SgtMaj Chris Calhoun

SgtMaj Chris Calhoun

Dates of Service: Jul 1991 - Aug 2011
RETIRED
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Promotions

  • PFC Sep 91
  • LCpl Dec 91
  • Cpl 1992
  • Sgt 1994
  • SSgt 1997
  • GySgt 2002
  • MSgt 2006
  • SgtMaj 2010

Recent Activity  -

Military Experiences

Dec 1997 - Dec 1999
MWTC
Team Leader
Spent time in TM 3 as an instructor and briefly as a Team Leader with Unit Operations before moving over to the Mountain Leaders Course.
Jun 1996 - Oct 1997
MSG School
Marine Secuty Guard
Arrived as a Sergeant for this tour and left as a Mert. Staff Sergeant. Watch Stander, React NCO, Squad Leader, Assistant Detachment Commander. Participated in Presidential details, VIP details, and various other high visibility events.
May 1995 - May 1996
MSG School
Marine Security Guard
Sergeant during this tour. Watch Stander, Mess NCO, Bar NCO. Participated in Presidential details, VIP details, and various other high visibility events. Helped evacuate and secure the Embassy during an RPG attack that occurred during my tour.
Dec 1991 - Apr 1995
1/4
Mortarman
Spent 4 years with this amazing company and served with the most amazing Marines! Could not have asked for a better introduction into the Fleet Marine Forces than to be with a Raider Company. Did 2 deployments in my time with 1/4 and loved every bit of it. S/F

Deployments

(2 years)
2002 - 2004
Iraq ribbon
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
81's Section Leader and Company Gunnery Sergeant for G Co 2/6
1994
Afesr
Operation Restore Hope (Somalia)
Mortar Man and Infantry Squad Leader
Started in 2012
Afghanistan ribbon
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) - Afghanistan
Lessons Learned Specialist for SOCOM

Military Credentials

Professional Development Schools
Individual & Special Skill Schools
Foreign Language Skills

2007

Japanese (0+/0)

1995

Russian (1/1)

1990

Spanish (0+/0+)

Security Clearance
Top Secret

Academic Degrees

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