Sergeant Major Axelrod enlisted in the Marine Corps in December 2003, attending Marine
Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California, graduating in February 2004. He completed training at the School of Infantry in Camp Pendleton, California, achieving the MOS of 0311, Infantry Rifleman. Subsequently, he completed Basic Security Guard Course in Chesapeake, Virginia and was promoted to Private First Class
Private First Class Axelrod was assigned to Security Platoon Platoon, Marine Corps Security Forces Company in Kings Bay, Georgia where he was promoted to Lance Corporal in 2005. He was reassigned to Close Quarters Battle Platoon and was promoted to Corporal in 2006.
Corporal Axelrod was reassigned to Company G, 2d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment in June
of 2006, where he was billeted as Squad Leader and later deployed to Fallujah, Iraq. He was promoted to Sergeant in June 2007 and separated from Active Duty in December 2007.
Sergeant Axelrod joined the Selected Marine Corps Reserve and was assigned to Marine
Wing Support Squadron 471, attending Aircraft Rescue Firefighting School in San Angelo, Texas, graduating as Distinguished Graduate in 2008. He returned to MWSS 471 and held various billets and was meritoriously promoted to Staff Sergeant in April 2010.
Staff Sergeant Axelrod deployed to Afghanistan in 2011 as the Platoon Sergeant for Security Platoon, General Support Motor Transport Company, 1st Maintenance Battalion. He returned from deployment to MWSS 471 in 2012 where he was billeted as Senior Enlisted Advisor, Air Operations Company. He was meritoriously promoted to Gunnery Sergeant in 2013, and held various billets until his promotion to First Sergeant in April 2019.
First Sergeant Axelrod was reassigned to Weapons Company, 3d Battalion, 23d Marine Regiment in May 2022, and billeted as Company First Sergeant, Headquarters Company, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division.
In June 2023, First Sergeant Axelrod was promoted to rank of Sergeant Major and reassigned to 2d Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment.
Sergeant Major Axelrod holds a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Management, Communications,
and Leadership from the University of Minnesota.
Sergeant Major Axelrod’s personal awards include the Naval Commendation Medal with two gold stars, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with two gold stars, and Combat Action Ribbon.