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FROM THE FIELD

US Army Financial Management Command
(USAFMCOM) Corner (Cont’d)

“Realize you will never have all the answers, nor should you, but understand how to compile a good team,
guide them, serve alongside them, and above all, provide them opportunities to grow, but let them make a
mistake and learn,” she said.
During her promotion ceremony, Jennings took the time to recognize two noncommissioned officers who
helped her grow early on and continue to guide and mentor her. One of those was a then-Cpl. Kennth F. Law,
who now serves as USAFMCOM’s senior enlisted advisor with the rank of command sergeant major.

“As a second lieutenant, one of those NCOs who first groomed me happens to be sitting right here, and I had
the ability to have him at my side as I’ve been able to command this unit as my command sergeant major,”
said Jennings. “I can’t thank you enough, and I’m so glad I started my journey and I end this journey with
you.”
She also recognized retired Command Sgt. Maj. Paul Morrissette, who was also in the audience.

“As a second lieutenant, you’re told that when you go to your first duty location, you trust your NCOs,” she
said after asking Morrisette to stand for recognition. “As the baby lieutenant at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, he
was my first sergeant major, he put his arm around me, and he said, ‘I got ya.’
“Sergeant major, I love you,” she added. “You’ve been there for me forever, and you helped set me on the
right foot.”

Jennings saved her most heartfelt remarks for the end as she addressed her immediate family. She
presented her first general challenge coin to her father and thanked her parents for all their support
throughout the years before moving on to her husband, Larry, and two kids.
“You have been there the entire way, and it was your idea for us to go on this journey,” she said to her
husband. “You are my best friend; you are my confidant. I thank you for everything.”

During the ceremony, Larry presented his wife with her general officer’s sidearm, an M18 pistol.
Jennings also took a moment to thank her children.

“To my kids, Amanda and Lawrence, I am so, so proud of you,” she said. “You are doing so well, you’ve
done so many good things, and I cannot wait to see what the future holds for you.”
“They’ve been an incredible Army team together, supporting each other, raising an amazing family and
traveling the world,” said Daly. “Larry, you’ve been by Paige’s side for the entire career at 13 different
locations including Fort Belvoir, Campbell, Jackson, Meade, Eustis, the Pentagon, and through deployments
supporting operations in Haiti and Iraq, and now here in Indianapolis.
“It’s been said that the strength of our Soldiers is in our families, and you can see that with the Jennings
family today,” Daly added.
Helping make Jennings’ promotion ceremony even more special were several family members who
participated including her cousin, Paula Fairchild, and niece, Adelyn Tiffin, who played the Star-Spangled
Banner on the violin and flute, respectively.
Adelyn and her sister, Brynn, also presented Jennings her general officer belt. The history of the belt dates
to World War II when Army Chief of Staff Gen. George C. Marshall directed that the belt be issued to all
general officers for wear when carrying a sidearm, except in combat.
USAFMCOM conducts enterprise-level financial operations, provides technical coordination for finance and
comptroller units and military pay support with commands across the U.S. Army, in order to ensure the
effective implementation of policies and programs to support optimally resourcing the Army and supporting
Soldiers.
The two-star command serves as the U.S. Army’s financial operations center, executing financial operations
and providing technical coordination and support on finance and comptroller activities across the Army.

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