Jerry McDaniel:  

Military Colonel Jerry T. McDaniel Colonel McDaniel graduated from The University of Tennessee as a Distinguished Military Graduate with a Bachelor of Science Degree in July 1976 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Armor. Following completion of the Armor Officers Basic Course, he was assigned in August 1977 to the Tennessee Army National Guard with duty at 30th Separate Armored Brigade (SAB). He served as a tank platoon leader, cavalry platoon leader, troop executive officer, and battalion adjutant. After graduating from the Armor Officers Advance Course at Fort Knox, Kentucky, in July 1983, he returned to the 30th SAB to serve as a tank company commander Following his command tour in the Tennessee National Guard, he was reassigned to the 2-68 Armor Regiment in Germany. He served for 30 months as a primary and special staff officer. After successful completion of this assignment, he served as an Assistant Professor of Military Science (APMS) at his alma mater, the University of Tennessee. Concurrently serving as an APMS, he completed the Combined Arms and Services Staff School, Command and General Staff College, and a Master of Science Degree. Following his APMS assignment, he reported to National Guard Bureau in 1989 and served as Manpower Management Officer. In August 1991, he was reassigned to United States Army Europ...Expand for more