LTG Roger Schultz
July 8, 2025
Hall of Fame Special Honoree
LTG Roger Schultz, USA (Ret)
17th Director, Army National Guard
LTG Schultz has served on OMK’s Board of Directors since the organization’s inception. He has been the Chair of the Board of Directors and has been instrumental in garnering support within the National Guard, allowing us to execute our mission. His care and concern for the populations we serve have been a catalyst to expanding our services to support children one year of age through high school graduation. His direct advocacy has been critical in securing the resources we need to serve our beneficiaries.
Biography
Roger Schultz retired as a Lieutenant General October 2005, with 42 years and 9 months of service in the Army National Guard. He was called to active duty on three occasions. In 1968, he was mobilized with a Mechanized Infantry Battalion from Northwest Iowa. He led both a Rifle Platoon and a Scout Platoon in Vietnam. In 1997, he was called to serve as the Deputy Director of Army Operations. In 1998, he was selected to serve as the Director of the Army National Guard. His 7-year tour of duty as the Director of the Army National Guard places him as the longest serving director in the history of the National Guard.
Prior to this assignment, General Schultz served as the Deputy Adjutant General, Iowa National Guard, and as the Deputy Director for Military Support on the Department of the Army Staff. In that capacity, General Schultz was responsible for coordinating all Department of Defense military support to civilian authorities, to include disaster relief operations. Prior to duty in the Pentagon, Schultz served as the Operations Officer and Chief of Staff for the Iowa National Guard. He has 27 years of emergency management experience at the state and national level.
General Schultz assumed duties as Director, Army National Guard, National Guard Bureau, Washington, DC June 1, 1998. As Director, he was responsible for the formulation, development, and implementation of all programs and policies affecting the Army National Guard. In that capacity, he was responsible for an $11.7 billion budget. His active military service began in 1963. He served 4 years as an enlisted soldier, and he was commissioned an infantry officer following Officer Candidate School at the Iowa Military Academy.
