Command Sgt. Maj. (CSM) Mia Gillens is a native of Princess Anne, Maryland. She graduated from Washington Senior High School in 1999. She entered the United States Army in August 2003 at Fort       Jackson, SC. She completed Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Jackson, SC where she started her career as an Administrative Specialist, 71L and is currently a 42A.

CSM Gillens has held numerous positions from Personnel Services NCOIC, Panzer Kaserne, Germany; Instructor/Writer, 369th Adjutant General Battalion, Fort Jackson, SC; Senior Human Resources Sergeant, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team and 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, KY, Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, Carlisle Barracks, PA, Senior Human Resources Sergeant, at the Human   Resources Command, Enlisted Personnel Management Directorate, XVIII   Airborne Corps Team, First Sergeant, 30th AG REC Battalion, BDE Senior  Personnel NCOIC, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, Senior Enlisted  Advisor, 12th Battalion/Baltimore MEPS, and G1 Sergeant Major, Combined Arms Support Command/SCoE, Fort Gregg-Adams.

CSM Gillens has attended all levels of the Noncommissioned Professional Military Education, to include Basic Leader Course, Advanced Leader Course, Senior Leader Course, and The Sergeant’s Major Academy, Class 72. She is a graduate of Combat lifesaver course, Field Sanitation. Equal Opportunity   Leader Course, Army Instructor/Writer Course, Equal Opportunity Leaders Course, Sexual Harassment Assault Response Program Course, and the   coveted Air Assault School.

Her awards and decorations include: the Bronze Star Medal, the Defense   Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (4OLC), Army    Commendation Medal (1OLC), Joint Service Medal, Army Achievement Medal (6 OLC), Army Good Conduct Medal (7th), National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon (3), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, NATO Medal, Combat Action Badge and the Air Assault Badge.

CSM Gillens earned her Bachelors of Art in Leadership and  Workforce Development from  Excelsior University, Albany, New York.