John R. Schmader

Colonel John R. Schmader was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 18-71, 30 September 1971. His first duty assignment was as Infantry Platoon Leader, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 503d Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Scout Platoon Leader, D Company, 3d Battalion, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Company Executive Officer, 187th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Battalion S-3 Air and Battalion Adjutant, 1st Battalion, 48th Infantry, 3d Armored Division, Gelnhausen, Germany; Company Commander, D Company, 1st Battalion, 48th Infantry, 3d Armored Division, Gelnhausen, Germany; Operations Research Systems Analyst, Command, Control, Communication & Intelligence Directorate, U.S. Army Combined Arms Combat Activity, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Brigade Operations Officer, Logistics Officer and Executive Officer, 3d Brigade, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Battalion Executive Officer, 3d Battalion, 505th PIR, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Commander, 1st Battalion, 505th PIR, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Chief Joint Exercises, XVIII Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Commander, 3d Brigade, 505th PIR, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Chief, Joint Training and Doctrine Division, United States Atlantic Command, Norfolk, Virginia.