Biographic Summary for:


Colonel (Retired) Bobby J. Ervin




Bobby Jay Ervin


Colonel, Infantry, USAR (Retired)

Date and Place of Birth: 25 April 1947, Salisbury, North Carolina

Present Assignment: Retired

Civilian Occupation:
Associate Vice President for Learning Technologies
Fayetteville Technical Community College

Enlisted Service:
NONE

Source and Date of Commission or Appointment:
ROTC, 9 June 1969 (Distinguished Military Graduate)

Years of Commissioned Service:
30 Years

Total Years of Service:
30 Years


Military Education Year Completed
Armor Officer Basic Course (Resident) 1970
Intelligence Officer Basic Course (Resident) 1970
Intelligence Officer Advanced Course (Resident) 1975
Command and General Staff College (Nonresident) 1979
US Army War College (Nonresident) 1994


Educational Degrees College Year Received
B.A. (History) Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 1969
M.B.A. (Business Administration) Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC 1988


Decorations, Service Medals, and Badges

Legion of Merit (1999)

Meritorious Service Medal with Three Oak Leaf Clusters
(1987, 1989, 1992, 1994)
Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
(1971, 1974)
Army Achievement Medal (1985)
Army Superior Unit Award (1990)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with Three Oak Leaf Clusters
(1984, 1988, 1992, 1996)
National Defense Service Medal with Service Star
(1969, 1991)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1970)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with Hourglass Device
(1983, 1993)
Army Service Ribbon (1970)
Overseas Ribbon (1970)


Chronological List
of Appointments
   
2LT USAR 9 Jun 69
2LT AUS 4 Dec 69
1LT USAR 4 Aug 72
1LT AUS 4 Dec 72
CPT AUS 6 Nov 73
CPT USAR 3 Dec 75
MAJ USAR 7 Jun 82
LTC USAR 6 Jun 89
COL USAR 5 Jun 94


Chronological Record of Duty Assignments From To
ACTIVE DUTY:    
Student,
USA Armor School, Ft Knox, KY
Dec 69 Feb 70
Student,
USA Intelligence School, Ft Holabird, MD
Feb 70 Jun 70
Military Intelligence Officer,
G2, HQ I Corps(Group), Korea
Jun 70 Jun 71
MI Staff Officer,
US Army Special Security Group, Heidelburg, Germany
Jun 71 Jun 74
Student,
USA Intelligence School, Ft Huachuca, AZ
Jul 74 Mar 75
Chief, Computer Operation Branch,
519th MI Battalion, Fort Bragg, NC
Mar 75 Mar 76
Strategic Intelligence Officer,
519th MI Battalion, Fort Bragg, NC
Mar 76 Mar 77
Special Activities Officer
Intelligence Data Handling, USA Special Security Group,
Fort Bragg, NC
Mar 77 Mar 78
USAR - Not on Active Duty:    
(IRR) Control Group (Reinforcement) Apr 78 Aug 80
Instructor,
Senior Warrant Officer Course, 3286th USAR School,
Garner, NC
Aug 80 Nov 81
Assistant Operations Officer,
3286th USAR School, Garner, NC
Nov 81 Dec 86
Chief Reception Processing & Control Division,
3398th US Army Reception Battalion, Greenville, NC
Dec 86 Dec 87
Executive Officer,
3398th US Army Reception Battalion, Greenville, NC
Dec 87 Mar 89
Assistant Chief of Staff, G2,
108th Division (Training), Charlotte, NC
Mar 89 Dec 89
Commander,
2d Battalion, 108th Regiment, 108th Division (Training),
Durham, NC
Jan 90 Feb 92
Executive Officer,
3d Brigade, 108th Division (Training), Winston-Salem, NC
Mar 92 Oct 93
Commander,
3d Brigade, 108th Division (Training), Winston-Salem, NC
Oct 93 Apr 94
Commander,
2d Reserve Forces Intelligence School,
108th Division (Institutional Training),
Fort Bragg, NC
Apr 94 Feb 96
Commander,
3d Brigade (Combat Support),
108th Division (Institutional Training),
Fort Jackson, SC
Feb 96 Mar 99
Retired Jun 99  


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