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3rd 178th Field Artillery Lancaster S.C. National Guard
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Rank
Private E-1, January 1985 to December 1985
Private E-2, December 1985 to May 1986
Private First Class E-3, May 1986 to April 1987
Specialist E-4, April 1987 to May 1991
Sergeant E-5, May 1991 to November 1996
Staff Sergeant E-6, November 1996 to November 1997
Honorable Discharge November 18, 1997
Re-enlisted, Staff Sergeant E-6, July 28, 1999
Retired January 24, 2007 with 20 ½ years service.
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Combat Service
Operation Iraqi Freedom February 2004 to February 2005
Due to Richard's law enforcement experience he was assigned to the 3/178 F.A. Quick Reaction
Force (QRF), which was poised to respond on very short notice, typically less than fifteen
minutes. A Quick Reaction Force supervises and provides support to the battlefield by conducting
battlefield circulation control, area security, prisoner of war operations, and law and order
operations on the battlefield.
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Training
· Combat Life Saver, March 2004
· Officer Candidate School (Phase I), June 2001
· Medical Specialist, November 1996
· 400-BNOC (Phase I), August 1996
· Installation, Operation and Maintenance On The AN/USQ-70 (PADS), September 89
· Primary Leadership Development Course, August 1987
· Field Artillery Surveyor Course, November 1985
· MOS Related Math, August 1985
· Basic Combat Training Course, August 1985
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Duties
Field Artillery Surveyor January 1985 to November 1996
DETERMINED DISTANCE BETWEEN SURVEY STATIONS; MARKS SURVEY STATIONS; PERFORMS
ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR DETERMINING LOCATIONS; OPERATES AND MAINTAINS
SURVEY EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING THEODOLITE, LASER-ACTIVATED INFRARED DISTANCE
MEASURING INSTRUMENT, PADS INERTIAL SYSTEM GYROSCOPE UNIT FOR LOCATIONS, AND THE
BACKUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS (HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPUTER) FOR COMPUTATIONS; KNOWS
MANUAL COMPUTATION FORMULAS, EQUATIONS, PROCEDURES, AND FORMS, AS WELL AS
EPHEMERIS. APPLIES KNOWLEDGE OF BASIC ALGEBRA, BASIC GEOMETRY, AND TRIGONOMETRIC
FUNCTIONS; COMPUTES AZIMUTH AND DISTANCE COORDINATES, ALTIMETRIC AND
TRIGONOMETRIC HEIGHTS, AND ASTRONOMICAL AZIMUTHS FROM FIELD DATA. SUPERVISES A
SURVEY PARTY; SELECTS STARTING STATION AND METHOD OF SURVEY; REVIEWS SURVEY DATA
FOR ACCURACY; SUPERVISES MAINTENANCE OF SURVEY PARTY EQUIPMENT; INSTRUCTS IN
SURVEY PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES.
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Medical Specialist November 1996 to November 1997
ADMINISTERS EMERGENCY TREATMENT IN THE FIELD; ASSISTS WITH OUTPATIENT AND INPATIENT
CARE; MAINTAINS HEALTH RECORDS AND CLINICAL FILES; ASSISTS WITH NURSING CARE OF
PATIENTS INCLUDING MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS; TAKES AND RECORDS TEMPERATURE, PULSE,
RESPIRATION, AND BLOOD PRESSURE; APPLIES AND REMOVES SURGICAL, WOUND, OR SKIN
DRESSINGS; COLLECTS AND PREPARES SPECIMENS FOR ANALYSIS; ASSISTS IN CLINIC AND
DISPENSARY; PERFORMS ROUTINE ADMISSION TESTS; ADMINISTERS IMMUNIZATIONS; ASSISTS
WITH TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH COMMON DISEASES; PROVIDES EMERGENCY MEDICAL
CARE; SURVEYS AND SORTS CASUALTIES; DETERMINES REQUIREMENTS FOR AND ADMINISTERS
EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ASSISTS WITH TRIAGE OF MASS CASUALTIES; PERFORMS DUTIES
RELATED TO EMERGENCY CARE.
