The Regent Nicolas Haimovici Hastier has selected Ronald S. Mangum as Deputy Regent.

Deputy Regent General Ronald Mangum

CONGRATULATIONS ON THE APPOINTMENT OF THE NEW DEPUTY REGENT OF THE OSMTJ, GEN. RON MANGUM:

“There appears to be a great deal of confusion and misunderstanding over recent events in our Order. Our Regent, Dr. Hastier, has asked me to be his assistant. My job is to assist him in every way possible. I replace no one because my position as Deputy Regent did not previously exist. If some feel ‘displaced’, that is their choice, not mine. I have been a member of the Templar Order for more than 25 years, and our Regent has been my dear friend for that time. As Deputy, I take no action in my own name; any action that I take is in the name of and with the approval of our beloved Regent. It has always been my goal to unify the many branches of Templarism, and I will continue to work toward that goal under the leadership of Dr. Nicolas Haimovici-Hastier. I hope that our Regent and I will continue to have your support.“

– Brigadier General Ronald S. Mangum, Deputy Regent

General Mangum will be a diplomat to try to create that bridge of good relations between the OSMTJ and the OSMTH Knights Templar International (OSMTH.org) as he continues to serve both organizations faithfully and he remains a faithful leader in good standing in both (This organization, the OSMTJ, is not in anyway associated with the OSMTH).

We warmly welcome to our Leadership, this exceptionally accomplished and long-time Templar legend. Joining in 1995, General Mangum has been a Templar leader for 21 years and brings the incredible breadth and width of his experience to bear for the OSMTJ USA.  General Mangum has served in many of the highest Templar Positions over the years, the Deputy Grand Commander of the OSMTH.org,  a Grand Prior in Austria for that same order, a Grand Preceptor in the nation of Georgia (he practically created the Grand Priory of Georgia), and many other roles.

Ronald Mangum’s bio would go on for pages so we refer you to his Wikipedia citation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_S._Mangum

General Mangum in Georgia

As a practicing lawyer, Attorney Mangum was admitted to practice before the Supreme Courts of Illinois (1968) and Wisconsin (1985), the United States Tax Court, the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the United States District Courts (Northern, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois) and the Federal Trial Bar.[3] Mangum practised law in Chicago for over 30 years, founding the firm of Mangum, Smietanka & Johnson, L.L.C. He served in several leadership positions in the Illinois State Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association.

As a Professor, Ronald Mangum served as a full Professor of National Security Studies from 2005 to 2011 at American Military University and briefly served as Program Director of the National Security Studies Program in 2006. He developed and taught courses in Research Methods in National Security Studies, Concepts of National Security, U.S. National Security, International Security, Diplomacy and National Security and Institutions of National Security.

As for his military career, General Mangum retired from the United States Army in November 2004 after 35 years of enlisted and officer service. His last command consisted of three elements: Commanding General, Special Operations Command Korea; Commanding General, United Nations Special Operations Component; and Deputy Commanding General, Combined Unconventional Warfare Task Force. He served in Korea from September 2000 to August 2003.

Previous command assignments included Deputy Division Commander; Assistant Division Commander (Logistics); Commander, 1st Brigade (Battle Command Staff Training); Commander, 4th Brigade (Field Exercise Training); Commander, Battle Projection Group (Battle Command Staff Training); Commander, 1st Battalion, 340th Regiment (Instructor); all in the 85th Division (Training Support).[2] He also served as the Operations Officer (S-3) of the 314th Army Security Agency Battalion, Group Intelligence Officer (S-2) and Commander, Operational Detachment A, 1st Battalion, 12th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Arlington Heights, Illinois.

His military awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal with one silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters, and the Order of Cheong Su (Republic of Korea), among others. His military qualifications include the Ranger Tab, Master Parachutist badges (U.S. and Republic of Korea), Pathfinder Badge, Special Operations Diver badge, Aircrew Badge and Canadian Parachutist badge. General Mangum’s military education included the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced courses, Special Forces Qualification Course, Military Intelligence Officer Advanced Course, Civil Affairs Officer Advanced Course, Engineer Officer Advanced Course, the United States Army Command and General Staff Course, the United States Army War College, Capstone and the Joint General Officer/Flag Officer Warfighters Course. Following his retirement from military service, he became a consultant to the United States Department of Defense and was contracted as a senior advisor to the Georgian Ministry of Defense from 2005 to 2011.

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