William D. Razz Waff

Major General William D. Razz Waff is the United States Department of the Army deputy GI (Personnel) in Washington D.C., as of 2013. Previously he served as the Commanding General of the Army Reserve's 99th Regional Support Command from 2010 till 2013.

Education
Waff attended the Virginia Military Institute and the University of Mississippi. He earned his Bachelor of Music degree, graduating in 1976, magna cum laude. Waff was appointed as a Distinguished Military Graduate in the Regular Army as a Second Lieutenant in the Adjutant General Corps through the Ole Miss Reserve Officer Training Corps.

In 1983, he received a Master in Divinity degree from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. In 1997, Waff earned his doctorate in medical ethics through the Graduate Theological Foundation and Georgetown University.

Career
Waff has held numerous titles throughout his Military career and received various accolades.

He served in active duty for four years at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and held a variety of positions including, the Executive Officer of the Advanced Individual Training Company; Battalion Adjutant for the 11th Battalion; Executive Officer and Commander for the Fort Jackson Headquarters Company; and the Executive Officer/Adjutant for the Military Enlistment Processing Station.

Major General Waff joined the United States Army Reserve. Among his many titles, Waff also served as Executive Officer of the 479th Personnel Service Company at Fort Sheridan, Illinois and Chief, Strength Management Office, of the 85th Maneuver Exercise Command (MEC) from 1989 to 1992.

Between 1992 to 2000, Waff was assigned other positions including, Commander of the 1485th Logistics Support Battalion and Director of the Simulations Branch (Battle Projection Group, 1st Brigade, 85th Division). In June 2002, he was chosen for the position of Chief of Staff of the 88th Regional Readiness Command. Waff remained in this role till 2005.

In that same year, he was promoted to Brigadier General, and served as the Deputy Commanding General of the 99th Regional Readiness Command. For this particular position, Waff was responsible for "administrative, logistics, and facilities support to more than 51,000 Army Reserve Soldiers, 160,000 members in 439 units at 328 Army Reserve centers, and 33 maintenance facilities in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Washington D.C."

On February 26, 2011, he received a promotion to Major General.

Outside of the Military, Waff is the Director of Pastoral Care, Ethics, and Interpreter Services at a medical center in Waukegan, Illinois.

Awards
MG Waff has received many awards including, the Legion of Merit with one Oak Leaf cluster, the Meritorious Service Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Achievement Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, and the National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Service Star, just to name a few.