serviceyears branch birth_place allegiance awards signature rank image article_title
sep -rrb- 1981 -- jan 2015 -lrb- 33 + years usa whittier , california , u.s. united states of america border raymond f. chandler signature.svg 25px sergeant major of the army chandler 2012.jpg raymond f. chandler

raymond f. chandler

raymond f. chandler -lrb- born august 25 , 1962 -rrb- was the 14th sergeant major of the army in the united states .
he was sworn in on march 1 , 2011 and served until january 30 , 2015 .
chandler has served in all tank crewman positions and has had multiple tours as a troop , squadron and regimental master gunner .
he has served in the 1st infantry division -lrb- fwd -rrb- , 2nd infantry division , 4th infantry division , 1st cavalry division , 3rd armored division , 2nd armored cavalry regiment , 3rd armored cavalry regiment , united states army armor school , and the united states army sergeants major academy .
he also served as first sergeant in four different detachments , troops and companies .
as a sergeant major , he served as operations sgm in 1/2 acr and as csm in 1/7 cavalry , 1st cavalry division , united states army garrison fort leavenworth , kansas and the united states army armor school csm .
chandler was assigned as the united states army sergeants major academy csm in december 2007 .
in june 2009 , chandler became the 19th commandant of usasma and the first enlisted commandant in usasma history .
