Colonel Jerry F. Pickar was commissioned a Military Intelligence Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 37-67, 26 June 1967. His first duty assignment was as Intelligence Advisor, Advisory Team 21, II Corps. Quang Duc, Republic of Vietnam. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Intelligence Officer, Special Security Group, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.; Intelligence Operations Officer, Headquarters, VII Corps, Stuttgart, Federal Republic of Germany; Senior Intelligence Agent, U.S. Support Activity, Thailand; Assistant G-2, 2d Armored Division, Fort Hood, Texas; Company Commander, 2d Armored Division, Fort Hood, Texas; Battalion S-3, 522d Military Intelligence Battalion, 2d Armored Division, Fort Hood, Texas; System Management Officer, National Security Agency, Fort Meade, Maryland; Group Commander, Crytologic Support Group, Heidelberg, Federal Republic of Germany; Battalion Commander, 307th Military Intelligence Battalion, VII Corps, Ludurgsburg, Federal Republic of Germany; Division G-2, 2d Armored Division, Fort Hood, Texas; Deputy Brigade Commander, 504th Military Intelligence Brigade, III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas; Executive to General Officer, National Security Agency, Fort Meade, Maryland; Brigade Commander, 704th Military Intelligence Brigade, Fort Meade, Maryland.