National Guard
Brigadier General ROBERT T. WOOLDRIDGE, II
  
Deputy Commanding General - Operations, 40th Infantry Division
Los Alamitos, CA
Since: May 2022
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo - BA - History
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo - MA - Industrial and Technical Studies
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Field Artillery Officer Basic Course
Field Artillery Officer Advanced Course
United States Army Command and General Staff College
Brigade Pre-Command Course
United States Army Judge Advocate General's School, Senior Officer Legal Orientation (SOLO) Course
Army Senior Leader Development Seminar (SLDS)
Aviation Senior Leader Course (AvSLC)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 29 May 93
1LT 29 May 95
CPT 1 Jun 97
MAJ 27 Aug 03
LTC 25 Nov 08
COL 5 Aug 15
BG 27 Jan 21

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
May 22 Present Deputy Commanding General - Operations, 40th Infantry Division, Los Alamitos, California
Apr 22 Apr 22 Deputy Commanding General (Support), 40th Infantry Division, Los Alamitos, California
Aug 18 Jan 20 Chief of Staff, 40th Infantry Division, Los Alamitos, California
Jun 16 Aug 18 Commander, 100th Troop Command, March Air Reserve Base, California
Oct 14 Jun 16 J6 (Assistant Chief of Staff for C4I), Joint Force Headquarters, Sacramento, California
Dec 12 Sep 14 Deputy Commander, 223rd Regiment (RTI), San Luis Obispo, California
Dec 11 Dec 14 Data Processing Branch Chief, Detachment 1, Joint Force Headquarters, San Luis Obispo, California
Aug 11 Dec 11 Director of Plans, Training, Mobilization & Security, Camp Roberts, California
Oct 08 Aug 11 Commander, 1st Battalion, 143rd Field Artillery, Walnut Creek, California
Aug 07 Sep 08 Executive Officer, 1st Battalion, 144th Field Artillery, Burbank, California
Aug 06 Jul 07 Data Processing Branch Chief, Detachment 1, State Area Command (STARC), San Luis Obispo, California
Dec 05 Jul 06 Group S6/ Combat Service Support Automation Management Officer, 115th Area Support Group, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
Apr 05 Nov 05 Combat Service Support Automation Management Officer, 115th Area Support Group, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
May 03 Apr 05 Automation Staff Officer, Detachment 1, State Area Command (STARC), San Luis Obispo, California
Oct 01 May 03 Commander, Battery C, 1st Battalion, 143 Field Artillery, Santa Maria, California
Sep 00 Sep 01 Battalion Operations Officer, Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 143 Field Artillery, Walnut Creek, California
Jan 00 Sep 00 Information Systems Designer, Detachment 1, State Area Command (STARC), San Luis Obispo, California
Sep 99 Jan 00 Individual Ready Reserve
May 99 Sep 99 Terminal Leave Separating from Active Duty
Jul 97 May 99 Assistant Professor of Military Science, ROTC, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California
Jun 97 Jul 97 Student, Combined Arms Services and Staff School, US Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Jan 97 Jun 97 Student, Field Artillery Officer Advanced Course, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Jun 96 Dec 96 Battalion Fire Support Officer, 1st Battalion (Attack), 82nd Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Mar 96 Jun 96 Executive Officer, Battery C, 3-319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment (AFAR), 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Jun 95 Mar 96 Fire Direction Officer, Battery B, 3-319th AFAR, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Jan 94 Jun 95 Company Fire Support Officer, Company A, 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 73rd Armor Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Jun 93 Dec 93 Student, Field Artillery Officer Basic Course, Fort Sill, Oklahoma

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Group S6/ Combat Service Support Automation Management Officer, 115th Area Support Group, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait Dec 05 - Jul 06 Major
Combat Service Support Automation Management Officer, 115th Area Support Group, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait Apr 05 - Nov 05 Major

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass, “M” device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
Ranger Tab
Senior Parachutist Badge

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Senior Principal Software Engineer for Science Applications International Corporation in Santa Maria, California. Leads a small, highly technical web development team on a $2 million/year US Air Force contract that supports US Space Command’s Space Domain Awareness programs.

 

 

As of: 6 Sep 22

 

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