He serves as the principal advisor to the Commandant of the Coast Guard on all enlisted personnel matters.

[1] As a matter of protocol, this gives him precedence equal to that of a three-star officer (vice admiral).

[2] Jones is a graduate of Class 124 of the Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers Academy, the Coast Guard Senior Enlisted Leadership Course class 48, and the National Defense University's Senior Enlisted Professional Military Education course.

[1] Since enlisting in the Coast Guard in May 1995, CMC Jones has served in a number of positions, including: Jones has been married to the former Carol Ann Clarke of Folsom, Louisiana since 1996.

They are the parents of son Christian, attending graduate school at the University of New Orleans, and daughter Sidney, attending Louisiana State University Medical School in New Orleans.