John Wayne Troxell is a retired United States Army senior noncommissioned officer who served as the third Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In this capacity he served as the principal advisor to the Chairman and the Secretary of Defense on all matters related to the troops of the United States Armed Forces to include the lethality, readiness, fitness, welfare and deployability of the force, as well as joint force development and education. This position made Troxell the most senior enlisted member of the United States Armed Forces. He enlisted in September 1982 as an armored reconnaissance specialist and graduated from One Station Unit Training at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Troxell served in the United States Army for well over 37 years in numerous units throughout his career.
Troxell’s five combat tours of duty include making the combat parachute jump and service in Operation Just Cause in Panama, Operation Desert Shield/Storm, two tours in Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
Troxell is married to the former Sandra Jimenez, his wife of over 37 years from El Paso, Texas. They have three adult sons and four grandchildren.
Since his military retirement, Troxell has opened his own consulting firm, PME Hard Consulting, LLC, and now serves as a strategic advisor and brand ambassador for the US Chamber of Commerce Hiring Our Heroes Foundation, as well as brand ambassador for Veterans Lending Group, BeaverFit USA, Muscle Mac, Zyn Drink Products, Skinny Pasta and Eyewear Safety Systems (ESS); he serves as the Vice President for Strategic Planning for DFND USA; executive consultant for 5th Principle, LLC; and he also serves as a military consultant for Alpha Warrior 360 gyms and also consulted for Film 45 movie production company. Troxell is a strategic advisor for FitOps Foundation and serves on the advisory boards for the Tactical Combat League, Allied Forces Foundation, Emory Healthcare Veterans Program, Warrior Suicide Prevention Foundation, Our Community Salutes Foundation and the Patriot Foundation. He continues to focus on supporting service members, veterans, and their families.
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