USAG West Point website headerU.S. Army Star

U.S. Army Garrison West Point Command Sergeant Major

U.S. Army Garrison West Point Command Sergeant Major

Command Sergeant Major Roderick C. Taylor - was born in Hempstead New York, May 1969. When he was seven his family moved to Mobile, Alabama, where he grew up and graduated High School. In August 1987, he enlisted in the Army as a 76Y Supply Specialist and went to Basic and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

USAG West Point Crest

Command Sergeant Major Taylor assignments include: Supply Specialist, Charlie Co. 319th Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Property Book Specialist, Berlin Brigade, Berlin, Germany; Property Book Noncommissioned Officer in Charge 519th Military Police Battalion, Fort Polk, Louisiana; Battalion S4 Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, 5th Personnel Services Battalion, Fort Polk, Louisiana; Property Book Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, 470th Military Intelligence Battalion, Panama; Battalion S4 Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, 4th Personnel Services Battalion, Fort Carson, Colorado; Supply Noncommissioned Officer, Friendly Forces Coordination Cell, USA Element Central Command, Host Nation Support, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Battalion S4 Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, First Sergeant and Command Sergeant Major (Rear) (Provisional), 68th Corps Support Battalion, Fort Carson, Colorado; First Sergeant, Delta, Forward Support Company, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado; Service and Supply Sergeant Major, G4, 1st Cavalry Division, III Corps, G4 Sergeant Major, Fort Hood Texas; Command Sergeant Major, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Command Sergeant Major, 72nd Brigade Support Battalion, Fort Bliss Texas; Command Sergeant Major, 2nd Engineer Battalion White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.

Command Sergeant Major Taylor's military schools and education include the Standard Property Book System Course, United States Air Force Airlift Planner Course, Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course, Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course, First Sergeant Course and United States Army Sergeants Major Academy, Class 58. He has a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Liberal Arts from Excelsior College of New York.

Command Sergeant Major Taylor's awards and decorations include: Bronze Star Medal (1st Oak Leaf cluster), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (5th Oak Leaf cluster), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (1st Oak Leaf cluster), Army Achievement Medal (8th Oak Leaf cluster), Joint Military Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Award (1st Oak Leaf cluster), Army Good Conduct Medal (9th Award), Army Occupation Medal, National Defense Service Medal (one Bronze Star), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Campaign Star, Iraqi Campaign Medal with Campaign Star, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Ribbon (w/numeral 4), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (w/numeral 3), NATO Medal, Combat Action Badge and Drivers Badge.