SSG Terry O'Donal

SSG Terry O'Donal

Dates of Service: Jun 1974 - Nov 2004
RETIRED
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Promotions

  • SA
  • FA Aug 74
  • SN
  • FN Sep 75
  • PO3 Sep 76
  • PO2 Sep 81
  • PO1 Oct 84
  • SSG Sep 00

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Bio 

Long career as a service technician in many skilled trades, both in the military and civilian life, now retired and working a few hours a week as a IT technician for local company. Otherwise, I write articles for a couple of publications and travel when time and money allow. If interested in reading any, I can be found on Medium.com under Terry O'Donal and Substack at todomhnaill@substack.com

Military Experiences

Jan 2003 - Nov 2004
USACAPOC HQ
Education and Training Manager
Duties to include setting up unit soldiers for professional development courses and any other duties as needed until retirement from active duty at 20+
Sep 2001 - Jan 2003
489th CA
Civil Affairs Team Sergeant
Team sergeant for DS 4 forward deployed to Konduz, Afghanistan 01/2002-01-2003.
Aug 2000 - Aug 2001
B Troop
Utilities Equipment Repairer
52 C HVACR repair and field generators.
Feb 1993 - Aug 1993
USS Juneau (LPD-10)

Deployments

(5 years, 9 months)
Jan 2002 - Nov 2002
Afghanistan ribbon
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) - Afghanistan
NCOIC for Team 4, Direct Support Platoon, 489th CA Battalion USAR, Knoxville, TN deployed to Konduz, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Jan 1992 - Dec 1992
Southwest asia ribbon
Operation Desert Shield/Storm
Assigned to Oceanographic Unit 5 forward operating ship USNS Harkeness in the Persian Gulf OP area as the LPO for the small boat division in charge of boat repairs. Qualified as small boat officer during tour.
Jan 1991 - Jan 1992
Southwest asia ribbon
Operation Desert Shield/Storm
Quality control manager overseeing civilian contractors in the Harbor Operations department. Received LCM 8 operators certification. TDY to Bahrain January 1991-March 1991 for operations in support of as needed.
Mar 1985 - Aug 1985
Mediterranean
Leading petty officer in charge of auxiliaries division crew responsible for upkeep and repairs to emergency diesels, small boats and refrigeration/HVAC systems

Military Credentials

Individual & Special Skill Schools

Jun 2003

Civil Military Affairs Phase II

Nov 2002

Civil Military Affairs Phase 1

Aug 1990 - Nov 1990

Marine Diesel Mechanics Course Class C

Certifications

Dec 1990

MDMC NEC 4312

Jul 1986

Instructor Training NEC 9502

Security Clearance
None / Expired

Academic Degrees

Academic Degrees

2020

Cybertex Institute of Technology

Job/Skill Training, Network Engineering

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