John E. McGlothlin

John McGlothlin currently serves as a special projects officer with the National Guard Bureau. His duties include oversight of the investigation of whistleblower allegations and the development and delivery of training on ethics.

John was previously counsel at Cause of Action, a non-profit law firm dedicated to government transparency. He also teaches as an adjunct professor at University of Maryland Global Campus and previously taught an honors seminar at the Virginia Military Institute.

His military career began in intelligence and included deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan along with working across Europe. He then attended the University of Virginia School of Law and transferred to the JAG Corps and to the D.C. National Guard, where he mobilized during the summer 2020 civil unrest and after the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol.

He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife, the artist MK Bailey, and recently authored his first book, How to Deal with Damn Near Anything – The Paratrooper’s Guide to Life.

He is here today in his personal capacity and his views do not represent the Department of Defense nor any of its components.