Bloss, Richard, COL

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Current Service Status
USA Retired
Current/Last Rank
Colonel
Current/Last Service Branch
Infantry
Current/Last Primary MOS
11A-Infantry Officer
Current/Last MOS Group
Infantry
Primary Unit
2009-2010, 11A, Joint Readiness Training Center (Cadre), Fort Polk, LA
Previously Held MOS
11B-Light Infantry Officer
Service Years
1984 - 2010
Official/Unofficial US Army Certificates
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Cold War Certificate
Order of the Spur
Infantry Ranger
Colonel
Two Service Stripes
Three Overseas Service Bars

 Official Badges 




 Unofficial Badges 

Combat Advisor Manchu Mile (original) Manchu Mile Jungle Expert Badge

Cold War Medal Blue Star




 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

MPRI-Team Leader Mech Infantry Collective Training Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq (Army) Aug 2011-Present
Responsible for developing, reviewing ,refining, and executing  a Program of Instruction consisting of crew, platoon, and company level leader and collective training (including live-fire events) for Iraqi Army Mechanized Forces in order to continue their professionalism and development to operate across the spectrum of conflict. Create an Iraqi Cadre capability to perform these duties. Supervise a 19-man US and 48-man Iraqi Cadre for the performance of these duties

MPRI-Mentor, Afghanistan Ministry of the Interior, Afghan National Police Force, Director of Plans and Operations Nov 2010-Mar 2011
Support the NATO Training Mission -Afghanistan through mentoring the Director of Plans and Operations of the Afghanistan National Police in the Ministry of the Interior, in close collaboration with coalition members to achieve full Afghan National Police autonomy for plans and operations.    Conduct combined metrics based assessments and products for achieving milestones as defined by the work plan to support the effort, monitor progress and provide recommendations as necessary to continue improvements.

   

  1983, 1st Battalion, 5th Training Brigade (BCT) (Fort Dix, NJ), B
School
1st Battalion, 5th Training Brigade (BCT) (Fort Dix, NJ)

Company
B

Platoon
Not Specified

Start Date 
Aug, 1983
 

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Last Updated:Sep 29, 2015
   
Personal Memories

Best Friends
Bob Why

Best Moment
-Physical Training Award Winner
-Platoon of the Cycle
-William Herbst, SFC

   

Worst Moment
-Winning every event and not having SFC Herbst recognized as Drill of the Cycle
-Politics and undue influence
-Understanding the incompetence of officers

Instructors
SFC Herbst
SSG Patterson
SSG Mora

   
   
Yearbook
 
My Photos From This Recruit Training
No Available Photos

  13 Also There at This Training:
Name Co Ptn Start Date
Fields, Jesse, CW4, (1983-Present) B Aug, 1983
Carter, Joe, SPC, (1983-1989) B 1 Sep, 1983
Alexander, James, CPL, (1983-1991) B 1 Nov, 1983
Lewis, Christopher, SGT, (1983-1990) C 3 Aug, 1983
Littlewhiteman, Gregory, SPC, (1983-1988) C Aug, 1983
Brown, Robert W., CW2, (1983-2004) A Sep, 1983
Camarillo, Tony, SFC, (1983-2007) D Jul, 1983
Dove, Vincent, SFC, (1983-2006) B 1 Apr, 1983
Millar, Scott, SPC, (1983-2014) A Sep, 1983
Bennett, Bob, SFC, (1983-2005) A Sep, 1983
Bennett, Bob, SFC, (1983-2005) A Sep, 1983
Styles, Lawrence, SGM, (1983-2009) A Sep, 1983
Toupin, Michael, 1SG, (1983-2008) A Sep, 1983
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