Command Sergeant Major of the US Army Reserve

Command Sergeant Major of the US Army Reserve
Incumbent CSM Gregory Betty since March 20, 2024
Reports to	Chief of the United States Army Reserve

The Command Sergeant Major of the U.S. Army Reserve Command is the principal enlisted advisor to the Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command on regulations, policies and quality of life issues for the enlisted soldiers of the US Army Reserve.

List of Officeholders

No.	Portrait	Name	Assumed Office	Left Office	Ref.
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of Army Reserve
1		SGM William R. Foley (SGM USAR / SEA)	May 1975	September 1977	[1]
2		CSM Donald J. Columbo (SGM USAR / SEA)	September 1977	June 1982
3/1		CSM Cornelius Boykin* (SGM USAR / SEA)	June 1980	September 1985
4/2		CSM Edward C. Reilly (SGM USAR/ SEA)	September 1985	August 1986
5/3		CSM Douglas E. Murray (SGM USAR/ SEA)	December 1986	August 1991
6 / 4		CSM Collin L. Younger (SGM USAR / CSM USARC)	August 1991	April 1996
Senior Noncommissioned Officer in the U.S. Army Reserve and Senior Enlisted Advisor
5		CSM John E. "Jack" Rucynski*	January 1996	January 2002
Command Sergeant Major of the US Army Reserve Command (CSM USARC) or Command Sergeant Major for the Office, Chief of Army Reserve (CSM OCAR)
6		CSM Frank Spangler** (USARC)	August 15, 1998	July 1, 2002
7		CSM Alex Ray Lackey** (OCAR)	July 1999	October 2002
8		CSM Michelle S. Jones** (OCAR)	October 2002	June 2006
9		CSM Nicholas A. Piacentini, Jr.** (USARC)	July 1, 2002	Aug. 29, 2006
Command Sergeant Major of the Army Reserve
10		CSM Leon Caffie	Aug. 29, 2006	March 17, 2010
11		CSM Michael D Schultz	March 17, 2010	January 2012	[2]
--		CSM James Lambert (Interim)	January 2012	March 7, 2013
12		CSM Luther Thomas, Jr.	March 7, 2013	January 2016	[3]
--		CSM James P. Willis (Interim)	January 2016	March 8, 2017
13		CSM Ted L. Copeland	March 8, 2017	June 29, 2020	[4]
14		CSM Andrew Lombardo	June 29, 2020	March 20, 2024	[5]
15		CSM Gregory Betty	March 20, 2024	Incumbent	[6]

• (SEA) Senior Noncommissioned Officer in the U.S. Army Reserve and Senior Enlisted Advisor
• (SGM USAR) Sergeant Major of the Army Reserve
• (CSM USAR) Command Sergeant Major of the Army Reserve
• **From 1998-2006 there were two CSM of the USAR, one for the Office of the Chief of Army Reserve (OCAR) and one for the Pentagon as advisor to the Chief of the US Army Reserve Command (USARC)

See Also

• Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Sergeant Major of the Army
• Senior Enlisted Advisor for the National Guard Bureau
• Command Chief Warrant Officer of the US Army Reserve
• Chief of the United States Army Reserve

References

1. Leising, CSM Lawrence M. (2022). "Command Sergeants Major of the Army Reserve" (PDF). OFFICE OF ARMY RESERVE HISTORY.
2. Hemmerly-Brown, Alexandra (March 17, 2010). "Army Reserve swears in new top NCO". US Army Reserve.
3. "Command Sergeant Major Luther Thomas Jr". US Army Reserve. March 7, 2013.
4. "Command Sergeant Major Ted L. Copeland". US Army Reserve. March 8, 2017.
5. "Command Sergeant Major Andrew Lombardo". US Army Reserve. June 29, 2020.
6. "Command Sergeant Major Gregory Betty". US Army Reserve. March 20, 2024.