Brigadier General Martin C. Jung currently serves as the Commanding General for the 100th Training Division (Leader Development).
Constituted on 12 July 1918, the 100th Infantry Division is best known for its exploits during World War II fighting in the European Theater. From 1946 to 1955, the division was designated as the 100th Airborne Division, redesignated to the 100th Infantry Division, then reorganized to the 100th Training Division (Replacement Training). Over the next 70-years the 100th oversaw armor and armor reconnaissance training, health services training, professional development, initial entry training, military occupational specialty training, Non-Commissioned Officer training, and Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) training. Today, the 100th Training Division (Leader Development), headquartered at Fort Knox, Kentucky, serves as a major training command of the United States Army Reserve. It oversees the 83rd U.S. Army Reserve Readiness Training Center, three NCO Academies (Ft. Dix, NJ, Ft. McCoy, WI, and Camp Parks, CA), the 97th Training Brigade (Command and General Staff Officers Course), and TTC Knox. It oversees over 100 acres of lands, nearly 890,000 square feet of facilities, and trains approximately 15,000 warfighters annually.
BG Jung enlisted as a Carpentry Masonry Specialist in 1992 and was commissioned as an Engineer Officer from Marquette University ROTC in 1997. He has served in positions from Assault and Obstacle Platoon Leader (Germany and the Balkans) to Command positions at every level. Notable assignments include Deputy Commanding General – Support, 416th Theater Engineer Command; Chief of Staff, HQ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Assistant Commandant, U.S. Army Engineer School; Commander, 378th FEST-M, 416th Theater Engineer Command; Deputy Commander – Forward, USACE Middle East District; Commander, 11th BN/95th REGT (OES); and Commander, 377th Forward Engineer Support Team-Advanced (FEST-A). He has performed work in 18-countries throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Asia while on various operational assignments, training, and exercises.
Through his civilian career, BG Jung has functioned as a Surveyor, Estimator, Project Engineer, Crane Critical Lift Engineer, Construction Manager, Corporate Safety Manager, and Environmental, Health and Safety Manager in private industry. He has been employed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers since 2009 performing project engineering and construction safety management for heavy civil infrastructure (Facilities, Locks, Dams, River Structures). He serves as one of USACE’s 40-certified Structural Specialists for FEMA Urban Search and Rescue teams. He has served as a U.S. Delegate to the NATO Military Engineering Centre of Excellence in Ingolstadt, Germany. His most recent position (2018-present) is serving as Program Manager for the Army Facilities Components System (AFCS) producing the Joint Construction Management Software. The AFCS Program provides over 900 standardized contingency designs, provides training to over 5,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines annually, advises on 16-pieces of Contingency Doctrine, and serves as the Joint Services authoritative data source for engineering and construction-related data.
BG Jung is a registered Professional Engineer (State of Missouri), Project Management Professional (Project Management Institute), and Certified Professional Constructor (American Institute of Constructors). He holds two Bachelor of Science degrees (Architectural Engineering and Management Systems) from Milwaukee School of Engineering. He is a graduate of the Army Command and General Staff College Common Core and Advanced Operations Courses and holds a Masters in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College. He has served as a U.S. Army doctrinal subject matter expert for construction, engineering, and contingency basing doctrine, and as an operational expert for numerous research and development programs. He has authored several magazine articles, reports, and white papers in support of contingency engineering and construction. BG Jung owns an Engineering and Construction Consulting business and has received numerous civilian and military awards to include the ERDC Leadership in Operational Support, Leadership in Program Development, and Leadership in Research and Development. Military decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (w/ 4 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (w/ 3 OLC), Army Achievement Medal, numerous campaign medals, the German Armed Forces Military Proficiency Badge, and the Silver Order of the de Fleury Medal.