Colonel Eddy G L. Charles was commissioned a Military Police Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 2-77, 12 April 1977. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader/Detachment Commander, 3rd Platoon, 661st Military Police Company, Virgin Islands Army National Guard (VIARNG), St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Detachment Commander, Detachment 1, 661st Military Police Company, Virgin Islands Army National Guard (VIARNG), St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; Commander, 661st Military Police Company, VIARNG, St. Croix, Virgin Islands; S-3 Command and Control Headquarters, VIARNG, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; Commandant, Virgin Islands Military Academy, VIARNG, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; Commander, 661st Military Police Company, VIARNG, St Croix, Virgin Islands; Training Officer, Territorial Area Command, VIARNG, St. Croix, Virgin Islands; S-3, Troop Command, VIARNG, St Croix, Virgin Islands;  Battalion Commander, Troop Command, VIARNG, St. Croix, Virgin Islands; State Training Officer, Territorial Area Command, VIARNG, St. Croix, Virgin Islands; G-3 Territorial Area Command, VIARNG, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, and Deputy Commander, Territorial Area Command, VIARNG, St. Croix, Virgin Islands. | Colonel Charles was serving as Special Assistant to the Adjutant General of the Virgin Islands National Guard at the time of his induction.