CSM Arnold G. Reyes entered the Army Reserves in June of 1983. He attended Basic Training at Ft. Sill, OK, and Advanced Individual training (AIT) as an Operating Room Specialist at Ft. Sam Houston, TX. He joined the New York Army National Guard in 1988 and reclassified as an Infantryman, as well as a Stinger Man-portable Air Defense System (MANPADS) crewmember.
CSM Reyes’ military and civilian education includes the Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course, Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course, United States Army Sergeants Major Academy, Nominative Leaders Course at the Army War College, U.S. Army Strategic Education at the Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania) Course, Officers Candidate School TAQ Instructor Course, Total Army Instructor Trainer Course, Retention Career Counselor Course, Unit Anti-Terrorism Advisor Course, Combat Lifesaver Course, and Tactical Combat Casualty Care Course.
CSM Reyes has held every leadership position from Infantry Team Leader to Command Sergeant Major. His military assignments included the 344th General Hospital, 808th Station Hospital, 1-105th Infantry Regiment, 71st Infantry Regiment, 1-69th Infantry Regiment, 1-69th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, and the 106th Regional Training Institute (RTI).
CSM Reyes served as a Command Sergeant Major within the following units: 1-258th Field Artillery Battalion, 2-108th Infantry Battalion, New York State’s Anti-Terrorism Joint Task Force: Empire Shield, NYS Dual Status Command during COVID Operations, the 42nd Infantry Division Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, and currently as the 42nd Infantry Division Command Sergeant Major.
CSM Reyes’ awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal (with Service Star), Iraq Campaign Medal (with Campaign Star), Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Hourglass and M Devices), Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Service Ribbon (with 5 Numeral), and the Army Service Ribbon. State awards include the NYS Medal for Meritorious Service, NYS Long and Faithful Service Award (Gold and 2 Silver Shields device), NYS Defense of Liberty Medal (with WTC device), NYS Conspicuous Service Cross, NYS Aid to Civil Authority Medal (2), Humane Service to NYS Medal (Silver Device), and the Recruiting Medal. He was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge and is a recipient of the Infantry Order of Saint Maurice and the Field Artillery Order of Saint Barbara.
CSM Reyes attended SUNY-Albany, NY and is a graduate of the Northport Veterans Administration Medical Center’s School of Nuclear Medicine Technology. CSM Reyes pursued a career in law enforcement and graduated from the Suffolk County Police Academy, N.Y. CSM Reyes retired as a police officer from the Suffolk County Police Department where he was a member of the Medical Crisis Action Team as a Tactical Medic and trained in Crisis Intervention. He is a volunteer member with the Selden Fire Department, NY, and serves his community as a NYS EMT-Paramedic.
CSM Reyes resides in Selden, NY, with his wife, Corinne Reyes, of Centereach, NY, and has a daughter, Brianna, and a son, Vincent.
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