Command Sergeant Major, I Corps

Command Sergeant Major Jonathan E. Reffeor is the I Corps Command Sergeant Major at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA. He enlisted in the Army in September 1997 in Sunbury, PA. He conducted One Station Unit Training at Ft. Benning, GA, where he earned the Military Occupational Specialty of 11B, Infantryman.

Command Sergeant Major Reffeor’s assignments include: Rifleman, Grenadier, 240B Machine Gunner, and Automatic Rifleman, 2-187 IN, Fort Campbell, KY; Team Leader, Hohenfels, Germany; Commanding General's Driver, 7th USA Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany; Squad Leader, 1/508 IN ABN, Vicenza, Italy; IOBC Squad Training, 2/11th IN, Fort Benning, GA; Rifle Platoon Sergeant, 1st Battalion 327th IN, Fort Campbell; KY; Company Tactical NCO, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY; First Sergeant, D Co 2nd Battalion 327th IN Fort Campbell, KY; Senior 1SG Observer, Operations Group - Controller/Training, Fort Polk, LA; G3 SGM, 3rd Infantry Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, Fort Stewart, GA; BN CSM, 2nd Battalion 69th CAB, Fort Stewart, GA; BDE CSM, 1st Armored Brigade, Fort Stewart, GA; and G3 SGM, USAREUR-AF, Wiesbaden, Germany. He most recently served as the Division Command Sergeant Major, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, GA.

Sergeant Major Reffeor deployed to combat four times; three times to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and one time to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. In 2023 CSM Reffeor deployed to Poland on a nine-month rotation. CSM Reffeor’s military education includes: the Warrior Leader Course, the Advanced Leader Course, the Senior Leader Course, the Air Assault School, the Pathfinder Course, Mountain Warfare School, Airborne School, Rappel Master School, Combatives Level I and II, Commander and First Sergeant Course, Sergeants Major Academy (Class 66), Senior Commander’s Course, and Instructor Training Course.

His civilian education includes a high school diploma, associate degree and bachelor’s degree. He is a recipient of the Military Order of St. Maurice, Order of Saint George (Bronze), and the Field Artillery Order of Saint Barbara.

CSM Reffeor's awards and decorations include: the Legion of Merit with two bronze oak leaf clusters, the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters, the Meritorious Service Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters, the Army Commendation Medal with 4 oak leaf clusters, the Army Achievement Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters, the National Defense Service Medal, the Iraqi Campaign Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Campaign Medal with Arrowhead, the Army Good Conduct Medal (5th award), the Air Assault Badge, the Pathfinder Badge, the Airborne Badge (with bronze star for a combat jump), and the Master Combat Infantryman Badge. CSM Reffeor has been married to his wife Jennifer for 24 years. They have two children, Jordan and Isabella.