Command Group
Command Sergeant Major's Biography
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CSM Donald U. Thelen |
Command Sergeant Major Donald Thelen began his military career after graduating from Fowler High School, Fowler, MI.
He completed Basic Combat Training at Fort Campbell, KY and AIT at Ft Sill, OK.
He became the 3d Medical Recruiting Battalion Command Sergeant Major in January 2009. Command Sergeant Major Thelen served as the First Command Sergeant Major of the U.S. Army 304th SBDE, March AFB, CA, Commandant, NCO Academy, Fort McCoy, WI, and Command Retention NCO, HQs 77th RSC, Fort Totten, NY.
Other assignments include USARRC, Readiness Command, Senior Retention NCOIC, Ft Jackson, SC, Senior Staff Retention NCO, SMD, 97th ARCOM, FGGM, MD, Command Retention NCO, ARPERCEN, St Louis, MO, PAC Supervisor, HQ, 78th DIV TNG, Edison, NJ, Admin NCO, 78th DIV TNG, Edison, NJ, Station Commander/ Recruiter, USARB, Ft Monmouth, NJ, Patient Admin Supervisor, 3297th USAH, Charlotte, NC, Admin Sup/Retention NCO, 5033d USAR School, Lansing, MI, Inst/Ret NCO, 5033d USAR School, Lansing, MI, and 1st Cook, MI ARNG, Lansing, MI.
CSM Thelen assumed responsibilities as Command Sergeant Major of Fort Devens on 21 March 2011.
Command Sergeant Major Thelen is a resident graduate of the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy at Fort Bliss, Texas. In addition to his military education, he has earned an Associate and Bachelor’s Degree in Business from Columbia College in St. Louis, and is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Central Michigan University, Ft. Meade, MD.
His awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (5-OLC), Army Commendation Medal (4-OLC), Army Achievement Medal (6-OLC), Good Conduct Medal (9th Award), Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (2), National Defense Service Ribbon (3), Government War on Terrorism Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon (3), Army Service Ribbon, Gold Recruiter Badge (w/3 SAPH), Armed Forces Reserve Medal (3), Army-Superior Unit Award (2), Career Counselor Badge, and Gold Recruiter Ring.