The Woodward Alumni Hall of Fame Association

Command Sergeant Major Redus Thomas decided to join the United States Army while still a student at Woodward, enlisting in the Army Reserve as a high school junior under the Alternative Training Program. He attended Basic Training that March, returned to Woodward to finish his senior year, and after graduation, completed Advanced Individual Training before being assigned to the 389th Engineer Battalion in Decorah, IA.

 

Redus has served his country in various roles and built a career in US Army recruiting, beginning at the Highland Recruiting Station in Highland, IN, and advancing to Command Sergeant Major of the 3rd Medical Recruiting Battalion in Fort Knox, KY. His decorated service includes a Purple Heart, the Meritorious Service Medal (1 oak leaf cluster), the Recruiter Gold Badge with 3 sapphire stars, the Army’s Recruiter Ring, and the Glen E. Morrell Award for recruiting excellence. He has completed multiple military training programs, including the Sergeants Major Academy, and holds a bachelor’s in Social and Criminal Justice from Ashford University and a master’s in Criminal Justice, Homeland Security Administration from Tiffin University.

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