Colonel Errol C. Briggs was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 11-69, 15 March 1969. His first duty assignment was as Executive Officer with Headquarters Company, 3rd Advance Infantry Brigade, Fort Lewis, Washington. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Training Officer, Company E, 3rd Advanced Infantry Brigade, Fort Lewis, Washington; Assistant Battalion Advisor, Advisory Team 55, IV Corps Tactical Zone, Vietnam; Training Officer, Company D, 3rd Battalion, 304th Regiment, 76th Division, Montpelier, Vermont; Supply Officer, 3rd Battalion, 304th Regiment, 76th Division, Montpelier, Vermont; Commander, Company A, 3rd Battalion, 304th Regiment, 76th Division, Montpelier, Vermont; Adjutant, 3rd Battalion, 304th Regiment, 76th Division, Montpelier, Vermont;  Assistant Adjutant, 1st Brigade, 76th Division, Portsmouth, New Hampshire;  S-4, 1st Brigade, 76th Division, Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Operations Officer, 1st Battalion, 417th Regiment, 76th Division, Rochester, New Hampshire;  Executive Officer, 3rd Battalion, 304th Regiment, 76th Division, Montpelier, Vermont;  Commander, 3rd Battalion, 304th Regiment, 76th Division, Montpelier, Vermont;  Director of Officer Instruction, 1035th U.S. Army Reserve Forces School, Colchester, Vermont; Assistant Commandant, 1035th U.S. Army Reserve Forces School, Colchester, Vermont; and Commandant, 1035th U.S. Army Reserve Forces School, Colchester, Vermont. | Colonel Briggs holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Wildlife Biology and a Master of Science Degree in Forestry. His military schools attended include: The Military Assistance Advisory Course, Defense Language Institute (Vietnamese), Infantry Officer Advanced Course,and The Command and General Staff College. | His military awards include: the Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal w/ 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, and the Combat Infantryman Badge.