Colonel David J. Romancik was commissioned as an Air Defense Artillery Officer after graduation of the Officer Candidate School Class 1-73, 16 January 1973. Colonel Romancik's first duty assignment was Tactical Director and Race Relations / Equal Opportunity Officer, Headquarters, 28th Air Defense Artillery Group, Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Fire Platoon Leader, B Battery, 2/55 Air Defense Artillery, Fort Bliss, Texas, Commander, C Battery, 1/38 Air Defense Artillery, Nam Yang, Korea, Commander, B Battery, 2/55 Air Defense Artillery, Fort Bliss, Texas, and Commander, U.S. Army District Recruiting Command, Downers Grove, Illinois. Additionally, he served as Contracting Officer, U.S. Army Information Systems Selection and Acquisition Activity, Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Contracting Officer, Defense Contract Administrative Services Plant Representative Office Hughes Aircraft Company, Fullerton, California; Chief, Contracting Division, Defense Subsistence Region Europe, Zweibruken, Germany; Commander, Defense Plant Representative Office Martin Marietta, Orlando, Florida, and Fellow, University of Texas, U.S. Army War College Student Detachment, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. | Colonel Romancik's military awards and decorations include: the Legion of Merit, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal (20LC), the Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation (10LC), the Army Achievement Medal, the National Defense Service Medal (2), the Army Overseas Service Ribbon, and the Army Service Ribbon. Colonel Romancik has earned the Parachutist Badge and the Air Assault Badge. | Throughout his military career Colonel Romancik was recognized for his leadership abilities. He was selected for command positions at the company / battery and area levels, as well as at the battalion and brigade levels. Following his retirement, he worked for Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) as an Account Executive and Director of Quality Assurance for the CSC Technology Management Group and the General Dynamics Account.