Colonel George R. Mauldin was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 2-65, 15 February 1965. His first duty assignment was as Heavy Mortar Platoon Leader, Headquarters Company, 2d Battalion, 41st Infantry, Fort Hood, Texas. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Platoon Leader and Executive Officer, Company D, 2d Battalion, 81st Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, Vietnam;  Instructor, Weapons Department, United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia; Commander, 55th Infantry, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Commander, Company C, 6th Battalion, 31st Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, Vietnam; Advisor, United States Military Training Mission, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; Analyst, Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.; Assistant Army Attache, Defense Attache Office, Tel Aviv, Israel; Commander, 8th Psychological Operations Battalion, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Division Chief, Political Military Division, Plans/Policy Directorate, United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida; Visiting Fellow, Harvard University Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Boston, Massachusetts; Chief, Office of Military Cooperation, United States Embassy, Muscat, Oman. | Colonel Mauldin is a graduate of the Airborne Course, Battalion Mortar and Davy Crockett Course, Infantry Officer Advance Course, Command and General Staff College, Defense Intelligence College, and United States Army War College. | His military awards and decorations include: Silver Star, Bronze Star w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Commendation Medal w/ 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal w/ 5 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Vietnam Commendation Medal, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross w/ silver star, Combat Infantryman Badge and Parachutist Badge.