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{{Short description|American retired US army senior non-commissioned officer}}{{for|the football coach|John Troxell}}

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)|birth_place= Davenport, Iowa|death_date= |death_place= |placeofburial= |allegiance= United States|branch= United States Army|serviceyears= 1982–2020|rank= Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman|servicenumber= |unit= |commands= Operation Just CauseGulf WarWar in Afghanistan (2001–2021)>War in AfghanistanIraq WarDefense Superior Service Medal (3)Legion of Merit (3)Bronze Star Medal (2)Meritorious Service Medal (United States)>Meritorious Service Medal (5)Joint Service Commendation Medal{{nowrapArmy Commendation Medal (5) w/ "V"">"V" device>"V"}}Army Achievement Medal (6)|relations= |laterwork= }}John Wayne Troxell (born {{circa}} 1964) is a retired United States Army senior non-commissioned officer who served as the third Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (SEAC).WEB,weblink Dunford Chooses Korea-Based Sergeant Major as Next Senior Enlisted Advisor, Department of Defense, November 18, 2015, November 23, 2015, This position made him the most senior enlisted member of the United States Armed Forces. He enlisted in the United States Army in September 1982, as an armored reconnaissance specialist and graduated from One Station Unit Training at Fort Knox, Kentucky.

Army career

Troxell served in the United States Army for over 37 years in numerous units throughout his career. They included the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment in Fort Bliss, Texas; 2 tours in Germany with the 3rd Armored Division, and the 3rd Infantry Division; 3 tours in the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Campbell University Reserve Officers' Training Corps in Buies Creek, North Carolina, and the Special Operation Division of Joint Task Force Six (Counterdrug) in El Paso, Texas. He has served as the command sergeant major of the 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York and in Iraq; the regimental command sergeant major of the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment in both Fort Polk, Louisiana and Fort Lewis, Washington; the command sergeant major of the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2d Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington and in Iraq; the 21st command sergeant major of the U.S. Army Armor Center and Fort Knox, Kentucky; the command sergeant major of the U.S. Army Accessions Command and Human Resource Center of Excellence at Fort Knox, Kentucky, the command sergeant major of I Corps at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, the command sergeant major of the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command in Afghanistan and the Command Senior Enlisted Leader of United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/United States Forces Korea. His official date of retirement was on March 31, 2020.Troxell's five combat tours of duty included making the combat parachute jump and service in Operation Just Cause in Panama, Operation Desert Shield/Storm, two tours in Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. His military education includes Ranger, Airborne, Jumpmaster, Pathfinder, PLDC, BNCOC, ANCOC, and the First Sergeant Course. He is a graduate of Class 51 of the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Course and the Command Sergeants Major Course. Troxell is also a graduate of the National Defense University Keystone Joint Command Senior Enlisted Leader Course, the United States Army War College Strategic Leader Development Course and the Army Strategic Leader Development Course (Intermediate) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Troxell's civilian education includes a Master's degree in Business Administration from TUI University in California. He is a Centurion of the Order of Saint Maurice (National Infantry Association).WEB,weblink Command Sergeant Major John Wayne Troxell > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE > Biography View, dod.defense.gov, 29 March 2019,

Suspension

Troxell was re-assigned from Senior Enlisted Advisor to Special Assistant to the Vice Director of the Joint Staff, from September 2018 to March 2019, pending the outcome of an investigation of misconduct. An Army Inspector General investigation determined Troxell was guilty of “the improper use of U.S. military personnel to conduct tasks not associated with their official duties, such as personal errands, and improper endorsement of commercial fitness and nutrition products on official SEAC social media platforms." The investigation found there was no personal or monetary gain from these endorsements.WEB,weblink Troxell is back: The military's top enlisted adviser is reinstated to duty after investigation, Military Times, March 28, 2019, January 14, 2020, Copp, Tara, Troxell was administratively disciplined for breaching ethics rules and re-instated.WEB,weblink Investigation finds former top enlisted leader improperly endorsed products and used staff as personal shoppers, Task and Purpose, Jan 13, 2010, January 14, 2020, Schohol, Jeff, NEWS, Dickstein, Corey, September 27, 2018, US military's top enlisted leader is suspended amid investigation, Stars and Stripes (newspaper), Stars and Stripes,weblinkweblink September 27, 2018, live, mdy, NEWS, Copp, Tara, September 27, 2018, Top enlisted adviser Troxell suspended, under investigation for alleged misconduct, Sightline Media Group, Military Times,weblinkweblink September 28, 2018, live, mdy, WEB,weblink Dunford reinstates his senior enlisted advisor after investigation finds he violated ethics rules, 28 March 2019, Task & Purpose, 29 March 2019,

