Jeffrey V. White of Blue Mound was promoted to the rank of sergeant major during a promotion ceremony at Camp Lincoln in Springfield on January 30. White enlisted in the Illinois Army National Guard in March 1994 as a turbine engine mechanic in Detachment 1, Company E, 106th Aviation in Decatur. In September 1997, he was selected for a full-time position as an Illinois Army National Guard recruiter in Quincy.
White was deployed to Afghanistan in 2010 to 2011 with Detachment 36 Operational Support Airlift/Company B, 3/214th Aviation Company as an aerial sensor operator standardization instructor.
He previously served as the Recruiting and Retention Battalion first sergeant for Charlie company based in Machesney Park and is now assigned as the Enlisted Strength Management noncommissioned officer in charge in Springfield.
* Jaycob White places sergeant major rank on his dad, Jeffrey V. White of Blue Mound, Illinois, during a promotion ceremony at Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, Jan. 30, 2016. White is the Enlisted Strength Management noncommissioned officer in charge with the Recruiting and Retention Battalion in Springfield, Illinois. Photo submitted by Sgt. 1st Class Kassidy L. Snyder, Recruiting and Retention Battalion
