Colonel Charles H. Bracken was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 11-66, 22 August 1966. His first duty assignment was as an OCS Tactical Officer, 5th Student Battalion, The Student Brigade, Fort Benning, Georgia. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Tactical Officer, 5th Battalion TSB, Fort Benning, Georgia; Rifle Platoon Leader, 1/12 Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, Vietnam; Recon Platoon Leader, 1/12 Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, Vietnam; Company Commander 1/12 Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, Vietnam; Company Executive Officer, 1/12 Infantry, 4th Division, Vietnam; Assistant Battalion S-1, 1/12 Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, Vietnam; Operations Officer, U.S. Army Recruiting Main Station, New York, New York; Company Commander, 1/11 Infantry, 5th Infantry Division, Vietnam; Battalion S-4, 1/11 Infantry, 5th Infantry Division, Vietnam; Company Commander, U.S. Army Combat Support Training Center and the 7th Army NCO Academy, Bad Tolz, Germany; Assistant S-4, 706th Rail Group, Chester, Pennsylvania; Battalion S-4, 462nd Transportation Battalion (NIT), Trenton, New Jersey; Battalion Executive Officer, 462nd Transportation Battalion (NIT), Tenton, New Jersey; Battalion Commander, 462nd Transportation Battalion (NIT), Trenton, New Jersey; Deputy Commander, 1st Brigade, 78th Division, Training, Red Bank, New Jersey; Deputy Commander, 1175 Transportation Terminal Unit, Pedricktown, New Jersey; Division Chief, 78th Maneuver Training Command, Fort Dix, New Jersey; Branch Chief, 1st Brigade, 78th Division (Exercise), Edison, New Jersey.