Colonel Robert A. T. Sanford was commissioned an Ordnance Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 71, 22 October 1953. His first duty assignment was as Administrative Assistant, 70th Ordnance Battalion, 7th Infantry Division, USAFFE, Korea. | His subsequent assignments include: Adjutant and Detachment Commander, Headquarters, 390th Ordnance Battalion; Commanding Officer, A Company, 77th Ordnance Battalion; Adjutant and Detachment Commander, Headquarters, 389th Ordnance Battalion; Missile Officer, Headquarters, 389th Ordnance Battalion; S_3 Officer, Headquarters, 389th Ordnance Battalion; Material Officer, Headquarters, 389th Ordnance Battalion; Executive Officer, Headquarters, 389th Ordnance Battalion; Maintenance Staff Officer, 301st Logistical Support Brigade; Operations Training Officer, Headquarters, 77th ARCOM; Executive Officer, Headquarters, 301st Support Group; Director of Services, Headquarters, 301st Support Group; RCPAC, Control Group (IRR); Officer in Foreign Area Officer Program; and Command Chaplain, North Atlantic Regional Medical Command, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.