Nick Sottler:
CLASS OF 1970
Trenton High SchoolClass of 1970
Trenton, MO
North Central Missouri CollegeClass of 1972
Trenton, MO
Rissler Elementary SchoolClass of 1964
Trenton, MO
Alta Vista Elementary SchoolClass of 1964
Cheyenne, WY
O'Melveny Elementary SchoolClass of 1964
San fernando, CA
Nick's Story
College
Went to TJC my first year(70-71), then to Kansas State University(71-Dec75). Loved the school and met a ton of great people. Started up an oldies rock and roll band and played parties and the like, even won the talent contest at the 1975 Kansas State Fair. We called ourselves 'Bobby Gem and the Blue Diamonds'.
Played tons of touch and flag football--my major recreational distraction. Didn't have any money to party and/or date(smile) so sports and 'free' campus activities were my way of getting to meet and know others.
I graduated Dec75 and shipped out to Officers Candidate School, USMC, Quantico, VA, on 3Jan76, so I didn't attend grad exercises at KSU. My diploma was mailed to my folks. I saw my diploma for the first time when visiting Trenton, Dad remember to give it to me...that was probably in 1982/83.
College was a good time and I still keep in touch with a number of the folks I went to school with at TJC and KSU. As I said--they were great people...Nick
Workplace
Since July 2002, I've been employed by EOIR, Technologies, as a contractor, working at the National Geospatial-Intelligence College, at the USArmy's, Fort Belvoir, VA.
The college is part of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Department of Defense.
I'm the Executive Assistant at the college.
It...Expand for more
's great as we training hundreds of military members so I still get to associate with young Marines, Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen.
Military
1976--OCS and TBS Quantico, VA
COMMISSIONED an Officer of U.S. Marines 1Jan1976
Jan 1977-Jun 1980--1st Battalion, 4th Marine Infantry Regiment (1/4)
Okinawa, Japan (Jan-Nov 1977)
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, 29-Palms, CA (Nov77-Jun80)
Billets--Rifle Plt Leader(2d Plt, Co B)
Rifle Co XO(Co B and Co A)
CO, H&S Co
S3-A
1980-81--XO Recruiting Station(RS) Sacramento CA
1981-83--Operations Officer RS Los Angeles
1983-84--Student-Advanced Comm Officer's Course, Quantico, VA
1984-85--CO, H&S Co, 3d Maintenance Bn, 3d FSSG, Okinawa,Japan
1985-88--1/4 again, the 29-Palms,CA
CO, Co A (one year)
Battalion Operations Officer(S3) (two years)
1988-91--CO, RS Omaha, NE (and no I didn't ask for a second tour on Recruiting--one was way more than enough.)
1991-93--HQMC, Plans, Policy, and Operations
Ground Combat Element Force Structure Functional Officer and O-3(infantry) OccFld Sponsor
1993-95--Officer in Charge of MAGTF Force Structure
MCCDC, Quantico, VA
(yep--ended up where I began)
RETIRED--31Dec1995
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