LtCol William Bentley

Marine Corps Reserve | Joint Specialty Officer (Jso)

Dates of Service: Aug 1986 - Oct 2014

RETIRED

68% Complete

7 Endorsements

21 Contacts

Influence Score: 34,861
1,834 out of 866,654 Veterans

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Commissioning Source: ROTC, Mar 1991

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Bio

28 years combined officer/enlisted, active/reserve Marine Corps. Wide range of professional experiences, duty stations, billets, additional duties, deployments, exercises, and training across all 5 components of the Marine Air Ground Task Force: Ground, Logistics, Air, Command Element, and Base Support. Well-versed in MAGTF principles and operations, Componency, and fully Joint Qualified (JQO).

Military Experiences

2013 - 2014

Reserve Integration Officer

Marine Central Command (MARCENT) | MacDill AFB, FL

Coordinated reserve augmentation for validated manpower requirements across Central Command Theater/JOA, using various mobilization authorities under Title 10 and within USMC Global Force Management and Marine Corps Total Force Mobilization, Activation, Integration, and Deactivation Plan (MAID-P), among other relevant Joint and Service policies. Maintained OpSponsorship of 30+ IMA Marines within all MARCENT staff sections, including compliance with all reserve manpower, training, and screening policies.

Deployments

(1 year, 1 month)

Apr 2009 - Apr 2010

Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) - Afghanistan

Dual-hatted Deputy Chief of Staff to Chief of Staff, and Executive Officer to Deputy Commander (Police Development), Combined Security Transition Assistance - Afghanistant/NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (CSTC-A/NTM-A), managing Title 10 Joint Acquisition Review Board (JARB) project/requirements (over $200M), and support Canadian General Officer.