Previously Held MOS 11B10-Infantryman
11C10-Indirect Fire Infantryman
11C20-Indirect Fire Infantryman
30221-Communications Center Officer (SF Qualified)
31010-Combat Signal Unit Commander (SF Qualified)
2520-Training Officer
1542-Infantry Unit Commander
37A-Psychological Operations
35B-Strategic Intelligence Officer
01A-Officer Generalist
Special Forces Tab awarded on a retroactive basis on 2OCT84.
Previously Held MOS notes:
1. 37A-Psychological Operations - originally awarded as Specialty Skill Identifier 48B - Psychological Operations Officer on 28FEB85, since psychological operations was then part of the Foreign Area Officer functional area 48. It was later designated a separate functional area (39) and subsequently, a separate branch (37).
2. 01A-Officer Generalist - was for duty as a qualified detailed inspector general.
3. Awarded Specialty Skill Identifier 18A - Special Operations on 5FEB85.
Official Badges notes:
1. Assigned to the Retired Reserve on 11MAY98. Placed on the AUS Retired liston 18MAR09 (thus the post-2007 retirement badge).
2. Appointed as an ALARNG Recruiter, period indefinite, effective 11SEP74.
Ribbon Bar
Marksmanship badges for Rifle (Caliber 5.56 mm, M16A1), Pistol (Caliber .45, Automatic, M1911A1) and Mortar (81mm, M29A1) reflect original qualifications from BCT(1969) and AIT(1970).
Other
At least six of my eight great, great grandfathers (William Curlee, Lewis Kilgore, Thomas Holland, Edwin Sockwell, William Thompson and Noble Delashaw) served as Confederate soldiers in the War Between the States (all have TWS profiles shown below).
Special Forces Motto Information
The U.S Army interpretation of the Latin phrase De Oppresso Liber is generally considered to be "to free from oppression" or "to liberate the oppressed".
A more correct and/or literal translation of the Latin phrase de oppresso liber would be "from (being) an oppressed man, (to being) a free one".
Best Moment When assuming the duty position of detailed Inspector General, you must swear and sign a special oath in front of the Commanding General. It's the only position in the U.S. Army that I know of where that must be done.
General Colin Powell, then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke at our unit while accompanying his wife to the commencement at her alma mater.
Chain of Command MG Kenneth Bouldin was the CG, and was later succeeded by BG(P) Joe Ernst.
IGs must be nominated by the commanding general of the command and must then be accepted by The Inspector General of the U.S. Army.
Three different officers served as the IG while I served as a Deputy IG at the 125th ARCOM. COL Roger Brautigan was the IG when I arrived and he was an excellent officer. He retired as a major general and passed away on 26SEP16.
He was succeeded by COL John Barbeau and then finally COL Gerald Braley.
Other Memories Served as detailed Deputy Inspector General. Motto of the 125th: "Setting the Pace"
