Those who made it to the rank of General from the ranks of the 14th Infantry General HENRY HUGH SHELTON Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff The Joint Staff Washington, DC 20318-9999 since October 1997 SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE ROTC MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses Air Command and Staff College National War College EDUCATIONAL DEGREES North Carolina State University - BS Degree - Textile Technology Auburn University - MS Degree - Political Science FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S) None recorded PROMOTIONS DATES OF APPOINTMENT 2LT -- 19 Sep 64 1LT -- 7 Jan 65 CPT -- 19 Mar 67 MAJ -- 7 Feb 74 LTC -- 6 Nov 78 COL -- 1 Oct 83 BG -- 1 Aug 88 MG -- 1 Oct 91 LTG -- 7 Jun 93 GEN -- 1 Mar 96 MAJOR DUTY ASSIGNMENTS FROM TO ASSIGNMENT Nov 63 Apr 64 Platoon Leader, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry, 2d Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia Apr 64 Jun 64 Student, Ranger Course, United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia Jun 64 Jul 65 Platoon Leader, Company D, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia Jul 65 Sep 66 United States Army Reserve, not on Active Duty Sep 66 Jul 67 Platoon Leader, Detachment B52, 5th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces, United States Army, Vietnam Jul 67 Dec 67 Commander, Detachment A-104, Company C, 5th Special Forces Group, United States Army Pacific Jan 68 Mar 68 Executive Officer, 11th Battalion, 3d Training Brigade, United States Army Training Center, Fort Jackson, South Carolina Mar 68 Dec 68 S-4 (Logistics), 3d Advanced Individual Training Brigade, Fort Jackson, South Carolina Jan 69 Jan 70 S-2 (Intelligence), later Commander, Company C, later Acting S-3 (Operations), 4th Battalion, 503d Infantry, 173d Airborne Brigade, United States Army, Vietnam Mar 70 Nov 70 Student, Infantry Officer Advanced Course, United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia Nov 70 Jul 72 Instructor, later Operations Officer, Ranger Department, United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia Aug 72 Jun 73 Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama Jul 73 Jul 75 S-1 (Personnel), later S-3 (Operations), 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii Jul 75 Jun 76 Chief, Officer Management Branch, later Deputy G-1 (Personnel), 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii Jun 76 Jun 77 Executive Officer, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii Jun 77 Apr 79 Professional Development Officer, Combat Arms Branch, later, Chief, Assignments Branch, Majors Division, Officer Personnel Management Directorate, United States Army Military Personnel Center, Alexandria, Virginia Apr 79 Jun 81 Commander, 3d Battalion, 60th Infantry, 2d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington Jun 81 Jun 82 Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3 (Operations), 9th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington Jun 82 Jun 83 Student, National War College, Fort McNair, Washington, DC Jun 83 Oct 83 Chairman, Reserve Components Study Group, Office, Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, United States Army, Washington, DC Oct 83 Oct 85 Commander, 1st Brigade, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina Nov 85 Jul 87 Chief of Staff, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York Jul 87 Jun 88 Deputy Director for Operations, National Military Command Center, J-3, Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, DC Jun 88 Jul 89 Deputy Director for Operations (Current Operations), J-3, Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, DC Jul 89 Aug 90 Assistant Division Commander, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky Aug 90 Mar 91 Assistant Division Commander, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), OPERATION DESERT STORM, Saudi Arabia Mar 91 May 91 Assistant Division Commander, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky May 91 May 93 Commanding General, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina Jun 93 Feb 96 Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, Fort Bragg, North Carolina Feb 96 Sep 97 Commander in Chief, United States Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS Assignments Dates Grade Deputy Director for Operations, National Military Command Jul 87-Jul 89 Brigadier General Center, later Deputy Director for Operations (Current Operations), J-3, Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, DC Commander, Joint Task Force, Haiti Sep 94-Oct 94 Lieutenant General Commander-in-Chief, United States Special Operations Feb 96-Sep 97 General Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, The Joint Staff Oct 97-Present General Washington, DC. US DECORATIONS AND BADGES Defense Distinguished Service Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters) Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster) Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device Bronze Star Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters) Purple Heart Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters) Air Medals Army Commendation Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters) Combat Infantryman Badge Master Parachutist Badge Military Free Fall Parachutist Badge Pathfinder Badge Special Forces Tab Ranger Tab Air Assault Badge Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge (As of 26 November 2000)
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