Glenn K. Rieth

Who is Glenn K. Rieth?

Glenn K. Rieth was the Adjutant General of New Jersey and the commander of the New Jersey Army and Air National Guard, which compose the New Jersey Department of Military Affairs. He was appointed Adjutant General in 2002 by Governor James E. McGreevey and confirmed by the New Jersey Senate on March 4, 2002. He held the post until resigning in December 2011, after he was observed having a physical relationship with a woman who works for him.

Major General Rieth earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from The Citadel, where he was a Distinguished Military Graduate. General Rieth’s military service began in 1980. He received his commission as a Second Lieutenant through the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps. He earned his pilot’s wings at Fort Rucker, Alabama in July 1981. Prior to being appointed as Adjutant General of New Jersey, General Rieth was the Director of the State Army Aviation Office for the New Jersey Army National Guard.

On January 3, 2006, Governor-elect Jon Corzine announced that he would re-appoint Major General Rieth to another term as Adjutant General in his administration.

On January 15, 2010, Governor-elect Chris Christie announced that he would re-appoint Major General Rieth for another term as Adjutant General. Both had been raised in Livingston and their families knew each other. Major General Rieth has served under both Democratic and Republican governors spanning the administrations of Jim McGreevey, Richard Codey, Jon Corzine, and Chris Christie.