Colonel Charles P. Dribben was commissioned a Medical Service Corps Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School 26 April 1952. His first duty assignment was as Military Affairs Staff Judge Advocate, Headquarters, U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Project Officer, The Judge Advocate Generals School, Charlottesville, Virginia; Chief Claims Division, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, U.S. Army Europe, Heidelberg, Germany; Judge Advocate, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, U.S. Army Europe, Heidelberg, Germany; Executive Officer Judge Advocate, 504th Administration Company, 4th Armored Division, Goeppingen, Germany; Division Staff Judge Advocate, 9th Infantry Division, Dong Tam, Vietnam; Staff Judge Advocate, U.S. Army Engineer Command, Long Dinh, Vietnam; Deputy Chief, Office of Congressional Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Army, The Pentagon, Virginia; Post and Division Staff Judge Advocate, Headquarters, U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Riley, Kansas; and Appellate Military Judge, U.S. Army Court of Military Review, U.S. Army Judiciary, Bailey’s Crossroads, Virginia.