Lieutenant General Steven Boutelle was commissioned a Signal Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 4-70, 6 February 1970. His first duty assignment was as Communications Officer, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry, 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized), United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Communications Officer, 2nd Battalion, 41st Field Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany; Special Projects Officer, later Motor Officer, 58th Signal Battalion, 1st Signal Group, Fort Lewis, Washington; Commander B Company, 58th Signal Battalion, 1st Signal Group, Fort Lewis, Washington; Assistant S-3 for Audio-Visual, 1st Signal Group, Fort Lewis, Washington; Tango Operations Officer, 362nd Signal Company, 41st Signal Battalion, Eighth United States Army, Korea; Commander, 362nd Signal Company, 41st Signal Battalion, Eighth United States Army, Korea; Commander, Carlisle Recruiting Area, United States Army Harrisburg District Recruiting Command, Carlisle, Pennsylvania; Electronic Security Systems Officer, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany; Executive Officer, 8th Signal Battalion, 8th Infantry Division (Mechanized), United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany; Test and Evaluation Officer, later Chief, Test and Evaluation Division, Command Systems Integration Agency, Office of the Secretary of the Army, Washington, D.C.; Executive Officer to the Director for Command Systems Integration Agency, Office of the Secretary of the Army, Washington D.C.; Theater Command, Control, Communications, and Computers Planner, J-6, The Joint Staff, Washington D.C.; Project Manager, Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems, Program Executive Officer for Command, Control, and Communication Systems, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey; Program Executive Officer, Command, Control, and Communication Systems, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey; Director of Information Systems, Networks and Space, Office of the Chief Information Officer/G-6, United States Army, Washington D.C.; Chief Information Officer/G-6, Office of the Secretary of the Army, Washington D.C. | Lieutenant General Boutelle's military awards and decorations include: Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal w/ 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Parachutist Badge, Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge, Army Staff Identification Badge.