Samuel M. Rhodes Sr.
Hall of Distinguished Alumni - Class of 2009 / 2007
• Apr 80 Jun 80 Attended and Graduate from the Army’s Basic Training and advanced Infantry Training Charlie Company, 7th Battalion, 1st Infantry Fort Benning, GA United States Army
• Jul 80 May 82 Gunner, Driver, Loader D 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Fort Campbell, Kentucky
• Jun 82 May 84 Section SGT,E company, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry,3rd Armor Division, Friedberg, Germany
• Jun 84 May 85 — Fort Lewis, Washington
• May 85 Aug 88Section Leader, D Company, 5th battalion, 8th Infantry Division, Mainz, Germany
• Sept 88 to May 1989 Operations Sergeant, HHC 5th Battalion , 8th Infantry Division, Mainz, Germany
• Jun 1989 to Aug 1992 Drill Sergeant, A company 4th Battalion/1st Battalion 38th Infantry United States Army Infantry Center, Fort Benning, GA
• Sep 1992 – Feb 1993 Platoon Sergeant, C Company 3-47th Infantry, Fort Lewis, Washington
• March 93 Jun 93 2nd ACR BRAC move to Fort Polk, NCOIC, end Armored Cavalry, Regiment Fort Polk, Louisiana
• Jul 93 Sep 93 Platoon Sergeant, H Company, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, Louisiana
• Oct 93 Dec 93 94 First Sergeant, H Company, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Armored cavalry regiment, Fort Polk, Louisiana
• Jan 95 APR 95 Attended Basic and Advance Armor Training, Fort Knox, Kentucky
• May 95 Sept 96 Operation NCO, 1-64th Armor, 1st BDE, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, GA
• Sep 96 Jul 97 M1 Tank Platoon Sergeant, D company, 1-64th Armor, 1st Brigade,3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia
• May 97 Aug 99 First Sergeant, B Company, 1-13th Armor, 3rd BDE, 1st Armor Division, Fort Riley, Kansas
• Oct 99 NOC 02 Operations Sergeant Major, 4th Brigade 85th Training Support Division, Fort Knox, Kentucky
• Dec 02 Jul 03 Operations Sergeant Major, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Armored cavalry Regiment Fort Polk, Louisiana
• Jul 03 July 04 Operations Sergeant Major, 2nd Armored cavalry regiment, Fort Polk, Louisiana
• Aug 04 Nov 04 Senior Enlisted Advisor to Third US Army (Kuwait)
• Jan 05 Dec 05 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment Command Sergeant Major Fort Irwin, California
• Jan 06 May 08 192 Inf Brigade Command Sergeant Major, Fort Benning, Georgia
- Status: U.S. Army Veteran
- Branch: U.S. Army
- Rank: Command Sergeant Major (Retired)
- Years: 1980-2008
• Bronze Star (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
• Meritorious Service Medal (with 7 Oak Leaf Clusters)
• Army Commendation Medal (with 4th Oak Leaf Cluster)
• Army Achievement Medal (with 8th Oak Leaf Cluster)
• Army Good Conduct (with 8th Oak Leaf)
• US Army President Unit Citation 2nd Award
• National Defense Serve Medal 2nd Award
• Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary medal
• Global War on terrorism Service medal
• IRAQ Campaign Star 2nd Award