Colonel Richard Lee Strube, Jr. was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 7-70, 27 March, 1970. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, Company C, 1st Bn, 5th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Aide-de-Camp, Commandant of Cadets, USCC, USMA, West Point, New York; Adjutant, 2d Bn 16th Inf, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas; Company Commander, Company C, 1st Bn, 28th Inf, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas; Area Commander, Harrisburg District Recruiting Command, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Chief, Operations, Northeast Region Recruiting Command, Fort Meade, Maryland; Battalion S3, 1st Bn, 9th Inf, 2d Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea; Assignment Officer, Infantry Branch, Milpercen, Alexandria, Virginia; Executive Officer, 5th Bn, 16th In, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas; Commander, Headquarters Command, Fort Riley, Kansas; Commander, U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion, Chicago, Fort Sheridan, Illinois; Chief, Accessions Management Branch, PERSCOM, Alexandria, Virginia; Chief, Training Division, PERSCOM, Alexandria, Virginia. | Colonel Strube is a graduate of Airborne School, Ranger School, Infantry Officer Advance Course, Army Command and General Staff College, Defense Strategy Course and the United States Army War College. | His military awards include: Meritorious Service Medal (4 Oak Leaf Cluster) Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Good Conduct Medal. | Colonel Strube also served as a Board Member, Army Council of Review Boards, Crystal City, Virginia.