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SSgt Nelson Dowdrick

Marine Corps | Infantry Unit Leader

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The most important thing I learned was you can get anything done when your people are properly trained and they are treated as people, they will follow you anywhere and achieve everything. The most rewarding assignment was training 2nd Lt's at The Basic School, and now years later seeing what they achieved in Gulf Wars.

Military Experiences

Dec 1991 - Oct 1992

Battalion Operations (S3)

H&S Co, 1/8, 8th Marines, 2nd MARDIV | Camp Lejeune, NC

Jun 1985 - May 1988

Dragon Sec. Leader

Weapons Co, 1/1, 1st Marines, 1st MARDIV | Camp Pendleton, CA

Jun 1982 - May 1985

Wpns Plt, Gen. Wpns.Sec Leader

CI Company, Instructor Bn, TBS, Training Cmd | MCB Quantico, VA

Apr 1979 - May 1982

Police Sgt

Weapons Co, 1/9, 8th Marines, 2nd MARDIV | Camp Lejeune, NC

Deployments

(3 years, 8 months)

Feb 1986 - Jul 1987

Western Pacific

PI, Oki, Hong Kong, Korea, Iwo Jima and Hawaii

Oct 1981 - Oct 1982

Western Pacific

Oki, Hong Kong and Korea

Apr 1979 - Apr 1980

Western Pacific

Oki, Kangaroo III, New Guinea, PI, Hong Kong and Korea

Military Credentials

Professional Development Schools

Oct 1986 - Dec 1986

Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy (SNCO Academy)

Mar 1985

McDonnell Douglas SMAW Gunner Instructor Course

Jun 1983

McDonnell Douglas Dragon Instructor Course

Dec 1981

Military Airlift Planners Course

Individual & Special Skill Schools

Feb 1988 - Apr 1988

USMC Recruiting School

Nov 1985

Amphibious Warfare School

Feb 1981

Amphibious Warfare School

Additional Specialization(s)

1988

8411: Basic Recruiter

1986

0369: Infantry Unit Leader

1979

0351: Infantry Assaultman

1979

0352: Anti-tank Missileman

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