Colonel Charles Harold Jorgenson was commissioned an Ordnance Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 2-78, 21 April 1978. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, Company A, 84th Engineer Battalion (Combat Heavy), 45th Support Group, Schofield, Barracks, Hawaii. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Shop Officer, Company A, 84th Engineer Battalion, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Commander, Company A, 84th Engineer Battalion, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Adjutant, 801st Maintenance Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Battalion Executive Officer, 801st Maintenance Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Contract Administrator, Defense Contract Administration Services Management Area San Antonio, Texas; Administrative Contracting Officer, Defense Contract Administration Management Area San Antonio, Texas; Command Acquisition Officer, United States Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois; Commander, Defense Contract Manager Command Saudi Arabia (Land), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Commander, Defense Contract Management Command Middle East, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Commander, Defense Contract Management Command Kuwait, Kuwait City, Kuwait; Executive Officer, Office of the Deputy Secretary of the Army (Procurement), The Pentagon, Washington, D.C.; Director, Procurement Field Support, Office of the Deputy Secretary of the Army (Procurement), The Pentagon, Washington, D.C. | At the time of his induction, Colonel Jorgenson was serving as Commander, Defense Contract Management Agency Chicago, Illinois.