Colonel Rodney Frank McBride was commissioned an Adjutant General Corps Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 1-83, 26 May 1983. His first duty assignment was as a Broadcast Officer, 448th Civil Affairs Company, Fort Lewis, Washington. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Adjutant, B Company, 3rd Battalion, 12th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Seattle, Washington; Medical Platoon Leader, 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry, Fort Lewis, Washington; Medical Detachment Executive Officer, 9th Infantry Division Artillery, Fort Lewis, Washington; Adjutant, 47th Combat Support Hospital, Fort Lewis, Washington; Commander, 423rd Medical Clearing Company, Fort Lewis, Washington; Personnel Manager, 62nd Medical Group, Fort Lewis, Washington; Chief, Officer Personnel Actions Branch, 7th Medical Command, Heidelberg, Germany; Information Management Officer, 7th Medical Command, Heidelberg, Germany; Assistant Adjutant, 172nd Corps Support Group, Fort Lawton, Washington; Adjutant, 124th Engineer Battalion (Provisional), Fort Lawton, Washington; Medical Personnel Counselor (Medical Recruiter), 1st Army Medical Recruiting Detachment, New Haven, Connecticut; Operations Officer, 328th Combat Support Hospital, Fort Douglas, Utah; Reserve Advisor, United States Army Medical Command, Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Operations Officer, 228th Combat Support Hospital, Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Operations Officer, 3rd Army Medical Recruiting Battalion, Fort Knox, Kentucky; Force Integration Officer, Western Region Medical Command, Fort Lewis, Washington; Deputy Chief of Staff, G3 for the Army Reserve Medical Command, Pinellas Park, Florida. | His military awards and badges include: Bronze Star Medal; Meritorious Service Medal w/ 4 Oak Leaf Clusters; Army Commendation Medal w/ 5 Oak Leaf Clusters; Army Achievement Medal w/ 3 Oak Leaf Clusters; Meritorious Unit Citation; Army Good Conduct Medal; Non-Commissioned Officers Professional Development Medal with device; Armed Forces Reserve Medal w/ Bronze Hourglass Device; Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal; National Defense Service Medal w/ Bronze Star; Southwest Asia Service Medal w/ 3 Campaign Stars; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Army Service Ribbon; Overseas Service Ribbon; Saudi Arabia-Kuwait Liberation Medal; Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait); Expert Infantry Badge; Expert Field Medic Badge; Basic Parachute Badge; Excellence in Competition Badge – Pistol-Bronze; Army Recruiters Badge.