Lieutenant General Jan C. Huly, USMC Retired,
Former Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies and Operations, Headquarters
Marine Corps
Lt. Gen. Huly retired from the Marine Corps in
2006 after almost 37 years of service.
As Lt. General, he served as the principal operations officer for the
Marine Corps with duties including staff coordination of operational matters,
combat readiness and security. He
coordinated the development and execution of service plans and policies related
to structure, acquisition of systems and equipment, and deployment of Marine
Corps forces. As Commanding General of
the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Gen. Huly trained and
supervised operating managers in all aspects of recruiting, and maintained the
most successful recruiting program of all military services at the time. He developed and controlled budgets for
operations of over $1.25 billion in facilities and assets, with significant
participation and planning with economic, government and business negotiations,
and oversaw commercial retail operations with over $70 million in sales and
services annually. Previous assignments
included responsibilities for worldwide operations staffing, policy development
on force protection and security, and testifying before Congress on force
readiness. He also has overseen a
charitable program that collected and distributed $50 million annually in toys
to needy children. Gen. Huly holds a MA from
Since leaving the Marine Corps, Jan has consulted on
defense, security and leadership related issues. He serves as a Senior Advisor for Catapult
Consultants, LLC, and is a member of the Defense Science Board for the
Department of Defense, and the Board of Directors of the Marine Corps
Scholarship Foundation.