Colonel Troy E. Gilleland, Jr. was commissioned an Adjutant General Corps Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School, Class 1-78, 22 February 1978. His first duty assignment was as Officer Branch Manager, U.S. Army Military Community Activity, Worms, Germany. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Area Club Manager, USA MILCOMACT, Worms, Germany; Installation Club Manager, U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Stewart, Georgia; Executive Officer, Headquarters, AMC, Alexandria, Virginia; Installations Budget Analyst, G-8, Forces Command, Fort McPherson, Georgia; Plans and Policy Officer, Headquarters, ARCENT, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Combat Training Center Budget Officer, G-3, Forces Command, Fort McPherson, Georgia; Executive Officer, G-8, Forces Command, Fort McPherson, Georgia; Contingency Operations Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Army, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.; Budget Officer, U.S. Army Reserve Command, Fort McPherson, Georgia; Chief, Appropriation Controls, G-8, Forces Command, Fort McPherson, Georgia; Chief, Installation Analysts, G-8, Forces Command, Fort McPherson, Georgia, Deputy Chief of Staff RM, U.S. Army South, Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico.