First Sergeant James A. Hartman currently serves as the Company Senior Enlisted Leader for Headquarters and Service Company, 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, located in Baltimore, Maryland.
First Sergeant Hartman is a native of Ocean City, New Jersey. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve in April 2005 and reported to Marine Corps Recruit Depot, South Carolina, for recruit training in June 2005. Upon graduation, he completed Marine Combat Training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, followed by Basic Combat Engineer training at Court House Bay, Camp Lejeune. He graduated in December 2005 and received the Military Occupational Specialty designation of 1371 - Combat Engineer. He reported for his initial reserve duty to Bravo Company, 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, in Roanoke, VA.
Throughout his career, First Sergeant Hartman has served in a wide variety of leadership and technical billets across the Select Marine Corps Reserve, to include Combat Engineer, Machine Gunner, Fire Team and Squad Leader, Platoon Sergeant, Platoon Commander, Company Gunnery Sergeant and, most recently, Company Senior Enlisted Leader. His service ranges across several reserve commands to include 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, and 6th Communication Battalion.
First Sergeant Hartman's career also includes several mobilizations and active-duty assignments, to include Operation Iraqi Freedom 8-1 with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines, Operation Enduring Freedom 12-2 with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, and a two-year assignment to Headquarters Marine Corps Office of Communication as the Military Liaison to the Department of Defense Vietnam War Commemoration.
First Sergeant Hartman holds a Bachelor of Science from Virginia Tech (2010) and a Master of Business Administration from George Mason University (2017), where he was elected as Class President and served on the Graduate Student Committee..
His personal decorations include the Joint Service Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement medal (gold star in lieu of second award), and the Combat Action Ribbon.