Colonel Steven C. Cordon was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School, Class 41-67, 18 July 1967. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, A Company, 1/54 Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division, Germany. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Company Commander, D Company, 1/7, 1st Cavalry Division, Vietnam; Instructor, U.S. Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia; Company Commander, C Company, 1-102d Infantry Battalion, Connecticut National Guard (CtARNG); Executive Officer, B Company, 103d Medical Battalion, Pennsylvania National Guard (PaARNG); Company Commander, A Company, 103d Medical Battalion, PaARNG; Company Commander, B Company, 2-102d Infantry Battalion, CtARNG; Company Commander, A Company, 2-102d Infantry Battalion, CtARNG; S-1, Headquarters, 43d Infantry Brigade, CtARNG, S-3, 1-102d Infantry Battalion, CtARNG; Battalion Executive Officer, 1-169th Infantry Battalion, CtARNG; Deputy Commandant, Connecticut Military Academy; Battalion Commander, 2-102d Infantry Battalion, CtARNG; Defense Movement Coordinator, STARC, CtARNG; Battalion Commander, 242d Engineer Combat Battalion, CtARNG, State Training Officer, State Area Command (STARC), CtARNG; Commander, 85th Troop Command, Connecticut Army National Guard, New London, Connecticut.