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UNITED STATES ARMY

Colonel Jay Dymek

Col. Jay Dymek was born and raised in Chicago. He is a 1986 graduate of the United States Military Academy, where he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army as an armor officer.

Upon completion of the Armor Officer Basic Course, Dymek was assigned to 4th Battalion, 66th Armor in Aschaffenburg, Germany, where he served as a tank platoon leader, scout platoon leader and tank company executive officer. Following his tour in Germany, he attended the Armor Officer Advance Course and was re-assigned to Fort Stewart, Ga. While at Fort Stewart, he served as assistant brigade S3 of the Victory Brigade, and then as the Squadron S3 Air and Alpha Troop commander in 2nd Squadron, 4th Cavalry.

Upon completion of troop command, Dymek earned his master’s degree and returned to West Point as a Cadet company tactical officer. He was subsequently assigned as the special assistant to the commandant of Cadets, responsible for overseeing the Cadet Honor Committee and the Honor Education Program. Following his tours at the Military Academy and Fort Leavenworth, Kan., Dymek served as a division plans officer for the 25th Infantry Division (Light) in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. He then was assigned to 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry as the operations officer and executive officer. Returning to Fort Leavenworth, Dymek was an instructor and course author for the Command and General Staff Officers Course.

While assigned to the Command and General Staff College, Dymek also served as a deputy director, Strategic Plans and Policy, Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan, responsible for leading a Joint Planning Group in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Dymek served as the battalion commander for the 1st Battalion, 81st Armor Regiment at Fort Knox, Ky., responsible for training the Army’s Abrams and Bradley Mechanics and the Marine Corps Armor Crewman and Tank Mechanics. He most recently served as the professor of military science for the University of Virginia Army ROTC program in Charlottesville, Va.

Dymek's military education includes the U.S. Army Northern Warfare School, Armor Officer Basic Course, Armor Officer Advance Course, Junior Officer Maintenance Course, Combined Arms Service Staff School, the Command and General Staff College and the School of Advanced Military Studies.

His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (4-0LC), the Army Commendation Medal (OLC) and the Army Achievement Medal (2­OLC). He holds a master’s of science degree in education from Long Island University and a master’s of military arts and sciences.

Dymek and his wife have one daughter and one son.