MAJOR GENERAL SCOTT L. THOELE

Deputy Commanding General (Reserve Component), Forces Command

Major General Scott L. Thoele is Deputy Commanding General (Reserve Component), Forces Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He serves as the senior Army Guard advisor and personal representative of the Commanding General (CG), Forces Command (FORSCOM). General Thoele observes, monitors and reports on the conduct of training of Army National Guard (ARNG) units. He provides candid advice, feedback and recommendations to CG, FORSCOM, on ARNG readiness. General Thoele maintains direct communication and coordination with the Director, ARNG, FORSCOM staff, First Army leadership and State Adjutant Generals. He actively participates in the FORSCOM Community Outreach and Strategic Communication programs. General Thoele also conducts liaison with the Army Reserve Forces Policy Committee and the office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.

General Thoele received his commission in the United States Army in December 1980 from the Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia. He has served as an Infantry and Special Forces Officer throughout his career. General Thoele has participated in Operation Urgent Fury, Desert Storm Southwest Asia Cease Fire Campaign, Hurricane Mitch Relief Operations, Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. His most recent combat assignment was Commander, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team and Deputy Commander, Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan, from September 2008 to November 2009. Prior to his current assignment, General Thoele served as the Deputy Commanding General-ARNG at the Combined Arms Center in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

EDUCATION:

1980 Quincy University, Bachelor of Science, Accounting, Quincy, Illinois
1991 University of Wisconsin, Graduate School of Banking, Madison, Wisconsin
2005 United States Army War College, Master of Science, Strategic Studies, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
2010 Army Strategic Leadership Development Program-Basic, Falls Church, Virginia
2011 Army Strategic Leadership Development Program-Intermediate, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
2011 CAPSTONE, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, District of Columbia
2011 Army Strategic Leadership Development Program-Advanced, San Jose, California
2011 Force Integration Course for Senior Leaders, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
2013 Advanced Joint Professional Military Education, Joint Forces Staff College, National Defense University, Norfolk, Virginia

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. December 1980 - September 1981, Student, Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia
2. October 1981 - March 1983, Platoon Leader, Company B, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
3. April 1983 - December 1983, Executive Officer, Company A, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
4. January 1984 - November 1986, Executive Officer, Operational Detachment Alpha 113, Company A, 1st Battalion, 12th Special Forces Group, Saint Louis, Missouri
5. December 1986 - November 1990, Commander, Operational Detachment Alpha 113, Company A, 1st Battalion, 12th Special Forces Group, Saint Louis, Missouri
6. December 1990 - September 1993, Commander, Operational Detachment Alpha 1215, Company A, 1st Battalion, 12th Special Forces Group, Belton, Missouri
7. October 1993 - August 1994, Engineer Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 12th Special Forces Group, Arlington Heights, Illinois
8. September 1994 - October 1997, Training Officer, 65th Troop Command Brigade, Springfield, Illinois
9. November 1997 - June 1999, Commander, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, Chicago, Illinois
10. July 1999 - March 2001, Chief, Training Division, Plans, Operations and Training Office, State Area Command, Springfield, Illinois
11. April 2001 - December 2001, Commander, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry, 66th Infantry Brigade, Chicago, Illinois
12. January 2002 - September 2002, Commander, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry, 66th Infantry Brigade, Task Force Santa Fe, Germersheim, Germany
13. October 2002 - July 2003, Commander, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry, 66th Infantry Brigade, Chicago, Illinois
14. August 2003 - January 2004, Chief, Small Arms Readiness Team, Plans, Operations and Training Office, State Area Regional Command, Springfield, Illinois
15. February 2004 - July 2004, Action Officer, Army Operations Center, Headquarters Department of the Army, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia
16. August 2004 - October 2004, Chief, Small Arms Readiness Team, Joint Force Headquarters, Springfield, Illinois
17. November 2004 - March 2005, Action Officer, Joint Operations Center, Joint Forces Headquarters, Springfield, Illinois
18. April 2005 - June 2005, Plans Branch Chief, Operations Office, Joint Forces Headquarters, Springfield, Illinois
19. July 2005 - July 2006, Deputy Operations Officer, Current Operations, Joint Forces Headquarters, Multinational Division Center -South, Camp Echo, Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq
20. August 2006 - December 2007, Deputy Commander, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Urbana, Illinois
21. January 2008 - August 2008, Commander, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Urbana, Illinois
22. September 2008 - November 2009, Deputy Commander, Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix; Commander, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan
23. December 2009 - August 2012, Deputy Commanding General, Army National Guard - Combined Arms Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
24. August 2012 - Present, Deputy Commanding General (Reserve Component), Forces Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Bronze Star Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 2
Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hour Glass, M Device and Numeral 4)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 3 Device)
Army Reserve Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 3 Device)
NATO Afghanistan Service Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait)
Bronze Medal of the Polish Army
French National Defense Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Army Superior Unit Award
Special Forces Tab
Ranger Tab
Combat Infantryman Badge (with Star)
Combat Action Badge
Expert Infantryman Badge
Master Parachutist Badge
Venezuelan Parachutist Badge
Jordanian Parachutist Badge
Polish Air Assault Badge

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:

Retired, Senior Vice President and Senior Loan Officer for United States Bank, Lewistown, Missouri and Vice President, Compliance Officer and Credit Analyst for First Bankers Trust Company in Quincy, Illinois.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

Life Member, The American Legion
Life Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS)
Association of the United States Army (AUSA)
National Guard Association of Illinois (NGAI)

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant USAR 05 December 1980
First Lieutenant USAR 05 June 1982
Captain USAR 04 December 1986
Major USAR 03 December 1993
Major ARNG 01 September 1994
Lieutenant Colonel ARNG 07 September 1999
Colonel ARNG 13 March 2006
Brigadier General (Line) ARNG 29 March 2010
Major General (Line) ARNG 16 August 2012

(Current as of May 2013)