Michael S. Tucker

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Michael S. Tucker
Army Distinguished Service Medal (4)
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit (4)
Bronze Star Medal
(2)

First United States Army from 2013 until 2016. He formerly served as the Commanding General of the 2nd Infantry Division
.

On March 9, 2007,

exposé
by Washington Post reporters.

Background and experience

A native of

Officer Candidate School, where he graduated as a Distinguished Military Graduate.[3]

After being commissioned as a

Operation Desert Storm.[3]

Tucker attended Army

West Point, New York. He was then selected to serve as a joint staff officer, and was assigned as Chief, Joint Network Simulations at the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama. He commanded 1st Battalion, 64th Armor, 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized) from June 1996 to June 1998 at Fort Stewart, Georgia, and following attendance at the U.S. Army War College, was assigned as the G3, 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized) from June 1999 to February 2001.[3]

In March 2001 as a Colonel, Tucker assumed command of the 1st Brigade,

Fort Knox, Kentucky. General Tucker was then assigned to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in April 2007.[3]

Walter Reed Army Medical Center scandal

Main article: Walter Reed Army Medical Center neglect scandal

On February 18, 2007, the

Secretary of the Army Francis J. Harvey was asked to resign as well, with the Army promising further restructuring and leadership changes to address the situation.[5]

On March 8, 2007, Army Vice Chief of Staff General Richard A. Cody's announced that Tucker would report to Washington to take over the Deputy Commander position at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as part of a major "leadership restructuring at Walter Reed ... designed to attack problems and lapses exposed: in the growing scandal."[6] Additionally, General Cody expressed his wish to "ensure that veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan receive the care and respect they deserve" and offered his belief that "new leadership is key to fixing problems that let outpatient soldiers fall through the cracks."[6] Explaining the Army's selection of a non-medical corps Tucker, Cody pointed to Tucker's experience as a combat officer:

He understands soldiers. He understands leading in combat. He understands how to run large organizations. He's going to be the guy that we look to be the soldiers' and families' advocate as they go through inpatient and outpatient, but also he's going to be the bureaucratic buster... and take on this bureaucracy that at times frustrates our soldiers.[6]

Later career

After completing his tour at Walter Reed, Tucker was assigned as Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations,

First United States Army, stationed at the Rock Island Arsenal.[7]

Tucker retired in July 2016, and was succeeded at First Army by

Stephen M. Twitty.[8]

Education

Tucker's civilian education includes a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology from the

Shippensburg University.[2]

Awards and decorations

Lieutenant General Tucker has also earned the German Ranger Badge.[3]

References

  1. ^ Granberry, J. David. "Birth Document Access". Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Web Access. Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Lieutenant General First Army Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Illinois, 61299-8400" (PDF). August 2, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Deputy Chief of Staff Operations Maj. Gen. Michael S. Tucker (US)". NATO. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  4. ^ "The Other Walter Reed".
  5. ^ Lawmakers vow action on Walter Reed – Military – nbcnews.com
  6. ^ a b c "General With Combat Experience to Become Walter Reed Deputy"
  7. ^ "Lt. Gen. Tucker assumes command of First Army in Rock Island"
  8. ^ Scarmana, Lacy (July 15, 2016). "LTG Twitty Takes Over As Commanding General of First Army". WVIK radio. Rock Island, IL.
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