Colonel George Jay Martindell was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 7-64, 25 August 1964. His first duty assignment was as Instructor, Committee Group, Fort Dix, New Jersey. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Platoon Leader, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, Vietnam; Tactics Instructor, Company Tactics Department, U.S. Army, Fort Benning, Georgia; Company Commander, A Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, Vietnam; Chief, Communicative, Leadership Dept, U.S. Army, Fort Benning, Georgia; Arts Subcommittee Battery Commander, Infantry School, C Battery, 1st Battalion, 1st AIT Bde, Fort Bliss, Texas; Battery Commander, D Battery, 1st Battalion, 62d ADA (Chap/Vul), Hawaii; Operations Officer, 25th Infantry Division, Computer Simulations (CGSC), Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Chief, Program and Budget, Combined Arm's Center Combat, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Inspector General, 38th ADA Bde, Korea; Battalion Commander, 1st Battalion, 62d ADA (C/V) 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado; Chief, Program and Budget, U.S. Army DCSOPS, Pentagon; Executive Officer to Comptroller of the Army, The Pentagon; Executive Officer to Assistance Secretary of the Army, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C.; Comptroller, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM), Fort Belvoir, Virginia. | His military education and training includes: Air Defense Advanced Course and the Command and General Staff College. | Colonel Martindell's awards and decorations include: the Silver Star, Legion of Merit w/1 Cluster, Bronze Star w/V and w/2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart w/1 Cluster, Meritorious Service Medal w/2 Clusters, Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal and Combat Infantryman Badge.