CPT Skip Atwood

CPT Skip Atwood

Dates of Service: Apr 1975 - Apr 1995
RETIRED
93% Complete
21 Contacts
Influence Score: 3,500
12,656 out of 862,757 Veterans
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Promotions

  • PVT
  • PV2 Apr 75
  • PFC Apr 75
  • SPC Feb 76
  • SGT Oct 77
  • 2LT May 81
  • 1LT Jun 83
  • CPT Oct 86
Commissioning Source:  ROTC, May 1981

Recent Activity  -

Military Experiences

Sep 1979 - May 1981
Assistant Platoon Leader
SMP Army Cadet from ASU assigned to unit. Platoon had old M-151 jeeps with M60 pedestal mount, right out of the old Rat Patrol movies. Great weekend training out in the desert, always had a boonie cookout Saturday night under the stars. Super bunch of vets, most of the mid and senior NCO's had been in Vietnam and a large number were regular Arizona law enforcement officers.
Sep 1978 - Apr 1979
Infantry Squad Leader
Mech Inf squad leader (E-5 11B20), did the winter Reforger (Jan - Feb '79), flying thru McGuire to Lajes, then somewhere into the FRG, drawing Pomcus equip from Karsruhle while MG Patton watched and timed us, did the exercise and finally cleaned it up at Graf, loaded onto railcars. It was cold the entire exercise.....
Jan 1976 - Sep 1978
Bn S-2 Clerk
Security Specialist, Clerk/Driver, Classified Document and Map Custodian in Bn Hq's section. Great assignment - some super people served here following Vietnam.
Aug 1975 - Jan 1976
Assistant M60 Machine Gunner
Assigned to Rifle Platoon. Did guard duty week at Spandau Prison, completed French Commando course, and did one zone trip to WildChicken, first ride in CH-47, noisy but a whole lot better than humping for the next 2 weeks.

Deployments

(3 years, 6 months)
Jan 2004 - Oct 2005
Iraq ribbon
Jun 1993 - Jun 1994
Saudi
Sep 1990 - Mar 1991
Southwest asia ribbon
Operation Desert Shield/Storm
1st Bde (Tiger), 2AD from Ft Hood. I was the Bde S-1 until we deployed, then took the first RoRo (USNS Comet) as OIC of Super Cargo to Dharan and then Asst Bde S-3 (LNO, Plans and then Air) in Saudi and Kuwait until March 1991.

Military Credentials

Professional Development Schools
Individual & Special Skill Schools

May 1984 - Jun 1984

Certifications
Additional Specialization(s)
Security Clearance
Secret

Academic Degrees

Academic Degrees

1979 - 1984

Arizona State University

Bachelor's Degree, Political Science and Global Studies

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