Major (Maj) Andres O PIERCE joined the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) in September, 2008. He attended the Officer Candidate School, Fort Moore, Georgia, United States of America (USA) for his commissioning and graduated in June 2009. He has held a number of military appointments throughout his career. These appointments include: Infantry Platoon Commander, Force Paymaster, Staff Officer with responsibility for Finance at HQ JDF, Officer Commanding for Alpha, Bravo, Charlie and Headquarter Companies at the Fourth Battalion, the Jamaica Regiment (4 JR), G1 (Personnel and Administration) for the Jamaica Regiment, Training Major for all Units of the Jamaica National Reserve and notably SO1 J1 (Personnel and Administration) at HQ JDF which he currently holds.

Major PIERCE, during his service with the JDF has also contributed significantly to the professional development of the men and women across the Force.  As a junior officer, he served as a service funds accounting instructor before transitioning to instructing on the operational planning process.

For the Junior Command and Staff Leadership Programme, he has served as a Directing Staff, the Standards Officer, and Acting Chief Instructor.

Maj PIERCE has attended a number of professional development courses to include the Caribbean Junior Command and Staff Course, Jamaica; UN Military Observer Course, Guatemala; UN Staff Officer Course, Guatemala; International Officer Leadership and Ethics Course, USA, and the Senior Officers Security Studies Course, Columbia.

He is the holder of a Bachelor of Science degree in Banking and Finance, a Bachelor of Laws, a Master in Business Administration, and is an Attorney-at-Law having been called to the bar in December 2021.

Major PIERCE has been awarded the Medal of Honour for General Service for operations in the local theatre and continues to operate in keeping with the core values of the JDF as he executes his duties and goes about daily life.