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Break in Service November 1997 to July 1999
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Field Artillery Surveyor July 1999 to January 2007
DETERMINED DISTANCE BETWEEN SURVEY STATIONS; MARKS SURVEY STATIONS; PERFORMS
ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR DETERMINING LOCATIONS; OPERATES AND MAINTAINS
SURVEY EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING THEODOLITE, LASER-ACTIVATED INFRARED DISTANCE
MEASURING INSTRUMENT, PADS INERTIAL SYSTEM GYROSCOPE UNIT FOR LOCATIONS, AND THE
BACKUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS (HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPUTER) FOR COMPUTATIONS; KNOWS
MANUAL COMPUTATION FORMULAS, EQUATIONS, PROCEDURES, AND FORMS, AS WELL AS
EPHEMERIS. APPLIES KNOWLEDGE OF BASIC ALGEBRA, BASIC GEOMETRY, AND TRIGONOMETRIC
FUNCTIONS; COMPUTES AZIMUTH AND DISTANCE COORDINATES, ALTIMETRIC AND
TRIGONOMETRIC HEIGHTS, AND ASTRONOMICAL AZIMUTHS FROM FIELD DATA. SUPERVISES A
SURVEY PARTY; SELECTS STARTING STATION AND METHOD OF SURVEY; REVIEWS SURVEY DATA
FOR ACCURACY; SUPERVISES MAINTENANCE OF SURVEY PARTY EQUIPMENT; INSTRUCTS IN
SURVEY PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES.
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Awards
Army Service Ribbon
Noncomisson Officer Professional Development Ribbon
Army Achievements Medal-2
Army Commendation Medal-3
National Defense Service Medal
Army Reserve Component Achievements Medal-2
Armed Forces Reserve Medal
S.C. Recruiting & Retention Achievement Medal
S.C. Act-State Service Medal
Letter of Commendation "Job Well Done"
Certificate of Appreciation "Meritorious Service"
1990 Outstanding Guardsman of The Year for the State of South Carolina
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Rank
Private E-1, January 1985 to December 1985
Private E-2, December 1985 to May 1986
Private First Class E-3, May 1986 to April 1987
Specialist E-4, April 1987 to May 1991
Sergeant E-5, May 1991 to November 1996
Staff Sergeant E-6, November 1996 to November 1997
Honorable Discharge November 18, 1997
Re-enlisted, Staff Sergeant E-6, July 28, 1999
Retired January 24, 2007 with 20 ½ years service.
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Combat Service
Operation Iraqi Freedom February 2004 to February 2005
Due to Richard's law enforcement experience he was assigned to the 3/178 F.A. Quick Reaction
Force (QRF), which was poised to respond on very short notice, typically less than fifteen
minutes. A Quick Reaction Force supervises and provides support to the battlefield by conducting
battlefield circulation control, area security, prisoner of war operations, and law and order
operations on the battlefield.
_______________________________________________________________________________
Training
· Combat Life Saver, March 2004
· Officer Candidate School (Phase I), June 2001
· Medical Specialist, November 1996
· 400-BNOC (Phase I), August 1996
· Installation, Operation and Maintenance On The AN/USQ-70 (PADS), September 89
· Primary Leadership Development Course, August 1987
· Field Artillery Surveyor Course, November 1985
· MOS Related Math, August 1985
· Basic Combat Training Course, August 1985
_______________________________________________________________________________
Duties
Field Artillery Surveyor January 1985 to November 1996
DETERMINED DISTANCE BETWEEN SURVEY STATIONS; MARKS SURVEY STATIONS; PERFORMS
ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR DETERMINING LOCATIONS; OPERATES AND MAINTAINS
SURVEY EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING THEODOLITE, LASER-ACTIVATED INFRARED DISTANCE
MEASURING INSTRUMENT, PADS INERTIAL SYSTEM GYROSCOPE UNIT FOR LOCATIONS, AND THE
BACKUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS (HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPUTER) FOR COMPUTATIONS; KNOWS
MANUAL COMPUTATION FORMULAS, EQUATIONS, PROCEDURES, AND FORMS, AS WELL AS
EPHEMERIS. APPLIES KNOWLEDGE OF BASIC ALGEBRA, BASIC GEOMETRY, AND TRIGONOMETRIC
FUNCTIONS; COMPUTES AZIMUTH AND DISTANCE COORDINATES, ALTIMETRIC AND
TRIGONOMETRIC HEIGHTS, AND ASTRONOMICAL AZIMUTHS FROM FIELD DATA. SUPERVISES A
SURVEY PARTY; SELECTS STARTING STATION AND METHOD OF SURVEY; REVIEWS SURVEY DATA
FOR ACCURACY; SUPERVISES MAINTENANCE OF SURVEY PARTY EQUIPMENT; INSTRUCTS IN
SURVEY PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES.
