National Guard
Brigadier General PAUL L. MINOR
  
Assistant Adjutant General
Joint Force Headquarters-Massachusetts
Hanscom Air Force Base, MA
Retired since: September 2024
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  Direct

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Boston University - BA - Religion
Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary in Virginia - MA - Divinity
Northcentral University - MA - Psychology
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Chaplain Officer’s Basic Course
Chaplain’s Career Course
United States Army Command and General Staff College
Chaplain Lieutenant Colonel Course
United States Army War College
General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar (GFOS)
Army Senior Leader Development Seminar (SLDS)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
1LT 19 Sep 96
CPT 8 Feb 99
MAJ 14 Aug 03
LTC 16 Mar 10
COL 3 Mar 15
BG 2 Jun 22

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Jun 22 Sep 24 Assistant Adjutant General, Hanscom Air Force Base, MA
Sep 16 Jun 22 Senior Chaplain, Joint Force Headquarters-Massachusetts, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts
Oct 12 Aug 16 Chaplain, Joint Force Headquarters-Massachusetts, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts
Feb 10 Oct 12 Senior Chaplain, Joint Force Headquarters-Massachusetts, Milford, Massachusetts
May 09 Feb 10 Chaplain, Headquarters, 151st Regional Support Group, Wellesley, Massachusetts
Sep 08 May 09 Chaplain, Headquarters, 26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Reading, Massachusetts
Feb 07 Aug 08 Chaplain, Headquarters, 26th Infantry Brigade, Ayer, Massachusetts
Dec 05 Feb 07 Chaplain, Headquarters, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, Camp Edwards, Massachusetts
Jul 04 Dec 05 Chaplain, Headquarters, 26th Infantry Brigade, Ayer, Massachusetts and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Jul 03 Oct 03 Chaplain, Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry Regiment, Worcester, Massachusetts and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Apr 03 Jul 03 Chaplain, Headquarters, 26th Infantry Brigade, Springfield, Massachusetts
Oct 98 Apr 03 Chaplain, Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry Regiment, Dorchester, Massachusetts
Nov 97 Sep 98 Chaplain, Headquarters, Camp Edwards Training Site, Camp Edwards, Massachusetts
Sep 96 Nov 97 Chaplain, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 342nd Forward Support Battalion, Yonkers, New York

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Chaplain, Headquarters, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, Camp Buehring, Kuwait Jan 06 - Nov 06 Major
Chaplain, Headquarters, Joint Task Force Guantanamo, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Jul 04 - Oct 04 Major
Chaplain, Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry Regiment, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Aug 03 - Oct 03 Major

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Meritorious Service Medal
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leave Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leave Clusters)
Joint Meritorious Unit Citation
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hour Glass and M device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Legion of Merit

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Co-Pastor, All Saints’ Church, Belmont, MA. Responsible for preaching, teaching, pastoral care, liturgical leadership, administrative oversight and strategic planning.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
National Guard Association of the United States
National Guard Association of Massachusetts
Board Member, Ecclesiastical Endorser’s Council of Advice

 

 

As of: 21 Apr 23

 

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