Perry G. Smith Sr.Perry G. Smith Sr. is Alabama's former Adjutant general.EducationSmith attended Auburn University and was commissioned as second lieutenant through its Army ROTC program in 1973. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry. He attended Troy University, where he received a master's degree in human resource management.CareerSmith served in the Alabama Army National Guard from 1975 to 2008. He later served as Adjutant General from 2011 to 2017.