Colonel Stanley E. Grett was commissioned an Armor Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School, 27 June 1962. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, 5/9th Cavalry Squadron, Fort Ord, California. | His subsequent duty assignments include:  Platoon Leader and Assistant S-3, Company C, 1/15 Armor, Camp Rose, Korea; Section Leader, Maintenance Officer, 1/ 9 Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, Ankhe, Republic of Vietnam; Assistant Platoon Leader, A/82, 173 Airborne Brigade, Ben Hoa, Vietnam; Flight Commander, Department of Tactics, Fort Rucker, Alabama; Operations Officer, Ankhe Army Airfield Command, Vietnam; Commander, A Troop, 7/1 Air Cavalry Squadron, Vinh Long, Republic of Vietnam; Project Officer, Combat Developments Command, Fort Rucker, Alabama; S-3, 7/17th Attack Helicopter Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas; Commander, C Troop, 7/17 Attack Helicopter Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas; Brigade S-3, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; Student, Training with Industry, Bell Helicopter Company, Fort Worth, Texas; Assistant Program Manager, Advanced Attack Helicopter Program, St. Louis, Missouri; Commander, 4/9 Air Cavalry Squadron, 6th Cavalry Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; Aviation Safety Officer, ODCSPER, Pentagon; Student, Air Force War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama; Commander/President Army Aviation Board, Fort Rucker, Alabama.