Colonel Willie McMillian was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from the Officer Candidate School Class 19-71, 14 September 1971. His first duty assignment was as a Platoon Leader, C Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry, lst Infantry Division, Augsburg, Germany. | His subsequent duty assignment include: Brigade Equal Opportunity Officer, 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Goppingin, Germany; Company Commander, B Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry, 7th Infantry Division, Fort Ord, California; Area Commander, United States Army Recruiting Command, Fresno, California; Transportation Plans Officer, United States Army Element, Headquarters, Joint Forces Japan, Yokota, Japan; Brigade S-4, 2nd Brigade, 7'1' Infantry Division, Fort Ord, California; Executive Officer, 3rd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, Fort Ord, California; Commander, 2nd Battalion, 2d Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington; Commander, 4th Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Deputy Chief of Staff, I Corps, Fort Lewis, Washington; Commander, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington; Deputy Commander, United States Army Physical Disability Agency, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.