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SSG Robert Thompson

Army National Guard | MLRS/HIMARS Crewmember

Dates of Service: Jan 1987 - Jan 2012

RETIRED

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Also spent a year getting the PTAE off the ground, training units at home station thus less time at MOBE Station.

Military Experiences

Feb 2010 - Jan 2012

Platoon Sergeant

147th FSC, 1-147 FA, 196th MEB, South Dakota ARNG | Mitchell, SD

Feb 2008 - Feb 2011

Motor Transport Operator

147th FSC, 1-147 FA, 196th MEB, South Dakota ARNG | Mitchell, SD

Rear DET

Mar 2009 - May 2010

Instructor/Trainer

1-147 FA, 196th MEB, South Dakota ARNG, MILPAC Region VI | South Dakota/Fort Chafee

Trained the BN on counter IED.

May 2005 - Oct 2008

Squad Leader

C BTRY, 1-147 FA, 196th MEB, South Dakota ARNG | FOB Rustimiyah

SECFOR

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Deployments

(3 years)

May 2005 - Dec 2007

Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)

Iraqi freedom, Baghdad AO. FOB Rustimiyah.

Mar 2003 - Jun 2003

Ft. Sill

Was ready to get it on, just drank a lot of beer. They sent us home....huge mistake. We could of made a huge difference in the middle east, one of the monumental mistakes in the war, it was the beginning of the end and we ended up paying for it in 2006.

Military Credentials

Professional Development Schools

Aug 1988 - Sep 1990

MTI

Security Clearance

Secret

Academic Degrees

1988 - 2016

MTI/DWU

Associate Degree