{"id":49532,"date":"2022-12-27T13:55:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T13:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/12\/27\/weimer-to-become-sergeant-major-of-the-army-in-august\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:53:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:53:34","slug":"weimer-to-become-sergeant-major-of-the-army-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2022\/12\/27\/weimer-to-become-sergeant-major-of-the-army-in-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Weimer to become Sergeant Major of the Army in August"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army will welcome a new leader of the noncommissioned officer corps in around eight months when Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Weimer takes over as the 17th Sergeant Major of the Army in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service\u2019s chief of staff, Gen. 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