Colonel Bernard S. Champoux was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School, 21 October 1977. His first duty assignment was as Rifle Platoon Leader, Weapons Platoon Leader, Rifle Company Executive Officer, Support Platoon Leader, and Battalion Adjutant, 3rdBattalion, 28th Infantry, Wiesbaden, Federal Republic of Germany. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Patrolling Instructor, Chief of Darby Branch, Chief of Morgan Branch, and Commander, 3rd Ranger Company, Fort Benning, Georgia; Assistant SI, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia; Adjutant and Company Commander, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Lewis, Washington; Battalion S3 and Executive Officer, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division; Brigade Executive Officer, Ranger Training Brigade and Assistant S3 and Senior Liaison Officer, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia; Battalion S3, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia; Regimental S3 and Regimental Executive Officer, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia; Battalion Commander, 15th Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Brigade Commander, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.