Colonel Robert Elliot Golosov was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 2 on 30 August 1951. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, Company F, 2nd Battalion 34th Regimental Combat Team, 24th Infantry Division, Far East Command. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Platoon Leader, B Company 1st Battalion, 32d Inf. Regt, 7th Inf Div, Korea; Battalion S-1, Hq 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry, 7th Infantry Division, Korea; Commander D Company, Heavy Weapons 302 Infantry, 94th Infantry Division, Franklin, Massachusetts; Commandant Hq & HQ 302 Inf Regt, 94th Infantry Division, Boston, Massachusetts; Assistant G-3, Operations 94th Inf Div, Boston, Massachusetts; Battalion Executive Officer, 3rd Battalion, 18th Inf, 187th Infantry Brigade, Lowell, Massachusetts; S-5 Hq, 187 Infantry Brigade, Boston, Massachusetts; Chief, Combat Arms Division, 76th Maneuver Training Command, Cranston, Rhode Island; Deputy Commander, 76th Maneuver Training Command, Cranston, Rhode Island; and President, North Atlantic International, Westwood, Massachusetts. | His awards and decorations include: Combat Infantryman Badge, Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart, Commendation Medal, Presidential Unit Citation. | Military schools attended include: Command and General Staff College, the Armed Forces Industrial Course, the Chemical and Biological and Radiological Warfare School, Joint Operations, Amphibious Warfare Course, Air Transportability Training Course, Military Justice and Riot Control Courses.