Leslie C. Smith

Lieutenant General Leslie C. Smith is a US Army Lieutenant General currently serving as the 66th Inspector General of the US Army.

Military Awards:

• Defense Superior Service Medal
• Legion of Merit with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
• Bronze Star Medal with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
• Defense Meritorious Service Medal
• Meritorious Service Medal with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
• Army Commendation Medal with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
• National Defense Service Medal
• Armed Force Expeditionary Medal
• Southwest Asia Service Medal
• Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
• Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
• Armed Forces Service Medal
• Humanitarian Service Medal
• Armed Forces Reserve Medal
• Army Service Ribbon
• Army Overseas Service Ribbon
• Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
• Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
• Army Meritorious Unit Ribbon
• Senior Parachutist Badge
• Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
• Army Staff Identification Badge

Educational Awards:

• College of Business Administration Alumni Award

From 1981 to 1985, L. C. Smith earned a BBA in Accounting, then went on to get a MS in Accounting from Central Michigan University and then a Masters of Arts, National Security and Strategic Studies from the National Defense University.

When he graduated with a BBA in Accounting, he also commissioned as a Field Artillery Officer, and then assigned as a Chemical Army Officer. Lt General Smith has had inter-Army training which qualifies him for different roles. The official titles of training he has completed are:

• Chemical Officer Basic and Advanced Courses
• Airborne School
• Jumpmaster School
• Command and General Staff College
• National War College