Colonel Stephen R. Pullen was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School 15 March 1969. His first duty assignment was as Training Officer, A Company, 7th Battalion, 1st Advanced Individual Training Brigade, Fort Gordon, Georgia. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Aero Rifle Platoon Leader and Aero Scout Section Leader, B Troop, 2d Squadron, 17th Cavalry, Vietnam; Race Relations Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 25th Infantry Division, Hawaii; Company Commander, B Company, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry, Hawaii; Aide-de-Camp, 25th Infantry Division, Hawaii; Chief Jump Branch and Chief of Operations, Airborne Department, United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia; S-3, 1st Ranger Battalion, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia; Company Commander, D Company, 2d Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, Aldershot, United Kingdom; Company Commander, C Company, 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, Bulford Camp, United Kingdom; Battalion Commander, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Mid-East Plans Officer, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Brigade Commander, 1st Basic Training Brigade, Fort Jackson, South Carolina.