Colonel Peter M. Aylward was commissioned an Armor Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 1-80, 25 August 1980. His first duty assignment was as 2nd Lieutenant 3rd Platoon B Troop 1/26 Armored Cavalry Squadron, Methuen, Massachusetts. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Platoon Leader, B/1-26 Calvary Squadron, Methuen, Massachusetts; Armor Officer Basic Course, Fort Knox, Kentucky; Executive Officer, A/1-26 Calvary Squadron, Reading, Massachusetts; Commander, Troop, A/1-26 Calvary Squadron, Reading, Massachusetts; Fire Support Officer, 1-26 Calvary Squadron, Reading, Massachusetts; Executive Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1-26 Calvary Squadron, Concord, Massachusetts; Armor Officer Advance, Fort Knox, Kentucky; Executive Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1-110 Calvary Squadron, Concord, Massachusetts; Assistant G3 (Air), 26th Infantry Division, Camp Edwards, Massachusetts; Special Project Officer, Operations Division, NGB-ARO, Arlington, Virginia; Chief Training, Assessing, and Counseling Officer, Massachusetts Military Academy, Camp Edwards, Massachusetts; Special Project Officer, Logistics Division, NGB-ARL, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.; S3, 1-110 Armored Calvary Squadron, Concord, Massachusetts; Plans Officer, ORE Division Headquarters First U.S. Army, Fort Meade, Maryland; Marine Corps Command and General Staff College, Quantico, Virginia; Plans Officer, Military Support Operations Division, NGB, Arlington, Virginia; Section Chief, Military Support Operations Division, NGB, Arlington, Virginia; Operations and Liaison Officer, Director of Military Support, DCSOPS, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.; Executive Officer, Director of Military Support, DCSOPS, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.; National War College, Fort McNair, D.C.; Program Manager, Information Systems, NGB, Arlington, Virginia; Commander, 26th Infantry Brigade (Light), Springfield, Massachusetts; Division Chief, J-5 NORTHERN COMMAND, Colorado Springs, Colorado.