MAJOR GENERAL (Ret) STANHOPE S. SPEARS

The Adjutant General, South Carolina

Major General Stanhope S. Spears serves as Head of the Military Department of the state of South Carolina. He administers the affairs of the South Carolina Army and Air National Guard, the Emergency Management Division, the State Guard, Youth Challenge, and Americorp.

General Spears has commanded at all levels, which include his first assignment as an armor platoon leader, detachment commander of the state's Public Affairs unit, commandant of the Weekend Training site, commander of the 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Division, state Public Affairs officer, chief of the state's Training Division, director of the Palmetto Military Academy, commander of Joint Forces Headquarters, to his present position as The Adjutant General of South Carolina.

EDUCATION:

1959 University of South Carolina - BS Degree - Business Administration

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. Nov 62 - Mar 63 Platoon Leader, Troop C, 2nd Reconnaissance Squadron, 263rd Armor, 51st Infantry Division, South Carolina Army National Guard
2. Apr 63 - Jun 69 Platoon Leader, Company C, 2nd Battalion, 263rd Armor, South Carolina Army National Guard
3. Jun 69 - Dec 69 Executive Officer, Company C 2nd Battalion, 263rd Armor, South Carolina Army National Guard
4. Dec 69 - Jun 71 Maintenance Officer, Headquarters Detachment, 2nd Battalion, 263rd Armor, South Carolina Army National Guard
5. Jul 71 - Sep 72 Maintenance Officer/Detachment Commander, later, Motor Officer, Headquarters, Detachment 1, 2nd Battalion, 263rd Armor, South Carolina Army National Guard
6. Sep 72 - Sep 74 Radio -TV Officer, 108th Public Information Detachment, South Carolina Army National Guard
7. Sep 74 - Oct 74 Assistant Information/Detachment Commander, 108th Public Information Detachment, South Carolina Army National Guard
8. Oct 74 - Sep 76 Information Officer/Detachment Commander, 108th Public Information Detachment, South Carolina Army National Guard
9. Oct 76 - Sep 77 Commander, 108th Public Information Detachment, South Carolina Army National Guard
10. Oct 77 - Oct 78 Commander, 108th Public Affairs Detachment, South Carolina Army National Guard
11. Nov 78 - Mar 80 Information Officer, Command and Control Headquarters, South Carolina Army National Guard
12. Apr 80 - Jul 80 Public Affairs Officer, Command and Control Headquarters, South Carolina Army National Guard
13. Jul 80 - Mar 81 Commandant, Leesburg Weekend Training Site, Headquarters, South Carolina Army National Guard
14. Apr 81 - Nov 82 Commandant, Noncommissioned Officers, Leesburg Weekend Training Site, Headquarters, South Carolina Army National Guard
15. Dec 82 - May 83 Public Affairs Officer, Headquarters, State Area Command, South Carolina Army National Guard
16. May 83 - Jun 86 Commander, Headquarters, 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Division, South Carolina Army National Guard
17. Jun 86 - Dec 86 Chief, Training Division, Headquarters, State Area Command, South Carolina Army National Guard
18. Jan 87 - Jul 88 Director, Palmetto Military Academy, South Carolina Army National Guard
19. Aug 88 - Oct 91 Deputy Commander, Headquarters (Detachment 1), State Area Command, South Carolina Army National Guard
20. Oct 91 - Nov 92 Commander, Headquarters, Detachment 1 (Troop Command), State Area Command, South Carolina Army National Guard
21. Dec 92 - Mar 94 Deputy State Area Command, Commander, Headquarters, State Area Command, South Carolina Army National Guard
22. Apr 94 - Jan 95 Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters (-), State Area Command, South Carolina Army National Guard
23. Jan 95 - Present The Adjutant General, Joint Force Headquarters, South Carolina, South Carolina Army National Guard

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with 1 Silver Hourglass Device)
Reserve Forces Policy Board Badge
Army Service Ribbon

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

2LT ARNG 15 Nov 62
1LT ARNG 14 Nov 65
CPT ARNG 30 Jan 70
MAJ ARNG 9 Jan 75
LTC ARNG 21 Aug 80
COL ARNG 2 Jul 86
BG (Line) ARNG 3 Oct 92
MG (Line) ARNG 14 Mar 96

(Current as of April 2008)