LTC Yinon Weiss

LTC Yinon Weiss

Dates of Service: no date specified
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  • 2ndLt May 99
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Commissioning Source:  OCS, May 1999

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Bio 

I served 10 years on active duty before going to Harvard Business School and joining the National Guard. I then co-founded RallyPoint to bring to the military/veteran community the networking tools that were clearly needed, and I appreciate your support in building the RallyPoint community! Please send us any thoughts/suggestions/questions through our feedback button to the right. Thanks! Entrepreneur with experience in growing venture capital backed businesses.

Military Experiences

Apr 2017 - Sep 2022
DIU
Silicon Valley User Experience Lead
Dec 2012 - Dec 2015
A Co
Company Commander
Company Commander responsible for the supervision, command and control, training, and readiness of six subordinate Special Forces Operational Detachments comprised of highly trained and specially selected Officers and Noncommissioned Officers. Prepares detachments for unilateral, joint or combined operations in support of PACOM, including Special Reconnaissance, Foreign Internal Defense, Direct Action, Unconventional Warfare, Counter-terrorism, and Counter-proliferation missions.
Sep 2011 - Dec 2012
SOD-G
Staff Officer
Served for a year in the S-3 shop for Special Operations Detachment-Global, supporting the planning, directing, and assessing of special operations exercises and operations in support of the Commander's guidance.

Deployments

(1 year, 7 months)
Oct 2007 - May 2008
Iraq ribbon
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
Detachment commander of ODA 5131. Was based out of Taji and covered the area immediately north of Baghdad as the lead Special Operation unit in the area.
Feb 2003 - May 2003
Iraq ribbon
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
Served with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines (3/5) in OIF I. Was with the Battalion from the initial ground invasion, the march up to Baghdad, and its eventual return to Diwaniyah.
Jan 2002 - Jul 2002
31stmeu deployment
31st MEU
Based out of Okinawa; conducted exercises with the ROK Marines and Thailand Marines. Also stopped at the usual places, such as Hong Kong and Singapore.

Academic Degrees

Academic Degrees

1995 - 1999

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