MAJ(R) Jeffrey C. Buchheim

MAJ(R) Jeffrey Buchheim is an aquatics instructor and serves in competitive sports and company athletics in the Department of Physical Education at the United States Military Academy.

He is originally from Runnemede, New Jersey, and enlisted in the Army in August 2000 as an infantryman. He retired after 21 years of Army service.

He spent his first 10 years of enlistment serving in the 3rd Ranger Regiment, 1st Styker Brigade Combat Team, 25th ID, and 4th Ranger Training Battalion. He deployed to Iraq from October 2004-05 and took part in operations in Baghdad, Falluja, Mosul, and Tal Afar. 

He switched over from enlisted to officer under the Degree Completion Program. Upon being selected to attend Officer Candidate School, MAJ Buchheim completed his duties as a Ranger instructor in 2009 and moved down the road at Fort Benning to OCS. Upon completing IOBC, he was assigned to 1st ID, 3rd BCT, Fort Knox, Kentucky. Once Jeff arrived at his new unit, he was assigned to 2-2IN, and his first assignment was as the executive officer in B Company and deployed to AFG. 

While deployed, MAJ Buchheim served as the executive officer and then took 3rd PLT, which was the only PLT in the BDE with a PLT outpost in Andar subdistrict, Ghazni Providence. Upon completion of his 2011-12 deployment, his family returned to Fort Benning, where he completed his degree in criminal justice at Columbus State University. He completed his B.S. in a year and 6 months. MAJ Buchheim was delayed for the CCC so IN branch assigned him to 1-50IN REG, where he took command of D Company and transformed civilians into the Army’s newest Infantrymen. 

After command, MAJ Buchheim then completed the Maneuver Captains Career Course. While in the CCC, he was one of 10 officers selected to earn an M.S. in organizational leadership at Columbus State University. Upon completion, he was assigned to the 196th IN BDE as a plans officer in the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Capability group. He then went to 3rd BDE 25th ID, BED as an AS3. 

Only 3 months after becoming the AS3, MAJ(R) Buchheim was chosen commander of C Company 2-35IN BN. He served for 18 months and was then selected to be the BDE AS3 for 3rd BDE 25th ID. Not long after taking the new position, he was selected to attend the Grade 2 staff and Tactics course in New Zealand.