Major General Hope C. Rampy is an American military officer. In 2024 she was named Commanding General for the

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based in

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, Kentucky.

Biography

Rampy is from

Lawton, Oklahoma Lawton is a city in and the county seat of Comanche County, Oklahoma, Comanche County, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Located in western Oklahoma, approximately southwest of Oklahoma City, it is the principal city of the Lawton metropolitan ar ...

. Rampy started college at the University of Oklahoma, but later transferred to

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where she joined the ROTC program to pay for college. She later graduated from Cameron University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and decided to make a career of military service. In May 1996, Rampy was commissioned as an Adjutant General's Corps officer into the United States Army as a distinguished military graduate. In 2008, she deployed to Iraq with the 1st Cavalry Division. In December 2011, Rampy took command of the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division and deployed to Afghanistan in November 2012. In 2016 Rampy was promoted to colonel, becoming the first female graduate of Cameron University to achieve the rank. In July 2020, Rampy was invested as the 62nd Adjutant General of the United States Army. She became the fifth female officer named Adjutant General of the Army. In 2023, Rampy made headlines for her efforts to re-recruit U.S. Army soldiers who were separated from the military for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine. During the

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, Rampy was nominated to the post of Major General. In December 2023, Rampy was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as major general, after a 10 month delay by

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. In March 2024, Rampy was named

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for the

based in

, Kentucky.

Decorations and honors

Army Distinguished Service Medal The Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) is a military decoration of the United States Army that is presented to soldiers who have distinguished themselves by exceptionally meritorious service to the government in a duty of great responsibility. ...

Legion of Merit The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a Awards and decorations of the United States military, military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievemen ...

(two oak leaf clusters) *

Bronze Star Medal The Bronze Star Medal (BSM) is a Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces, United States Armed Forces decoration awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces for either heroic achievement, heroic service, meritorious a ...

(one oak leaf cluster) *

Defense Meritorious Service Medal The Defense Meritorious Service Medal (DMSM) is an award bestowed upon members of the United States military by the United States Department of Defense. In the order of precedence of the United States Armed Forces, it is worn between the Purple ...

Meritorious Service Medal A Meritorious Service Medal is an award presented to denote acts of meritorious service, and sometimes gallantry, that are worthy of recognition. Notable medals with similar names include: Singapore *Pingat Jasa Gemilang, or Meritorious Services Me ...

(four oak leaf clusters) *

Army Commendation Medal The Commendation Medal is a mid-level Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces, United States military decoration presented for sustained acts of heroism or meritorious service. Each branch of the United States Armed Forces issu ...

(one oak leaf cluster) *

Army Achievement Medal The Achievement Medal is a military decoration of the United States Armed Forces. The Achievement Medal was first proposed as a means to recognize outstanding achievement or meritorious service of military personnel who were not eligible to rece ...

(one oak leaf cluster) *

National Defense Service Medal The National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) is a service award of the United States Armed Forces established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953. It was awarded to every member of the U.S. Armed Forces who served during any one of four s ...

with Bronze Star *

Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal The Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces, which was first created in 1961 by Executive Order of President John F. Kennedy. The medal is awarded to members of the U.S. Armed Forces who, a ...

* Afghan Campaign Medal *

Iraq Campaign Medal The Iraq Campaign Medal (ICM) was a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was created by Executive Order 13363 of U.S. President George W. Bush on 29 November 2004, and became available for general distribution in June 2005. ...

* Global War on Terror Service Medal *

Army Service Ribbon The Army Service Ribbon (ASR) is a military award of the United States Army that was established by the Secretary of the Army on 10 April 1981 as announced in Department of the Army General Order 15, dated 10 October 1990. The Navy, Marine Corps, ...

Overseas Service Ribbon An Overseas Service Ribbon is a service military award of the United States military which recognizes those service members who have performed military tours outside the borders of the United States of America. There are different versions of the ...

NATO Medal The NATO Medal is an international military decoration which is awarded to various militaries of the world under the authority of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). It is manufactured by Eekelers-Centini Intl, of Hemiksem, Belgium. Ba ...

with Bronze Star *

Meritorious Unit Commendation The Meritorious Unit Commendation (MUC; pronounced ''muck'') is a mid-level unit award of the United States Armed Forces. The U.S. Army awards units the Army MUC for exceptionally meritorious conduct in performance of outstanding achievement or ...

* Joint Staff Badge * Army Staff Badge * Parachutist Badge

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rampy, Hope Living people Date of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women United States Army personnel of the Iraq War United States Army generals Cameron University alumni Recipients of the Legion of Merit Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) Female generals of the United States Army Military personnel from Oklahoma