Colonel Robert Duncan Highland Herum was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School, Class 4-78, 7 December 1978. His first duty assignment was as an Infantry Platoon Leader, B Company, 1-7 Infantry Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Aschaffenburg, Federal Republic of Germany. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Scout Platoon Leader, CSC, 1-7 Infantry Battalion, Aschaffenburg, Federal Republic of Germany; Community Morale Support Officer, 3rd Brigade Headquarters, Aschaffenburg, Federal Republic of Germany; Secretary General Staff, Computer Systems Command, Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Administrative Assistant to the Commanding General, Computer Systems Command, Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Headquarter Detachment Commander, Computer Systems Command, Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Deputy S-3, Infantry Training Center, Fort Benning, Georgia; Commander, Company, 1st Brigade, Infantry Training Center, Fort Benning, Georgia; Administrative Officer, Infantry Team II, Combat Exercise Division, 87th USAMAC, Birmingham, Alabama; Assistant Combat Controller, Infantry Team II, Combat Exercise Division, 87th USAMAC, Birmingham, Alabama; Assistant Readiness Officer, Readiness Division, Deputy Chief of Staff of Operations Plans (DCSOPS), 83rd US ARCOM, Columbus, Ohio; Plans Officer, Mobilization Division, DCSOPS, 83rd US ARCOM, Columbus, Ohio; Assistant Equal Opportunity Officer, Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel (D.CSPER), 83rd USARCOM, Columbus, Ohio; S-3 5025th Garrison Support Unit, 88th Regional Support Command, Columbus, Ohio; Commander, 325th Finance Battalion, Columbus, Ohio; Civil Affairs Officer/G5, Eighth U.S. Army Korea (Augmentation), Columbus, Ohio.