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Sergeant Major Pfeifer began his military career
at 17, when he enlisted in the Army Reserve
in June of 1969. His first assignment was the
366th Medical Detachment, Veterinary Services,
as a 91R, Food Inspection Specialist. In 1974
CSM Pfeifer transferred to the 367th Public
Affairs Detachment, where he was the Art Director
for the 83rd ARCOM monthly magazine. CSM Pfeifer,
then Specialist 5 Pfeifer, was discharged from
the Army in June of 1975, the same day that
he graduated from The Ohio State University.
In
August of 1983, He re-enlisted into the 2078th
USARF School as the Asst. Operations NCO.
He quickly moved through various assignments,
with the school, finally ending up as a Senior
NCOES Instructor, having taught PLDC, BNCOC,
ANCOC, and First Sergeants Course. In 1987
SFC Pfeifer moved to the 83rd ARCOM staff,
as the Asst. Training NCO, where he was utilized
as an evaluator for all instruction in the
83rd ARCOM operational area. In 1988, he returned
to the 2078th as a Senior NCOES Instructor.
In
1990, Master Sergeant Pfeifer attended the
79D MOS Course, and after graduating first
in the class, he became a Senior Retention
NCO in the 83rd ARCOM Strength Management
Division. In 1992 he was selected by a United
States Army Reserve Command board to be The
First U.S. Army Liaison NCO for Emergency
Preparedness to the Ohio National Guard, State
Area Command, at the rank of Sergeant Major.
He
was selected as the Command Sergeant Major
for the 391st Military Police Battalion in
1994, and then as the command Sergeant Major
for the 307th Medical Group in 1998. CSM Pfeifer
was mobilized from the 307th Med Group in
March of 2001 to become the Command Sergeant
Major for Task Force Medical Falcon IV, Camp
Bondsteel, Kosovo. In November of 2001, CSM
Pfeifer was selected to be the Command Sergeant
Major of the 643rd Area Support Group, the
senior Army Reserve Noncommissioned Officer
in the State of Ohio. In the third year of
his tenure, he was again deployed, for a 14
month tour at Ft. Polk, LA, as the Command
Sergeant Major for the Mobilization and Demobilization
mission. Upon his return, he asked for, and
received the Command Sergeant Major position
at the 325th Finance Battalion. In 2007 CSM
Pfeifer retired after 30 years of service.
CSM
Pfeifer is a Graduate of the United States
Army Sergeants Major Academy, The Garrison
Command Sergeants Major Course, Senior NCO
Battle Staff Course, First Sergeants Course,
Senior NCO Course, Advanced NCO Course, and
Basic NCO Course He has received the Meritorious
Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters,
The Army Commendation Medal with 5 Oak Leaf
Clusters, The Army Achievement Medal, The
Good Conduct Medal, The Reserve Component
Achievement Medal with one silver and one
bronze oak leaf cluster, The National Defense
Medal with 2 service stars, The Kosovo Campaign
Medal with one campaign star, The Global War
on Terrorism Service Medal, The Reserve Medal
with M device and the numeral 2, The NCO Professional
Development Ribbon with the numeral 4, The
Army Service Ribbon, The Overseas Service
Ribbon, The Overseas Training Ribbon, The
NATO Ribbon for Kosovo, and The Career Counselors
Badge..
CSM
Pfeifer resides in Dublin, Ohio, with his
wife, Dawn and his Daughter, Sarah. He is
employed by Stone Search Services as a Senior
Consultant.
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