Colonel Thomas E. Skrodzki was commissioned an Infantry Officer from Officer Candidate School 29 August 1969. His first duty assignment was as Mortar Platoon Leader, 1st Battalion, 60th Infantry, 172d Infantry Brigade, Fort Richardson, Alaska. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Company Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1/60th Infantry Battalion, 172d Infantry Brigade, Fort Richardson, Alaska; Battalion Advisor, Detachment Commander, Operations Officer, MACV Team S1, Republic of Vietnam; Company Commander, 227th General Supply Company, 561st Maintenance Battalion, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Company Commander, 102d Quartermaster Company, 561st Maintenance Battalion, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Division Property Book Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company Division Support Command, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Division Logistics Plans Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield, Barracks, Hawaii; Contracting Specialist, U.S. Army Computer System Selection and Acquisition Agency, Washington, D.C.; Quartermaster Assignment Officer, U.S. Army Military Personnel Center, Alexandria, Virginia; Division Material Management Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Division Support Command, 3d Infantry Division, Kitzingen, Germany;  Battalion Commander, 426th Supply and Transportation Battalion, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Division Support Command, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; and G-4 and Inspector General, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky; and Garrison Commander, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.