Glenn M. Walters

Glenn Michael Walters (born July 3, 1957) is a retired United States Marine Corps General, who served as the 34th Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps from 2016 to 2018. He was appointed as the 20th President of his alma mater, The Citadel, on April 12, 2018. Walters was born on July 3, 1957, in Warrenton, Virginia, and grew up primarily overseas in a variety of countries due to his father's service with the Central Intelligence Agency; he attended Oakton High School in the Washington, D.C. suburbs. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant on 12 May 1979 via the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps after graduating from The Citadel with a degree in electrical engineering. Upon completion of the Officers Basic Course in November 1979, Walters was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina as a Platoon Commander in Weapons Company. He attended flight training at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, and was designated a Naval Aviator in March 1981. After receiving his wings, Walters was assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 39 (MAG-39) for training in the AH-1T Super Cobra, subsequently transferring to HMA-169 as the Flight Line Officer, Flight Scheduler and Adjutant. He completed two WESTPAC cruises in 1983 and 1984 with HMM-265 (Reinforced). In June 1986, Walters was assigned to 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, for duty as Air Officer and Operations Officer. In July 1987 he was reassigned to HMT-303 for refresher training in the AH-1T and subsequent transition to the AH-1W. In July 1987 he was deployed on MAGTF 1–88 in support of Operation Ernest Will in the Persian Gulf on the . After returning to the United States he was assigned as the Assistant Operations Officer and S-4 in HMLA-169. Departing MAG-39 in September 1989, Walters attended Multi-Engine Transition Training at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas. He then attended the United States Naval Test Pilot School in 1990.