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Thomas Griffin

 
Board of Advisor - Recruitmilitary LLC
 
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Company Name : Recruitmilitary LLC
 
Company Website : www.recruitmilitary.com
 
Company Address : 422 West Loveland Ave.
, Loveland, OH,
United States,
 
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Thomas Griffin Biography :

General Griffin had a long and distinguished military career. He served for 35 years, most recently as Chief of Staff, Allied Forces, Southern Europe. In that position, he was responsible for the coordination of an international staff of more than 1,000 personnel from nine countries. Thomas N. Griffin, Jr., was commissioned as a second lieutenant of the infantry upon graduation from the United States Military Academy in 1956. His first assignment was to West Germany, where he served as a platoon leader and company commander. In 1960-1963, he served with the Third Infantry at Fort Myer, Virginia, as a company commander and the Regimental Adjutant. He was assigned to the Republic of Vietnam in 1965, serving as advisor to a Vietnamese Ranger unit. He then served with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, as a brigade operations officer then as the Commanding Officer of a battalion in the 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment. In 1968, he was assigned to the Academy, where he served as a tactical officer, regimental executive officer, and the Regimental Commander of the 4th Regiment of the Corps of Cadets. In 1971, he returned to Vietnam, where he served with the 101st Airborne Division as a brigade executive officer and a deputy brigade commander. He then served for four years at Fort Ord, California, where he commanded a basic training battalion and then was Operations Officer for the 7th Infantry Division. Griffin then went to Washington, D.C., to serve as an assignment officer in the U.S. Army Military Personnel Center. After that, he was stationed in the Republic of Korea, commanding the 3rd brigade of the 2nd Infantry Division. He then became Chief of the Readiness Division in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations in the Pentagon. In 1981, Griffin was assigned as Chief of Colonels Division in the Military Personnel Center. In 1982, upon promotion to brigadier general, he became the Deputy Director for Plans and Policy in the U.S. Pacific Command at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii. Later, he was made the Assistant Division Commander (Maneuver), 3rd Armored Division, in Giessen, West Germany. During that assignment, he was also Community Commander of the Giessen Military Community. A year later, he was assigned to command the Army's Berlin Brigade and the Berlin Military Community. In 1986, Griffin returned to the 3rd Armored Division as its Commander. Concurrently, he was Commander of the Frankfurt Military Community. After promotion to lieutenant general, he was assigned as the Chief of Staff, Allied Forces Southern Europe, in Naples. He retired in 1991. General Griffin holds an MS degree in International Affairs from George Washington University. He is a graduate of the College of Naval Command and Staff and the Naval War College. He spent a year as a Senior Fellow in the Executive Seminar in National and International Affairs with the Department of State and completed the Executive Program of the Colgate Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia. General Griffin's awards include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Army Distinguished Service Medal (two awards), the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Air Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), the Joint Services Commendation Medal, and two Army Commendation Medals. He also received the Gallantry Cross with Gold Star and the Staff Service Medal from the Republic of Vietnam.

 
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