Captain Jeffrey B. Whiting

Captain Whiting was raised in Goshen, NY. He earned an Associate of Arts degree (AA in Liberal Studies) from Orange County Community College in Middletown, NY and continued his undergraduate education at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree (BA in Political Science). He was commissioned through the UPENN Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps in 1981.

His active duty time at sea included service aboard an aircraft carrier, USS CONSTELLATION (CV-64), a destroyer, USS SCOTT (DDG-995), and a cruiser, USS BELKNAP (CG-26). He was deployed to the Western Pacific, the North Atlantic, and the Mediterranean. He circumnavigated South America as part of UNITAS XXIV. Gaeta, Italy was his homeport on BELKNAP for two years when it was the Sixth Fleet Flag Ship. His following shore duty assignment at the Bureau of Naval Personnel established the foundations of his knowledge in Navy manpower and personnel systems, the commercial activities program, and management analysis.

Captain Whiting affiliated with the Navy Reserve in 1992. His was assigned to multiple reserve units on the East Coast. He served as Commanding Officer for USS S E MORRISON (FFG-13) Augmentation Detachment, Volunteer Training Unit (VTU) Wilmington, NC, and Marine Expeditionary Force Augmentation Command Element (II MACE) Detachment.

While in the reserve component, Captain Whiting's civilian employment included Defense Contractor, Middle School and High School Mathematics teacher, restaurant manager, and Human Resources Specialist for the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers.

A distinguished graduate of Marymount University in Arlington, VA, he was awarded a Masters of Education (Secondary Education) and Virginia state certification to teach Mathematics, Social Studies, and History. An honors graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, he was awarded a Masters of Business Administration (Human Resources).

In 2005, Captain Whiting was recalled to active duty to the Bureau of Naval Personnel as the Deputy Director, Strategic Planning and Analysis Division (OPNAV N14). He continued his service at BUPERS in the Sea Warrior Program Office and as Director Naval Education and Training (OPNAV N17). Then he was assigned to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to assist in development of the Defense Human Capital Strategy. In August 2009, he took command of the University of Nebraska NROTC Unit.

Captain Whiting and his family currently make their home in Lincoln, NE.