Awards and decorations{|

115px) Combat Action Badge75px) Ranger tab80px) Master Parachutist Badge with one bronze Combat Jump Device80px) Pathfinder Badge60px) Driver and Mechanic Badge95px) Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge75px) 2nd Infantry Division Combat Service Identification Badge60px) 73rd Cavalry Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia60px) 12 Service stripes50px) 7 Overseas Service Bars{|number=0ribbon=US_Defense_Superior_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg18px)(File:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg|18px)|Defense Superior Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clustersnumber=0ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg18px)(File:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg|18px)|Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clustersnumber=1ribbon=Bronze Star ribbon.svg|width=80}}|Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf clusternumber=0ribbon=Meritorious Service ribbon.svg18px)(File:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg18px)(File:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg|18px)Meritorious Service Medal (United States)>Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clustersnumber=0ribbon=Joint Service Commendation ribbon.svg|width=80}}|Joint Service Commendation Medalnumber=0ribbon=Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg17px)(File:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg18px)(File:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg|18px)|Army Commendation Medal with "V" device and three oak leaf clustersnumber=0ribbon=Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg|width=80}}|Army Commendation Medal (second ribbon to denote fifth award)number=5ribbon=Army Achievement Medal ribbon.svg|width=80}}|Army Achievement Medal with silver oak leaf clusternumber=0ribbon=Joint Meritorious Unit Award ribbon.svg|width=80}}|Joint Meritorious Unit Awardnumber=0ribbon=Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg|width=80}}|Meritorious Unit Commendationnumber=0ribbon=Army Good Conduct Medal ribbon.svg74px)|Army Good Conduct Medal (11 awards)number=1ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=80}}|National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service starnumber=0other_device=arrowheadwidth=80}}|Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with Arrowhead devicenumber=0ribbon=Southwest Asia Service Medal ribbon (1991–2016).svg14px)(File:Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg|14px)Southwest Asia Service Medal with two service star>campaign starsnumber=1ribbon=Afghanistan Campaign ribbon.svg|width=80}}|Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one campaign starnumber=1ribbon=Iraq Campaign ribbon.svg|width=80}}|Iraq Campaign Medal with one campaign starnumber=0ribbon=Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary ribbon.svg|width=80}}|Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medalnumber=0ribbon=Global War on Terrorism Service ribbon.svg|width=80}}|Global War on Terrorism Service Medalnumber=0ribbon=Korea Defense Service ribbon.svg|width=80}}|Korea Defense Service Medalnumber=0ribbon=NCO Professional Development Ribbon.svg14px)|NCO Professional Development Ribbon with bronze award numeral 4number=0ribbon=Army Service Ribbon.svg|width=80}}|Army Service Ribbonnumber=0ribbon=Army Overseas Service Ribbon.svg14px)Overseas Service Ribbon>Army Overseas Service Ribbon with award numeral 480px)|NATO Meritorious Service Medalnumber=0ribbon=NATO Medal ISAF ribbon bar.svg|width=80}}NATO Medal for service with International Security Assistance Force>ISAFnumber=0ribbon=Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) ribbon.svg|width=80}}|Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)number=0ribbon=Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) ribbon.svg|width=80}}|Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

• CSM Troxell is a Centurion of the Order of Saint Maurice (National Infantry Association).

References

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