Dennis Joe Reimer (born July 12, 1939) is a retired general of the United States Army, who served as the 33rd Chief of Staff of the Army from June 20, 1995 to June 21, 1999. He is also a graduate of Ranger and Airborne school. Early life and education Reimer was born in Enid, Oklahoma on July 12, 1939 and grew up in Medford, Oklahoma. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and was commissioned into the United States Army as a second lieutenant in June 1962. Career After being commissioned, Reimer attended the Field Artillery Officer Orientation Course at Fort Sill. He served as assistant executive officer and executive officer, 20th Artillery, 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) from 1963 to 1964. He was promoted to temporary first lieutenant in December 1963, followed by an assignment as assistant battalion adviser, Advisory Team 60, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam from 1964 to 1965. Reimer was promoted to permanent first lieutenant in June 1965 and temporary captain in November 1965. He then returned to the United States to attend the Artillery Officer Advanced Course at Fort Sill and Fort Bliss from 1965 to 1966. Reimer next commanded Company C, 11th Battalion, 3rd Brigade, United States Army Training Center, Fort Benning, Georgia from 1966 to 1967. His next assignment was aide-de-camp to the commandant, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia, 1967–1968. Reimer was promoted to temporary major in September 1968 and permanent captain in June 1969. He served as executive officer and S–3, 2nd Battalion, 4th Artillery, 9th Infantry Division, United States Army Vietnam from 1968 to 1970 and as an instructor at the United States Army Field Artillery School at Fort Sill in 1970. Reimer attended the Command and General Staff College from 1970 to 1971, followed by an assignment as personnel management officer, Assignment Section, Field Artillery Branch, Office of Personnel Operations in Washington, D.C. Reimer's next duty was as assistant executive officer and aide to the Chief of Staff of the Army, General Creighton W. Abrams Jr., from 1972 to 1974. He served as executive officer and S–3 (Operations and Training), Division Artillery, 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Carson, from 1975 to 1976. During this time he was promoted to temporary lieutenant colonel and permanent major in June 1975 and June 1976, respectively. He commanded the 1st Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) at Fort