SMA Kenneth Preston

SMA Kenneth Preston

Dates of Service: Jun 1975 - Aug 2011
RETIRED
91% Complete
46 Contacts
Influence Score: 16,136
3,618 out of 862,709 Veterans
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Promotions

  • PFC Feb 76
  • SPC Jul 76
  • SGT Jul 77
  • SSG Sep 80
  • SFC Nov 84
  • MSG Jun 92
  • CSM May 96
  • SMA Jan 04

Recent Activity  -

Bio 

Board of Directors USO, Homes for Our Troops, the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, the Armed Forces Benefit Association, the Army Historical Foundation, the Armor and Cavalry Heritage Foundation. Parish treasurer for Saint George’s Episcopal Church. Vice-chairman of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services DACOWITS, member AAFES Retiree Council; Veterans United Home Loans; and First Command Financial Services.

Military Experiences

Jun 1996 - Sep 1996
A Co
Instructor USASMA
USASMA Non-resident Course Instructor; Instructor First Sergeant Course.
Mar 1994 - Jun 1995
Deputy Commandant
Deputy Commandant NCO Aacademy Fort Knox
Mar 1993 - Mar 1994
Company First Sergeant
First Sergeant 19K, 19D, 45E, 45K, 63E, 63K BNCOC

Deployments

(3 years, 2 months)
Mar 2003 - Dec 2003
Iraq ribbon
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
V Corps and Combined Joint Task Force 7 CSM
Oct 2002 - Mar 2003
Jun 2000 - Apr 2001
Kosovo ribbon
Kosovo
Division CSM 1st Armored Division
Sep 1996 - Dec 1996
Kuwait
Kuwait
Battalion CSM; 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry; 3rd Brigade, 1st Cav Div

Military Credentials

Individual & Special Skill Schools
Additional Specialization(s)
Security Clearance
Top Secret/SCI or higher

Academic Degrees

Academic Degrees

Triton University International

Master's Degree

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