Elam

Civilian Education: High School Graduate and 33 College Credits

Military Education: AIT (16P) / ADA Indoctrination Course / Unit Armors Course / German Head Start / PLDC / 14R Transition Course / UCOFT / Bradley Crew Evaluator Course / BNCOC / Bradley Advanced Matrix Course / ANCOC / Rear Detachments Commanders/1SG Course

Assignments / Dates: A Btry 3d ADA Tng Bn 6th BDE Ft Bliss, Texas
860603-861014
C Btry 5th Bn 52nd ADA 24th ID Ft Stewart, Georgia
861014-880204
A Btry 2d Bn 60th ADA 32nd AADCOM Zweibrucken, Germany
880204-880316
A Btry 3d Bn 44th ADA 32nd AADCOM Zweibrucken, Germany
880316-890422
A Btry 3d Bn 2nd ADA 35th ADA BDE Ft Lewis, Washington
910307-920601
A Btry 2d Bn 6th ADA 6th ADA BDE Ft Bliss, Texas
920601-920909
C Btry 5th Bn 5th ADA 2ID Tongduchong Korea
920909-931004
B Btry 4th Bn 3d ADA 3ID/1ID Kitzingen, Germany
931004- 981128
B Btry 1st Bn 3rd ADA 3ID Ft Stewart, Germany
981128-020110
B Btry 4th Bn 3d ADA 1ID Kitzingen, Germany
020110-

Awards and Decorations: Army Commendation Medal (5th)
Army Achievement Medal (15th)
Army Good Conduct Medal (6th)
National Defense Service Medal (3rd Bronze Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
South West Asia Service Medal
GWOT Service Medal
GWOT Expeditionary medal
Korea Defense Service Medal
NATO Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
Army Service Ribbon
NCO Professional Development ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
German Rifle Marksmanship Badge (GOLD)
German Air Defense Gun Badge (GOLD)
German Army sports badge (BRONZE)
German Proficiency Badge (GOLD)
PISTOL 9MM Badge Expert

Professional Achievements: Top Crew Chaparral ASP 1987
Top Crew Chaparral ASP 1989
Top Crew Chaparral ASP 1991
3rd place Crew Chaparral ASP 1992
Battalion Soldier of the Quarter 3-44 ADA
Brigade/Battalion Soldier of the Quarter 3-2 ADA/35th ADA Bde Received linguist identifier for German
Top Crew BSFV 5-5 ADA Table VIII (Korea)
1000 point Crew 1994 3ID
CY94 Partnership NCO of the year
1000 point Crew 1995 3ID
CY95 partnership program company level first place Division
CY95 partnership program company level first place USAREUR
Distinguished crew table VIII / X 1995 1ID
CY96 partnership program company level first place Division
CY96 partnership program company level first place USAREUR
Member of crew was selected soldier of the month
Distinguished crew table VII / X 1196 1ID
CY97 partnership program company level Winner
CY97 partnership program NCO of the year
CY98 partnership program battalion level winner
Top Crew Gunnery 1999
2001 Top Platoon Advanced Gunnery
CY 2001 Battalion Level Partnership Winner
2002 Top Platoon Advanced Gunnery
CY 2002 Battalion level Partnership Winner
CY 2003 NCO winner USAREUR “project partnership”
CY 2003 Battalion Level partnership Winner

Deployments Saudi Arabia
Bosnia IFOR
Bosnia KFOR
Kuwait
Iraq