Colonel Roderick J. Isler was commissioned a Military Intelligence Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 1-71, 9 July 1971. His first duty assignment was as Special Assistant to the Director, Headquarters USASATCS, Fort Devens, Massachusetts. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Chief, Advance Morse Division, Headquarters USASATCS, Fort Devens, Massachusetts; Fixed Wing Aviator, 352d Command Support Det, Fort Clayton, Panama; S1 Adjutant, 210th Aviation Battalion, Curunda, Panama; G2 Operations Officer, 9th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington; Commander, ASA Company (Division Spt), Fort Lewis, Washington; S3, 109th MI Battalion, Fort Lewis, Washington; Aviation Safety Officer, Headquarters, INSCOM, Arlington Hall, Virginia; Commander, EAC Aviation Company, Palmerola, Honduras; NSA Director's Fellow, National Security Agency, Fort Meade, Maryland; Executive to NSA CofS, National Security Agency, Fort Meade, Maryland; Battalion Commander, 748th MI Battalion, San Antonio, Texas; Chief, MI Branch, U.S. Army PERSCOM, Alexandria, Virginia; Chief, Plans Division, D.C.SINT, HeadquartersDA, Washington, D.C.; Commander, 501st Military Intelligence Brigade, Seoul, Korea. | Colonel Isler's military education and training includes: The United States Army War College, Air Command and Staff College, Military Intelligence Officer Advanced Course, Senior Cryptologic Officer Course, Senior Officer Electronic Warfare/Cryptologic Course, Ew/Crypto Tactical Operations Course, FW Multi-engine Qualification, Airborne School, Rotary Wing Aviator Course. | His military awards and decorations include: Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, ASR, OSR with Oak Leaf Cluster, DA Staff Badge, Parachute Badge.