Hightower, Charles, Sr., SFC

Sergeant First Class E-7 US Army DOD June 1971 – July 1993 (22 years 2 months) I took the Entitlement at the Los Angeles induction center on Wilshire Blvd than to Fort Ord and Fort Knox for Training on 23 June 1971 for Base Training in US Army (A-4-2) and Retire from US Army at Co A, USAG Fort Ord 31 July 1993. After being station all the over-world ie: Vietnam (7mo), Germany (6 years), Middle East (1 year), Korea (4 years), Okinawa (2 years) Panama ( 3 years) and the Philippines. (2 years). I miss Fort Ord, CA I was station there 4 times. • 79S40 MOS Career Counselor NCO for 11 years 11 months. Provides Supervision and Management control of Brigade, Battalion, and Company Reenlistment NCO to ensure that execution of the US Army Reenlistment Program is IAW AR 601-280. Reviews DA 201 Files of all soldiers, counsel’s soldier on option and benefits. • 91K40 MOS Armament Repairer NCO for 10 years 2 months, Perform duties in preceding skill levels, supervises lower grade soldiers and provides technical guidance to the Soldiers in the accomplishment of their duties. Perform as senior advisor and supervisor of ordnance maintenance and repair crews engaged in DS/GS and depot maintenance on all mechanisms and systems of armament/fire control turrets, artillery, and small arms. Tank M48A1, A3 & A5, M60/M60A1, A2 A3, M1/M1A Artillery M109A1,A3, M110 and Small Arms. A Martial Arts for more than 50 years, 7th Dan Belt Tang Soo Do, 5th Dan Belt Tae Kwon Do, 2nd Dan Belt Shotokan Karate, 2nd Dan Belt Jiu Jititsu, Arnis/Kali/Escrima for 25 yrs, Muay Thai for 5yrs and Boxing. I have training in Germany (7 years), Middle East (1 year), Korea (4 years), Okinawa (2 years) Panama ( 3 years) and Philippines. (2 years) while station US Army.