Generally Speaking (44 page)
Chronology, United States Army Service Lieutenant General Claudia J. Kennedy
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE
Direct Appointment
MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Women's Army Corps Officer Basic Course
Military Intelligence Officer Advance Course
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army War College
EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Southwestern at Memphis, BA Degree, Philosophy
FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)
French, German
| PROMOTIONS | DATES OF APPOINTMENT ( Note: Selection to grade often occurred in year prior to appointment.) |
| Second Lieutenant | 2 Jun 69 |
| First Lieutenant | 2 Jun 70 |
| Captain | 2 Jun 71 |
| Major | 10 Jul 79 |
| Lieutenant Colonel | 1 Jul 85 |
| Colonel | 1 Mar 91 |
| Brigadier General | 1 Oct 93 |
| Major General | 1 Nov 96 |
| Lieutenant General | 21 May 97 |
| MAJOR DUTY ASSIGNMENTS | ||
| FROM | TO | ASSIGNMENT |
| Jan 70 | May 71 | Administrative Officer, G-1 (Personnel), United States Army Garrison, Fort Devens, Massachusetts |
| Jun 71 | Jul 73 | Women's Army Corps Recruiting Officer, United States Army Recruiting Main Station, Concord, New Hampshire |
| Aug 73 | Aug 75 | Commander, Staff and Faculty Company, United States Women's Army Corps Center and School, Fort McClellan, Alabama |
| Aug 75 | Mar 76 | Student, Military Intelligence Officer Advance Course, United States Army Intelligence Center and School, Fort Huachuca, Arizona |
| Mar 76 | Jun 76 | Student, Basic Electronic Warfare/Cryptologic Officer Course, United States Army Security Agency Training Center and School, Fort Devens, Massachusetts |
| Jul 76 | Feb 77 | Electronic Warfare Staff Officer, United States Army Security Agency Field Station, Camp Humphrey, United States Army, Korea |
| Feb 77 | Jul 77 | Strategic Intelligence Officer, 501st Military Intelligence Group (Provisional), United States Army, Korea |
| Jul 77 | Jul 80 | Cryptologic Staff Officer, United States Army Intelligence and Security Command, Military Intelligence Group (SIGINT/EW), with duty at National Security Agency, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland |
| Aug 80 | Jun 81 | Student, United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas |
| Jul 81 | Mar 84 | Assistant Operations Officer, later Operations Officer, United States Army Field Station Augsburg, United States Army Intelligence and Security Command, Germany |
| Mar 84 | Jun 86 | Staff Officer, Director of Training, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, Washington, D.C. |
| Jul 86 | Jul 88 | Commander, 3rd Operations Battalion, United States Army Field Station Augsburg, later Commander, 714th Military Intelligence Battalion, 701st Military Intelligence Brigade, United States Army Intelligence and Security Command, Germany |
| Jul 88 | Jul 90 | Commander, San Antonio Recruiting Battalion, 5th Recruiting Brigade, Fort Sam Houston, Texas |
| Aug 90 | Jun 91 | Student, United States Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania |
| Jul 91 | Mar 93 | Commander, 703rd Military Intelligence Brigade, Kunia, Hawaii |
| Apr 93 | Jul 94 | Director, Intelligence, G-2, Forces Command, Fort McPherson, Georgia |
| Jul 94 | Jul 95 | Deputy Commander, United States Army Intelligence Center and Fort Huachuca/Assistant Commandant, United States Army Intelligence School, Fort Huachuca, Arizona |
| Jul 95 | May 97 | Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, United States Army, Washington, D.C. |
| May 97 | Jun 00 | Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, United States Army, Washington, D.C. |
| Retired | 31 July 2000 |
U.S. DECORATIONS AND BADGES
National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal
Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Staff Identification Badge
“She truly has the right stuff.”
—Brigadier General Evelyn “Pat” Foote
When Claudia Kennedy retired from the United States Army in June 2000, she had made history by becoming the Army's first woman three-star general. The highest-ranking female officer of her time, she was Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, overseeing 45,000 soldiers worldwide.
Now a military analyst for NBC News, General Kennedy describes her thirty-two-year career, which spanned a time of monumental transformation for the military. She tells how—just after the Army began to allow women officers to command men—she was placed in charge of a rebellious, out-of-control company where she restored order and respect. She shows us the daunting challenges she faced over the years, from the DMZ in South Korea to the offices of the Pentagon. And she reveals how one of our most revered and misunderstood institutions really operates … as we meet a superlative leader who both witnessed groundbreaking changes in the Army and helped make them.
“Kennedy was known within the Army as a determined advocate for women soldiers…[and for her] principled commitment to creating a female-friendly force.”
—
Publishers Weekly
“Engaging. …Kennedy talks stars, stripes, and soldiers.”
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New York Daily News