Colonel John H. Moorman was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 1-73, 16 January 1973. His first duty assignment was as Tactical Officer, 53d Company, 5th Battalion, TSB, Fort Benning, Georgia. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Platoon Leader, 213th Aviation Company, 19th  Aviation Battalion, Republic of Korea; Platoon Leader, 132d Aviation Company, Hunter Army Air Field, Georgia; Company Commander, 145th Aviation Battalion, Hunter Army Air Field, Georgia; Company Executive Officer, 242d Aviation Company, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; Battalion S-4, 222d Aviation Battalion, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; Company Commander, 200th Aviation Company, Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Battalion S-3, 14th Aviation Battalion, Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Regimental S-4, 160th SOAR, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Company Commander, 160th SOAR, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Battalion Executive Officer, 160th SOAR, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Battalion Commander, 6th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; Deputy Brigade Commander, 6th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; Program Integrator, BMDO, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.; Branch Chief, J8, Joint Staff, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C.; Inspector General, DA IG, Sacramento, California. | At the time of his induction, Colonel Moorman was serving as Director, Environmental Programs, State Military Department, Sacramento, California.