Colonel Daniel H. French was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School in 1976. His first duty assignment was as a Detachment Commander, Company B, 3rd Special Forces Battalion (ABN), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Battalion S5, HHD 3rd Special Forces Battalion, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Plans Officer, Berlin Brigade Headquarters, Berlin; Company Commander, Company A, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Berlin; Battalion S3, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Berlin; Personnel Staff Officer, USA Personnel Center, Alexandria, Virginia;  Assignments Officer Infantry Branch, USA Personnel Center, Alexandria, Virginia; Professional Development Officer, USA Personnel Center, Alexandria, Virginia; Aide-de-Camp, USA ELM USSOCOM Headquarters, MacDill Air Force Base; Chief Officer Management, Corps Headquarters, Fort Lewis, Washington; Battalion S3, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Fort Lewis, Washington; Battalion Executive Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Fort Lewis, Washington; Battalion Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Fort Lewis, Washington; Battalion Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Infantry Battalion, Fort Polk, Louisiana; SP Assistant Cob, Headquarters, Fort Polk, Louisiana; G3 DPTMS, Headquarters Junior Reserve Officer Training Course, Fort Polk, Louisiana; D.CSPER/A COS G1, Headquarters EUSA, Yongsan, Korea.