_______________________________________________________________________________
Medical Specialist November 1996 to November 1997
ADMINISTERS EMERGENCY TREATMENT IN THE FIELD; ASSISTS WITH OUTPATIENT AND INPATIENT
CARE; MAINTAINS HEALTH RECORDS AND CLINICAL FILES; ASSISTS WITH NURSING CARE OF
PATIENTS INCLUDING MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS; TAKES AND RECORDS TEMPERATURE, PULSE,
RESPIRATION, AND BLOOD PRESSURE; APPLIES AND REMOVES SURGICAL, WOUND, OR SKIN
DRESSINGS; COLLECTS AND PREPARES SPECIMENS FOR ANALYSIS; ASSISTS IN CLINIC AND
DISPENSARY; PERFORMS ROUTINE ADMISSION TESTS; ADMINISTERS IMMUNIZATIONS; ASSISTS
WITH TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH COMMON DISEASES; PROVIDES EMERGENCY MEDICAL
CARE; SURVEYS AND SORTS CASUALTIES; DETERMINES REQUIREMENTS FOR AND ADMINISTERS
EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ASSISTS WITH TRIAGE OF MASS CASUALTIES; PERFORMS DUTIES
RELATED TO EMERGENCY CARE.
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Break in Service November 1997 to July 1999
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Field Artillery Surveyor July 1999 to January 2007
DETERMINED DISTANCE BETWEEN SURVEY STATIONS; MARKS SURVEY STATIONS; PERFORMS
ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR DETERMINING LOCATIONS; OPERATES AND MAINTAINS
SURVEY EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING THEODOLITE, LASER-ACTIVATED INFRARED DISTANCE
MEASURING INSTRUMENT, PADS INERTIAL SYSTEM GYROSCOPE UNIT FOR LOCATIONS, AND THE
BACKUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS (HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPUTER) FOR COMPUTATIONS; KNOWS
MANUAL COMPUTATION FORMULAS, EQUATIONS, PROCEDURES, AND FORMS, AS WELL AS
EPHEMERIS. APPLIES KNOWLEDGE OF BASIC ALGEBRA, BASIC GEOMETRY, AND TRIGONOMETRIC
FUNCTIONS; COMPUTES AZIMUTH AND DISTANCE COORDINATES, ALTIMETRIC AND
TRIGONOMETRIC HEIGHTS, AND ASTRONOMICAL AZIMUTHS FROM FIELD DATA. SUPERVISES A
SURVEY PARTY; SELECTS STARTING STATION AND METHOD OF SURVEY; REVIEWS SURVEY DATA
FOR ACCURACY; SUPERVISES MAINTENANCE OF SURVEY PARTY EQUIPMENT; INSTRUCTS IN
SURVEY PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES.
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Awards
Army Service Ribbon
Noncomisson Officer Professional Development Ribbon
Army Achievements Medal-2
Army Commendation Medal-3
National Defense Service Medal
Army Reserve Component Achievements Medal-2
Armed Forces Reserve Medal
S.C. Recruiting & Retention Achievement Medal
S.C. Act-State Service Medal
Letter of Commendation "Job Well Done"
Certificate of Appreciation "Meritorious Service"
1990 Outstanding Guardsman of The Year for the State of South Carolina
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