Brigadier General Vicente E. Evidente was commissioned as Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 18-49, 30 December 1949. His first duty assignment was a Platoon Leader, Company A, 10th Battalion Combat Team (Motorized), Quezon City, Philippines. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Platoon Leader, Company B, 10th Battalion Combat Team, Korea; Commander, Anti Hukbo Ng Nayan of the People Campaign, Central Luzon and Cagayan Valley, Philippines; Officer, 1st Artillery Division, Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ejica, Philippines; Officer, 3rd Military Area, Cebu City; Commandant, Recrut Officer Training Course; Instructor, Amphibious Warfare and Artillery Department, Army School Center; Chief, G-3 Operations Group, Philippine Army, Philippines; Chief, Personnel Division and Assistant G-1, Philippine Army, Philippines; Chief of Staff, Philippine Army, Philippines; Commanding General, 3rd Infentry Division, Philippine Army, Cebu City. | His military awards include: the Military Commendation Medal, Long Service Medal, Philippine Defense Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal, Korean Campaign Medal, Anti-Dissidence Campaign Service Ribbon, United Nation Service Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation, Republic of Korea Unit Citation, Marksmanship Badge (Marksman), Marksmanship Rifle Badge, Expert Marksmanship Badge.