Colonel Charles E. Rhodes was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 10-64 on 2 December 1964. His first duty assignment was Company Commander, Headquarters and Service Company, Aviation School. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Commander, Replacement Detachment, 15th Administrative Company, 1st Cavalry Division; Chief, Personnel Management Branch, Personnel Services Detachment, 15th Administrative Company, 1st Cavalry Division; Adjutant-Group Headquarters, Office of Senior Army Advisor to Alabama ARNG; Executive Officer, Assistant Chief of Staff J-3, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam; Chief, Personnel Affairs Section, Adjutant General Division, Fort Ord; Adjutant General, Adjutant General Company, 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson; Executive Officer to Deputy Commanding General, The Adjutant General Center; Chief, Personnel and Training Support Division, The Adjutant General Center; Chief, Plans and Operations Branch, C-1, U.S. Army Element, Headquarters, Republic of Korea; Chief, Plans and Policy Branch, J-1, Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Chief, Army Personnel Division, National Guard Bureau. | His awards and decorations include: Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal w/1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal w/1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal w/1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal w/4 Bronze Service Stars, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge, Army Staff Identification Badge. | Military schools attended include: Adjutant General’s School, Adjutant General’s Corps; Officer Advanced Course; Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Security; Management Course; Command and General Staff College.