José J. Reyes
José J. Reyes (born 1963) is the 22nd Puerto Rico Adjutant General, and the commanding officer of the Puerto Rico National Guard. Early life and education. Reyes was born in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico and raised in Carolina, Puerto Rico. As a youth he actively participated in the Boy Scouts of America as a member of Troop 572, in his hometown of Carolina. He served as Staff in Guajataka Scout Reservation and was awarded the Vigil Honor of the Order of the Arrow as Secretary of Yokahu Lodge. Has a BBA in Accounting from the University of Puerto  Rico and a MSS in Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College. Graduated from the United States Army Command and General Staff College. Career. Reyes began his military career in 1984 as an active duty enlisted soldier in the United States Army. Commissioned as a 2LT in the active component on the United States Army in 1989. He took the Field Artillery Officer Basic Course at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and later served as Platoon Fire Direction Officer, Battery C, 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery, 5th Infantry Division at Fort Polk, Louisiana. Reyes began his career in the Puerto  Rico National Guard in April 1994. He was appointed Adjutant General for the Puerto Rico National Guard on January 17, 2019, by Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló. Reyes was promoted to Major General by Governor Rosselló on June 26, 2019. In June 2020, he was nominated for federal recognition of this promotion by President Donald Trump.