Colonel Phillip J. Lennert was commissioned an Ordnance Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School, 11 May 1979. His first assignment was as a Platoon Leader, 1070th Maintenance Company, Grayling, Michigan. | His subsequent assignments include: Commander, 1439th Engineers, Grayling, Michigan; Commander, Headquarters Company, 107th S&S Battalion, Ionia, Michigan; Coimmander, 464th Field Service Company, Jackson, Michigan; Administrative Officer, OIC, 156th Signal Battalion, Ypsilanti, Michigan; Assistant Professor of Military Science, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan; Training Officer National Guard Bureau, Arlington Hall Station, Alexandria, Virginia; Assistant Executive Officer, Chief National Guard Bureau, Pentagon; Commander, 107th Engineer Battalion, Ishpeming, Michigan; Executive Officer, National Guard Recruiting Division, Arlington Hall Station, Alexandria, Virginia; Executive Officer, Director Army National Guard, The Pentagon; Training Support Branch Chief, National Guard Bureau, Arlington Hall Station, Alexandria, Virginia. | At the time of his induction Colonel Lennert was serving as Director, Regional Coordinating Element, Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.