SGM ROBERT TRAWICK, JR.

25B Proponent Sergeant Major

Signal Center of Excellence, Office Chief of Signal

Fort Gordon, Georgia

Sergeant Major Robert Trawick, Jr. is a native of Milledgeville, Georgia and began his active military service on 14 July 1988. He attended One Station Unit Training (basic training and Advanced Individual Training (AIT)) at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. After three years in Combat Arms he attended AIT at , Georgia as and earned the MOS 74F, Computer Programmer/Analyst, which is now a 25B Information Technology Specialist.

SGM Trawick has served in numerous leadership positions ranging from Team Chief to G6 SGM. Since his initial enlistment he has held leadership positions within , , Echelons Above Corps, and Joint assignments.

His assignments include: Advanced Party Specialist, Assistant Gunner, and Team Chief, B Battery, 7th Battalion 8th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division(L), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Senior Database Manager, Software Analyst, and Squad Leader, Commanding General Staff College, Combined Arms Command, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Senior Programmer, Detachment Sergeant, and Platoon Sergeant, 556th Personnel Services Battalion, 25th Infantry Division(L), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Senior Enlisted Advisor to the J5, Senior Systems Manager, and Platoon Sergeant, Southern Command, Miami, ; Information Chief, HHC, 82nd Signal Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, , ; Information Chief, 507th , XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, NC; G6 Sergeant Major, 1st Sustainment Command (Theater), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He assumed duties as the 25B Proponent SGM on 10 August 2011.

SGM Trawick has deployed, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, with 82nd Airborne Division as the Division Information Systems Chief and with 507th Corps Support Group, 18th Airborne Corps as the Senior Information Systems Chief and NCOIC of the Combat Service Support Automation Management Office. He participated in Operation Enduring Freedom, while assigned to 1st TSC, where he was responsible for deploying teams to , , Qatar and to support signal operations throughout the ARCENT AOR.

His military education includes: Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic Noncommissioned Officer’s Course, Advanced Noncommissioned Officer’s Course, Sergeants Major Academy, Master Fitness Trainer’s Course, Course, Basic Airborne Course, Combat Lifesaver’s Course, and the US Army Force Management Course.

SGM Trawick attends Excelsior College where he holds an Associate of Arts Degree in Liberal Studies. He is currently working towards a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Liberal Studies and a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology.

SGM Trawick’s awards and decorations include: the Bronze Star Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (two oak leaf clusters), the Army Commendation Medal (two oak leaf clusters), the Army Achievement Medal (four oak leaf clusters), the Meritorious Unit Citation (one oak leaf cluster), the Army Good Conduct Medal (three silver knots), National Defense Service Medal (bronze star), the Korean Defense Service Medal, the Iraqi Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary and Service Medals, the Non‐Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (number 4), the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Ribbon (number 4), the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, the Parachutist Badge, and the .