Major Gregory Kindle
The Missouri State Highway Patrol has promoted Captain Gregory Kindle to the rank of major and assigned him to be commander of the Administrative Services Bureau at General Headquarters in Jefferson City. Kindle was assigned to Troop H for about five years starting in 1994. He was appointed to the Patrol on July 1, 1980, as a member of the 53rd Recruit Class.
As commander of the Administrative Services Bureau, Major Kindle will have oversight responsibility for the Human Resources Division, Research and Development Division, and the Training Division. In addition to commanding the Administrative Services Bureau, he will serve as a member of the Patrol’s command staff.
Kindle was born in Macon, MO. He graduated from Bevier Public School in Bevier, MO, in May 1976. In 2003, he attended the FBI National Academy in Quantico, VA. In 2010, Kindle graduated from the Leadership Missouri program. Kindle also served for 21 years in the Missouri National Guard, having deployed to Panama, Honduras, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Kosovo. His final assignment with the National Guard was in the Inspector General’s Office as an assistant inspector general; he retired as a sergeant first class in 2011.
Major Kindle is married to Lisa (Newkirk). He has two sons, Andrew Kindle and Christopher Kindle. He also has three stepchildren: Ross Arnett, Alicia Lehman, and Chelsea Arnett.