Jerry E. White (born June 11, 1937) is a retired United States Air Force major general,[1] author and former leader of the Christian parachurch organization, the Navigators.

[2] White entered the Air Force in 1959 as a graduate of the University of Washington Reserve Officer Training Corps program.

After study at Purdue University, White became an associate professor of astronautics, at the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1968, and was part of the scientific staff until the end of his active duty in 1973.

[1] The same year he enlisted in the Air Force Reserve, was mobilised and served in various capacities from then until his retirement at the rank of Major-General in 1997.

[citation needed] In an interview prior to the release of his 2002 book Making Peace with Reality: Ordering Your Life In A Chaotic World, White reflected on his son's death: It caused us to re-examine everything.