Command Sergeant Major Jesse S. Withers

State Command Sergeant Major, Kentucky Army National Guard

Command Sergeant Major Jesse S. Withers serves as the State Command Sergeant Major of the Kentucky Army National Guard at Joint Force Headquarters in Frankfort. He has held the position since June 2020.

Under Article V, Section 1(b) of the EANGKY By-Laws, the State Command Sergeant Major serves as a non-voting member of the Executive Council in an advisory capacity. Command Sergeant Major Withers has been one of the Association’s most consistent Army advocates, continuing to attend national conferences and to back the mission of enlisted advocacy.

A Cynthiana native, he enlisted in the Kentucky Army National Guard in February 1990 as a 12B combat engineer. He has served as a first sergeant, as battalion command sergeant major of the 201st Engineer Battalion, as brigade command sergeant major of the 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, and as Kentucky National Guard G3 sergeant major.

He has deployed to Kuwait and to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He retired as a career firefighter and emergency medical technician after more than twenty years with the City of Paris Fire Department.

Biographical detail drawn from official Kentucky National Guard leadership biographies.