Ronald Kirklin
Ronald Kirklin | |
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Brigadier General | |
Commands held | Commandant, United States Army Quartermaster School |
Military education
Kirklin, a native of Lexington, Mississippi,[1] graduated from Mississippi Valley State University as a Distinguished Military Graduate. He holds a master's degree in Adult and Continuing Education from Kansas State University and a master's degree in Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College. His military education includes the Quartermaster Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the Command and General Staff College, and the United States Army War College.
Military career
Kirklin's military service began in the
From 1996 to 1999, Kirklin was assigned to Hohenfels, Germany, where he functioned as the Combat Service Support Observer/Controller on the Grizzlies and Timberwolves Maneuver Teams, and later as the Operations Group S4. From 1999 to 2000, he was a student at the Command and General Staff College, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Kirklin was then assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division, at Fort Hood, from 2000 to 2002, where he was the Executive Officer in the 215th Forward Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and 1st Cavalry Division DISCOM S3. His following assignment was as the Course Director, Combined Captains Career Course, at Fort Lee, Virginia, from 2002 to 2004.
In 2004, Kirklin returned to Fort Hood, and was again assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division DISCOM, as Deputy Commander while deployed to
After relinquishing Battalion Command in March 2008, he attended the US Army War College, at
Kirklin became the Commandant of the Quartermaster School on 9 June 2014.[5] He was promoted to Brigadier General on 5 December 2014.
Awards and decorations
Combat Action Badge | |
Basic Parachutist Badge | |
1st Cavalry Division Combat Service Identification Badge | |
Distinctive Unit Insignia
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5 Overseas Service Bars |
Defense Superior Service Medal | |
Legion of Merit with one bronze oak leaf cluster | |
Bronze Star Medal with two oak leaf clusters | |
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters | |
Army Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
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Army Achievement Medal
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Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster | |
Meritorious Unit Commendation with oak leaf cluster | |
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star | |
Iraqi Campaign Medal with four service stars
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Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal | |
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal | |
Army Service Ribbon | |
Army Overseas Service Ribbon with bronze award numeral 5
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References
- ^ "Time passes, seasons change, Soldiers move on". Fort Hood Sentinel. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "Quartermaster Commandant - Biography". U.S. Army Quartermaster School. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "4th Sustainment Brigade changes command and uncases colors". DIVIDS. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "Quartermaster School welcomes new commandant". U.S. Army. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "Quartermaster Commandant - Biography". U.S. Army Quartermaster School. Retrieved 9 June 2014.