Colonel Wayne L. Garcia was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School, Class 02-79, 13 April 1979. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, C Company, 3rd Battalion, 32nd Infantry, Fort Ord, California.

His subsequent duty assignments include: Support Platoon Leader, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 32nd Infantry; Executive Officer, B Company, 3rd Battalion, 32nd Infantry, Fort Ord, California; Assistant Brigade S3, 2nd Brigade, 7th ID, Fort Ord, California; Battalion S4, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 32nd Infantry; Company Commander, B Company, 3rd Battalion, 32nd Infantry, Fort Ord, California; Recruiting Company Commander, U.S. Army Recruiting Command (USAREC)-Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana; Recruiting Operation Officer, USAREC-Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio; Chief Management Analyst, 21st TAACOM, Kaiserslautern, Germany; Headquarters Commandant, 21st TAACOM, Kaiserslautern, Germany; Humanitarian Service Support Commander, 21st TAACOM, Sirsenk, Iraq; G3 Operations Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 101st AA, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Battalion S3, 3d Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment (Rakkasans), Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Chief, G3 Operations, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 101st AA, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Chief, Special Programs, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), J8, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida; Deputy Comptroller, USSOCOM, J8, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida; Battalion Commander, USAREC, Syracuse, New York; Deputy Inspector General USAREC, Fort Knox, Kentucky; Deputy Brigade Commander USAREC-6th Brigade, Las Vegas, Nevada; 7th Brigade Commander, USAAC, Fort Knox, Kentucky; and his final assignment was the Chief of Staff of the United States Army Cadet Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia.