Military Service:
U.S. Army (1985-93)
Active Service: Jan 86-Dec 89 (4-yr enlistment), Jan 90-Mar 90 (retraining), Aug 90-May 91 (Gulf War activation)
Assignments and Duty Stations:
Sep 85-Jan 86, Individual Ready Reserve (Delayed Entry Program (DEP))
Jan 86-Mar 86, E Co, 2nd Bn, 3rd Basic Training Brigade, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO (Basic Combat Training (BCT))
Mar 86-Apr 86, C Co, 1st Bn, Quartermaster Brigade, Ft. Lee, VA (Advanced Individual Training (AIT))
May 86-Apr 88, HQ&A Co, 26th Forward Support Bn (formerly 3rd), 3rd Inf Div (Mechanized), Aschaffenburg-am-Main, FRG
Jun 88-Dec 89, B Co, 99th Forward Support Bn, 9th Inf Div (Motorized), Ft. Lewis, WA
Dec 89-Jan 92, 3274th U.S. Army Hospital, Durham, NC (Army Reserve)
Jan 90-Mar 90, D Co, 2nd Bn, Troop Brigade, Ft. Benjamin Harrison, IN (Active Duty for Training (ADT))
Aug 90-May 91, Womack Army Community Hospital, Ft. Bragg, NC (Gulf War activation)
Jan 92-Sep 93, Individual Ready Reserve
Field Training Exercises and Deployments:
HQ&A Co, 26th Forward Support Bn (formerly 3rd), 3rd Inf Div (Mechanized), Aschaffenburg-am-Main, FRG
Grafenwöhr Training Area: 16Sep86-29Sep86, 24Nov86-3Dec86, 30Jun87-8Jul87, 11Mar88-21Mar88
Hohenfels Training Area: 20Aug87-3Sep87, 7Dec87-18Dec87
Winter Warrior (division winter war game), northeastern Bavaria, FRG, 30Jan87-6Feb87
B Co, 99th Forward Support Bn, 9th Inf Div (Motorized), Ft. Lewis, WA
Rainier Training Area, Ft. Lewis, WA, Sep 88
Operation Firebreak 1988, Canyon Creek Fire, Lewis and Clark National Forest, MT, 12Sep88-19Sep88
Reliable Strike III (brigade war game), Yakima Firing Center, WA, Oct 89
Military Training Courses:
Basic Combat Training (BCT), 7Mar86
Materiel Storage and Handling Specialist Course (76V10), 18Apr86, 95.8% avg., Distinguished Honor Graduate
Small Arms Maintenance Course (SAM), 30Oct86, 100% avg.
Primary Leadership Development Course (PLDC), 14Apr89, 95% avg., Honor Graduate
Finance Specialist Course (73C10), 21Mar90, 99.4% avg., Distinguished Honor Graduate
Ranks held w/ abbreviation, pay grade, and date of rank (DOR):
Private First Class, PFC, E-3, 2Jan86
Specialist, SPC, E-4, (formerly Specialist 4, SP4), 1Mar87
Sergeant, SGT, E-5, 1Jul89
Military Awards (Decorations, Service Medals, Service Ribbons, and Unit Citations):
Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM)
Army Achievement Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters (AAM w/ 2 OLCs)
Army Good Conduct Medal (AGCM)
National Defense Service Medal (NDSM)
Humanitarian Service Medal (HSM) (Operation Firebreak 1988, AR 600-8-22, App. C, 25Feb95)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with "M" device for Mobilization (AFRM w/ M)
Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (NCOPDR)
Army Service Ribbon (ASR)
Overseas Service Ribbon (OSR)
Army Superior Unit Award (ASUA) (Womack AMC, 3Aug90-30Jun91, DAGO 12, 13May94)
Discharge: Honorable