Commanding General, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command

The Commanding General of United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC) is the head of United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC).[1] They head approximately 27,000 soldiers and 11,000 civilians who work at 21 installations across the continental United States.[2] As commander, one of their main duties is to study a number of ideas and initiatives as outlined in previous TRADOC Campaign Plans and create a plan of action for the future.[3][4] Implementations made can affect TRADOC's 32 schools as well as other training throughout the United States Army. The current commanding general is General Paul E. Funk II.

Commanding General United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
Incumbent GEN Paul E. Funk II since June 21, 2019
Formation	July 1, 1973
First holder	GEN William E. DePuy
Website	Official Website

List of TRADOC Commanding Generals

No.	Commander		Term
	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length
1		General William E. DePuy	1 July 1973	30 June 1977	3 years, 364 days
2		General Donn A. Starry	1 July 1977	31 July 1981	4 years, 30 days
3		General Glenn K. Otis	1 August 1981	10 March 1983	1 year, 221 days
4		General William R. Richardson	11 March 1983	29 June 1986	3 years, 110 days
5		General Carl E. Vuono	30 June 1986	11 June 1987	346 days
6		General Maxwell R. Thurman	29 June 1987	1 August 1989	2 years, 33 days
7		General John W. Foss	2 August 1989	22 August 1991	2 years, 20 days
8		General Frederick M. Franks Jr.	23 August 1991	26 October 1994	3 years, 64 days
9		General William W. Hartzog	27 October 1994	13 September 1998	3 years, 321 days
10		General John N. Abrams	14 September 1998	6 November 2002	4 years, 53 days
11		General Kevin P. Byrnes	7 November 2002	8 August 2005	2 years, 274 days
-		Lieutenant General Anthony R. Jones Acting	9 August 2005	12 October 2005	64 days
12		General William S. Wallace	13 October 2005	7 December 2008	3 years, 55 days
13		General Martin E. Dempsey	8 December 2008	11 April 2011	2 years, 124 days
-		Lieutenant General John E. Sterling Jr. Acting	11 April 2011	29 April 2011	18 days
14		General Robert W. Cone	29 April 2011	14 March 2014	2 years, 319 days
15		General David G. Perkins	14 March 2014	2 March 2018	3 years, 353 days
16		General Stephen J. Townsend	2 March 2018	21 June 2019	1 year, 111 days
17		General Paul E. Funk II	21 June 2019	Incumbent	1 year, 233 days

See also

• United States Army Training and Doctrine Command

References

1. Unknown (April 27, 2011). "TRADOC Organization". www.tradoc.army.mil. United States Army Training and Doctrine Command. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
2. ADMIN (May 3, 2011). "Cone takes aim at future as new TRADOC commander". South Carolina Military News. South Carolina National Guard. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
3. Unknown (June 7, 2011). "About TRADOC". www.tradoc.army.mil. United States Army Training and Doctrine Command. Archived from the original on August 6, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
4. Unknown (July 27, 2011). "TRADOC Focus Areas". www.tradoc.army.mil. United States Army Training and Doctrine Command. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2011.