Captain Jerred Johnson has been a member of the Michigan Army National Guard for 23 years. During his 23 years CPT Johnson has earned numerous awards to include the Combat Action Badge, Meritorious Service Medal and Army Good Conduct Award 5 times. CPT Johnson has multiple deployments to Iraq and Kosovo. He resides in Lansing Michigan with his wife and five daughters. Scholastically CPT Johnson earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing, a master’s degree in management and is in the dissertation process towards earning a Doctorate in Business Administration. CPT Johnson is currently serving as the S3 Operations and Future Operations OIC for the Recruiting and Retention Battalion. His focus is on increasing brand awareness for the Michigan Army National Guard and creating partnerships between the community and the Michigan Army National Guard.