reserve Command. She earned her commission through Reserve Officers Training Corps in 1983. In July 2020, Daniels was confirmed to succeed Lieutenant General Charles D. Luckey as Chief of Army Reserve.
Early life and education
Born in Rolla, Missouri, Daniels earned Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics (Computer Science) from Carnegie Mellon University in 1983, and later earned Master of Science and also Doctor of Philosophy in computer science at University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her dissertation, in computer science, is titled Retrieval of passages for information reduction. She also graduated from the United States Army War College with a master's degree in strategic studies.
Jody later received an honorary doctorate from University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2019 and an honorary Doctor of Science and Technology from Carnegie Mellon University in 2022.
Career In Daniels' civilian career, she was the Director of Advanced Programs for Lockheed Martin's Advanced Technology Laboratories.
Awards and decorations Combat Action BadgeMNF-I Combat Service Identification BadgeArmy Staff Identification BadgeArmy Military Intelligence Corps Distinctive Unit Insignia Army Distinguished Service MedalDefense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit with two bronze oak leaf clustersBronze Star MedalMeritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clustersJoint Service Commendation MedalArmy Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clustersJoint Service Achievement MedalArmy Achievement Medal with oak leaf clusterJoint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf clusterSuperior Unit Award with two oak leaf clustersArmy Reserve Component Achievement Medal with silver oak leaf clusterNational Defense Service Medal with one bronze service starKosovo Campaign MedalIraq Campaign Medal with service starGlobal War on Terrorism Service MedalKorea Defense Service MedalArmed Forces Reserve Medal with silver Hourglass device, "M" device and bronze award numeral 2Army Service RibbonArmy Overseas Service Ribbon with award numeral 3Reserve Overseas Service RibbonNATO Medal for Kosovo
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