Brigadier General Eric K. Little was commissioned as a Quartermaster Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School class 501-92, 31 August 1992. His first duty assignment was as a Platoon Leader, 258th Quartermaster Support Company, Illinois Army National Guard, Beardstown, Illinois. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Operations Officer, 258th Quartermaster Support Company, Illinois Army National Guard, Springfield, Illinois; Platoon Leader, Detachment 1, 126th Maintenance Company, Illinois Army National Guard, Beardstown, Illinois; Supply and Service Officer, 232d Corps Support Battalion, Illinois Army National Guard, Springfield, Illinois; Commander, 3637th Maintenance Company, Illinois Army National Guard, Springfield, Illinois; Assistant Defense Movement Coordinator, Joint Force Headquarters-Illinois, Illinois Army National Guard, Springfield, Illinois; Executive Officer, 232d Corps Support Battalion, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq; Executive Officer, 232d Corps Support Battalion, Illinois Army National Guard, Springfield, Illinois; Logistics Plans and Policy Officer, Joint Force Headquarters-Illinois, Illinois Army National Guard, Springfield, Illinois; Commander, 634th Brigade Support Battalion, Illinois Army National Guard, Sullivan, Illinois; Commander, 634th Brigade Support Battalion, Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan; Commander, 634th Brigade Support Battalion, Illinois Army National Guard, Sullivan, Illinois; Deputy United States Property and Fiscal Officer, Joint Force Headquarters-Illinois, Illinois Army National Guard, Springfield, Illinois; Commander, 65th Troop Command, Illinois Army National Guard, Springfield, Illinois; Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters-Illinois, Illinois Army National Guard, Springfield, Illinois; United States Property and Fiscal Officer (Joint), National Guard Bureau, Springfield, Illinois; Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters-Illinois, Illinois Army National Guard, Springfield, Illinois; Deputy Director J8 Programs, Analysis & Evaluation (PAE), National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia. | His military education consists of: Basic Combat Training, Advanced Individual Training, Officer Candidate School, Quartermaster Officer Basic Course; Logistics Advanced Course, United States Army Command and General Staff College and the United States Army War College.