Jody J. Daniels

Jody J. Daniels (born 1961 or 1962 (age 62–63))^[1] is a retired United States Army major general who served as the 34th^[2] Chief of the United States Army Reserve, and the 9th Commanding General, United States Army Reserve Command.^[3] 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.^[4]

Jody J. Daniels
Born	1961 or 1962 (age 62–63) Rolla, Missouri, U.S.
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1983–2024
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	United States Army Reserve Command 88th Readiness Division 87th United States Army Reserve Support Command (East)
Battles / wars	Iraq War
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (3) Bronze Star Medal
Alma mater	Carnegie Mellon University (BS) University of Massachusetts Amherst (MS, PhD) United States Army War College
Other work	Director of Advanced Programs for Lockheed Martin's Advanced Technology Laboratories

Early life and education

Lt. Gen. Jody J. Daniels (right), the new commanding general and Chief of U.S. Army Reserve, recites the oath of office administered by Gen. James C. McConville, chief of staff of the Army, during her promotion, oath of office, and assumption of command ceremony at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, July 28, 2020.

Born in Rolla, Missouri,^[5] Daniels earned Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics (Computer Science) from Carnegie Mellon University in 1983,^[6] and later earned Master of Science and also Doctor of Philosophy in computer science at University of Massachusetts Amherst.^[7] Her dissertation, in computer science, is titled Retrieval of passages for information reduction.^[8] 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^[9] and an honorary Doctor of Science and Technology from Carnegie Mellon University in 2022.^[10]

Career

In Daniels' civilian career, she was the Director of Advanced Programs for Lockheed Martin's Advanced Technology Laboratories.^[3]

Awards and decorations

	Combat Action Badge
	MNF-I Combat Service Identification Badge
	Army Staff Identification Badge
	Army Military Intelligence Corps Distinctive Unit Insignia

	Army Distinguished Service Medal
	Defense Superior Service Medal
	Legion of Merit with two bronze oak leaf clusters
	Bronze Star Medal
	Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
	Joint Service Commendation Medal
	Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
	Joint Service Achievement Medal
	Army Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
	Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
	Superior Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
	Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
	National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
	Kosovo Campaign Medal
	Iraq Campaign Medal with service star
	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
	Korea Defense Service Medal
	Armed Forces Reserve Medal with silver Hourglass device, "M" device and bronze award numeral 2
	Army Service Ribbon
	Army Overseas Service Ribbon with award numeral 3
	Reserve Overseas Service Ribbon
	NATO Medal for Kosovo

References

1. Vanden Brook, Tom (July 23, 2020). "Daniels First Woman to Lead Army Reserve". The Poughkeepsie Journal. USA Today. p. A6. A career intelligence officer, Daniels, 58, has been deployed to Iraq.
2. "Jody Daniels becomes first woman to lead U.S. Army Reserve". UPI.
3. "Lt. Gen. Jody J. Daniels". United States Army Reserve. July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
4. "PN1760 — Maj. Gen. Jody J. Daniels — Army". www.congress.gov. July 20, 2020.
5. "Identity Series: A Conversation with Lieutenant General Jody J. Daniels". Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
6. "Biography – Major General Jody J. Daniels". Reserve Forces Policy Board. U.S. Department of Defense. July 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
7. "Jody J. Daniels". University of Massachusetts Amherst. December 1999. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
8. Jody J. Daniels (1997), Retrieval of passages for information reduction, Wikidata Q97961785
9. "CICS Alumna Major General Jody J. Daniels to Receive Honorary Degree". University of Massachusetts Amherst.
10. "Mathematical Sciences Alumna Jody Daniels to Receive Honorary Degree". Carnegie Mellon University.

Military offices
Preceded by Charles D. Luckey	Chief of the United States Army Reserve and Commanding General of the United States Army Reserve Command 2020–2024	Succeeded by Robert Harter