Major General David A. Whaley was commissioned a Transportation Corps Officer upon graduation from the U.S. Army Transportation Officer Candidate School Fort Eustis, Virginia Class #24-66, 25 October 1966. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, 573rd Transportation Company, Fort Story, Virginia. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Commander, Detachment #3, U.S. Army Marine Maintenance Activity, Da Nang, Vietnam; Commander, 438th Transportation Company, 79th Transportation Battalion, Fort Story, Virginia; Student, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island; Student, Transportation Officer Advanced Course, U.S. Army Transportation School, Fort Eustis, Virginia; Management Officer, Office of Programs and Management, U.S. Army Transportation School, Fort Eustis, Virginia; Chief, Cargo Control Branch, U.S. Army Transportation, Thailand; Student, Supply/Maintenance Officer Course U.S. Army Quartermaster School, Fort Lee, Virginia; Field Transportation Officer later Chief, Administrative Office, Military Ocean Terminal Bayonne, Bayonne, New Jersey; Student, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Student, Training with Civilian Industry, Sea-Land Services, Edison, New Jersey; Chief, Container Management Division, 4th Transportation Brigade, United States Army Europe, Oberursel, Germany; Executive Officer, 53rd Transportation Battalion, 4th Transportation Brigade, Kaiserslautern, Germany; Student, Logistics Executive Development Course, Fort Lee, Virginia; Logistics Staff Officer, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Headquarters, Department of the Army, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.; Commander, 11th Transportation Battalion, 7th Transportation Group, Fort Story, Virginia; Student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Leslie J. McNair, Washington, D.C.; Commander, 7th Transportation Group, Fort Eustis, Virginia; Commander, 7th Transportation Group, DESERT STORM, Saudi Arabia; Deputy Commanding General for Operations and Transportation, 22nd Support Command, DESERT STORM, Saudi Arabia; Commanding General, Military Traffic Management Command, Eastern Area, Bayonne, New Jersey; Commanding General, U.S. Army Transportation Center and Fort Eustis and Commandant, U.S. Army Transportation School, Fort Eustis, Virginia; Director of Logistics, G-4, U.S. Army Forces Command, Fort McPherson, Georgia; and Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management, Headquarters Department of the Army, Washington, D.C. | Whaley is a graduate of the U.S. Army Basic Training, Fort Dix, New Jersey; U.S. Army Armor Advanced Individual Training, Fort Knox, Kentucky; U.S. Army Armor Officer Candidate School (Phase 1), Fort Knox, Kentucky; U.S. Army Transportation Officer Candidate School (Phase 2), Fort Eustis, Virginia; U.S. Army Transportation Officer Advanced Course, Fort Eustis, Virginia; United States Army Command and General Staff College, Logistics Executive Development Course, Fort Lee, Virginia; Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Leslie J. McNair, Washington, D.C. | His military awards include the Distinguished Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters), Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters), Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge and the Army Staff Identification Badge.