Carolina native returns as post’s inspector general                  Ashley Henry   Public Affairs Intern

Lt. Col. Marlon James is ready to take on the position of inspector general at Fort Jackson and begin helping and teaching others. James, who began as Fort Jackson’s IG at the beginning of July, was commissioned May 1990, with the early commission program, from South Carolina State University and graduated in 1991 with a major in political science. He went on to receive his Master’s of Human Resource Management from Webster University.  James comes to Fort Jackson from Fort Hood, Texas, where he was assigned to the 3rd Armor Corp (504th Military Intelligence Brigade) as a battalion executive officer. As a captain, James worked at the Pentagon as a G-2 Army briefer giving a daily intelligence update to the secretary of the Army and the chief of staff of the Army. James was at the Pentagon during the 9/11 attack and remembers it as a remarkable experience seeing people come together. After being nominated by his branch, military intelligence, to be an IG, James completed his IG training at Fort Belvoir, Va., and said it is the best Army school he has attended.  “I’ve never come out of a course more prepared and sure of myself then I did with this one,” he said. “I have also had some great mentors that have showed me what right looks like.” James said he is looking forward to the opportunity to contribute to the Army through this position as well as using his past experiences to guide him. Returning to South Carolina has been a great experience so far for James, who said he feels right at home here. “As a native of South Carolina it’s great to be home. I look forward to serving the Fort Jackson community.”