COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A retired U.S. Army major general will be South Carolina’s first director of the new state Department of Veteran’s Affairs.
Maj. Gen. William Grimsley of Beaufort was unanimously approved to his new job Wednesday by the state Senate.
Grimsley was the second choice to run the agency and came highly recommended before Gov. Henry McMaster chose state Rep. Bobby Cox to lead the agency in December.
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So after Cox was found ineligible under a state law preventing a lawmaker to run an agency created during his term, the governor said Grimsley was an easy second choice.
Grimsley, 62, served in the Army for 33 years, finishing his military career as senior commander at Fort Hood, Texas, and chief of staff of the United States Strategic Command. Grimsley is currently president of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Foundation and a coach and trainer at strategic planning firm Broomfield Creek.
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