Command Sergeant Major Jason M. Schwartz assumed responsibility for the United States Army 3rd Recruiting Brigade on September 27, 2024.
He is a native of Longmont, Colorado. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in January of 2002, where he attended One Station Training at Fort Knox, KY.
His military occupation specialty was M1A1 Armor Crewmember. His early assignments include 1/3 ACR 1st Squadron, Ft Carson, CO, and 1/68 Armor, 4th Infantry Division, Ft. Carson CO. He deployed in Support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2003-2004 and again in 2005-2006.
Schwartz's previous USAREC assignments include Recruiter, Missoula MT, Salt Lake BN; Station Commander, Las Vegas NV, Salt Lake BN; Station Commander, Omaha NE, Denver BN; Special Forces Recruiter/ARSOF Station Commander, Fort Campbell KY; Special Operations Recruiting BN, First Sergeant; Big Horn Recruiting Company, Salt Lake BN; First Sergeant, Fresno Recruiting Company, CentCal Recruiting BN; Operations Sergeant Major, Portland Recruiting Battalion; and Atlanta Recruiting Battalion Command Sergeant Major.
Schwartz has been recognized as the Station Commander of the Year for Salt Lake Recruiting Battalion (2012), NCO of the Year for the Special Operations Recruiting Battalion (2015), First Sergeant of the Year for Salt Lake City Recruiting BN (2018), and CentCal Recruiting BN (2019).
Schwartz is a graduate of the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy-Class 71. He has completed all levels of Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development System, First Sergeant's course, Army Recruiter Course, Station Commander Course, Master Resilience Course, Common Faculty Development (CFD-IC), and Army Retention NCO Course.
His awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal with one silver oak leaf clusters, the Army Commendation Medal with one silver oak leaf clusters, and two oak leaf cluster, the Army Achievement Medal with silver oak leaf clusters, the Valorous Unit Award, Army Superior Unit Award, six Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal with four campaign stars, Global War on Terrorism Medal, Combat Action Badge, Gold Recruiter Badge with three sapphires, Recruiter Ring, Glen E. Morrell Award. Army Chief of Staff Award for Recruiting excellence.