Sergeant Major Yomen English graduated from Brookland High School, Brookland, Arkansas in 1991. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps shortly after graduation and served in a myriad of assignments across the Marine Air Ground Task Force while in the Marine Corps Operational Forces. His service in the Supporting Establishment includes an assignment to Marine Corps Education Command where he served as a Marine Corps University Enlisted Academy Instructor, Curriculum Developer, Drill Instructor, Senior Drill Instructor and Officer Candidate Instructor. Sergeant Major English has multiple deployments in Central Command and Indo-Pacific Command, and he is a veteran of Operation Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. His assignments as a Command Sergeant Major include multiple battalions and a Marine Corps Recruiting Station. He retired from Active Duty Service in 2020, and he has been serving as the Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (MCJROTC) Marine Instructor since July 2020. He is married to Beth English and has three children; Olivia, David and Jenna.
