Colonel Emmett M. Schaill was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 03-84. | His subsequent duty stations include: Platoon Leader and Executive Officer, 1st Battalion 38th Infantry, Korea; Executive Officer, 2nd Ranger Company and Ranger Instructor, 5th Ranger Training Battalion, Dahlonega, Georgia; Assistant S-3, 1st Brigade, 24th Infantry Division; Company Commander, Alpha Company, 3-7 Infantry; Company Commander, HHC, 3-7 Infantry and Aide-De-camp to CG, 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia; Ops Research Officer, Defense Intelligence Agency, Redstone, Alabama; Chief of Plans, 1st Cavalry Division, Bosnia; Executive Officer, 2-7 Cavalry and BDE Operations Officer, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry, Fort Hood, Texas; Battalion Commander and Deputy Commander, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 24th Infantry, Fort Lewis Washington; Brigade Commander, 5th Brigade, 1st Armor Division, Fort Bliss, Texas and 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armor Division, Fort Bliss, Texas; Deputy Commander/Chief of Staff, 1st Armor Division, Fort Bliss, Texas; Commandant, Comprehensive Soldier Fitness/Wellness Fusion Program, Fort Bliss, Texas. | Colonel Schaill has attended Command and General Staff College, United States Army War College, Ranger School, Airborne School, Jumpmaster School, Infantry Maneuver Captains Career Course, Combined Arms and Services Staff School, Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle Commanders Course, Operations Research/Systems Analysis Applications Course, and Advanced Military Studies (SAMS). | His awards and decorations include: the Legion of Merit (1 Oak Leaf Cluster), Bronze Medal w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (3 Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Commendation Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal, Southwest Asia Medal (Service Star), Kuwait Liberation Medal, and the Combat Infantryman Badge (Star).