Kathryn Frost
Major General (Retired)
Kathryn G. Frost (
c.1948-) was the commander of the United States
Army and Air Force Exchange Service from August 2002 to April 2005. At the time of her retirement, she was the highest-ranking woman in the
United States Army. She is also the wife of former
United States Representative Martin Frost of Texas.
Shortly before assuming the post at AAFES, Frost was diagnosed with
breast cancer. She publicly stated that her military training gave her an advantage in dealing with cancer.
Frost's military career covered over thirty years and included assignments as
The Adjutant General, of the U.S. Army, with concurrent assignment as the Commanding General, Physical Disability Agency, and Executive Director, Military Postal Service Agency, and as the Commander, Eastern Sector,
United States Military Entrance Processing CommandFollowing her retirement from the Army, she was offered the position of
Executive Director of the
American Association of University Women, an offer she was forced to decline for health reasons.
Frost holds a
Bachelor of Arts in Education from the
University of South Carolina and a
Master of Arts in Counseling from
Wayne State University.