Lieutenant Colonel Richard M. Colbert was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School, Class 5-68, 5 February 1968. His first duty assignment was as a Tactical Officer, 95th Company, 9th OCS Battalion, Fort Benning, Georgia. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Officer, Rotary Wing Flight School, Student Battalion, Fort Wolters, Texas; Platoon Leader, 192nd Assault Helicopter Company, Phan Thiet, Republic of Vietnam; Operations Officer, Student Battalion, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia; Platoon Leader, 120th Assault Helicopter Company, Nha Be, Republic of Vietnam; Operations Officer, Provost Marshal's Office, Fort Lewis, Washington; Commander, 14th and 296th Military Police Company, Fort Lewis, Washington; Commander, Fort Hood District Criminal Investigation Command, For Hood, Texas; Commander, Fort Jackson Field Officer Criminal Investigation Command, Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Provost Marshal, First Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas; Commander 716th Military Police Battalion, Fort Riley, Kansas; Commander, Oklahoma City Recruiting Battalion, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.