COL Eric Smith

COL Eric Smith

Dates of Service: Aug 1984 - Oct 2012
RETIRED
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Commissioning Source:  ROTC, Jun 1984

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Bio 

I served over 28 years in the Army and worked with aviation and logistics. In my last tour, I taught strategic thinking, leadership, and military ethics at the Air War College. At retirement I joined Ramsey Solutions where I advise all levels of government in personal finance and life skills.​ I am an Adjunct Professor at Belmont University and teach Organizational Behavior and Leadership.

Military Experiences

Jun 2002 - Aug 2004
Battalion Commander
Initial nine months spent in Germany, and the remaining 15 months in Baghdad Iraq
Jan 2000 - Jun 2002
Division Chief, Force Organization
Maintained existing aviation force structure models and created models for future organizations.

Deployments

(1 year, 8 months)
May 2003 - Jul 2004
Iraq ribbon
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
Commander, 127th Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Armored Division
Jan 1991 - May 1991
Southwest asia ribbon
Operation Desert Shield/Storm
Commander, Company B, 4th Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Infantry Division

Military Credentials

Professional Development Schools
Individual & Special Skill Schools
Certifications

Apr 1988

EH-60 Helicopter

Oct 1987

UH-60 Helicopter

Aug 1986

OH-58 Helicopter

May 1986

EH-1 Helicopter

Security Clearance
Top Secret/SCI or higher

Academic Degrees

Academic Degrees

1998 - 1999

Florida Institute of Technology

Master's Degree, Management Sciences (Logistics Concentration)

1980 - 1984

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