Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) Biographies https://recruiting.army.mil Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) Biographies RSS Feed en-us Wed, 04 Dec 2019 21:30:05 GMT Mon, 01 Feb 2021 00:05:59 GMT Chicago Recruiting Battalion Command Sergeant Major https://recruiting.army.mil/About-USAREC/command_bios/Bio-Display/Article/2026066/chicago-recruiting-battalion-command-sergeant-major/ Command Sgt. Maj. Ernest Babbs, Jr. is a native of Macon, Georgia. Babbs enlisted in the United States Army in 1993. He attended Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina and Advanced Individual Training in Maryland and was awarded the military occupational specialty for 63B, light wheel vehicle mechanic.   <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2019/Nov/25/2002216824/115/75/0/191116-A-DR655-1001.JPG' alt='CSM Babbs' /> <br /> Wed, 04 Dec 2019 21:30:05 GMT Press Operations https://recruiting.army.mil/About-USAREC/command_bios/Bio-Display/Article/2026066/chicago-recruiting-battalion-command-sergeant-major/ Chicago Recruiting Battalion Chicago Recruiting Battalion Commander https://recruiting.army.mil/About-USAREC/command_bios/Bio-Display/Article/2026241/chicago-recruiting-battalion-commander/ A native of Athens, Tennessee, Lt. Col. Ben Boardman graduated from Furman University in 1997 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Tennessee Army National Guard. Following completion of the Aviation Officer Basic Course and flight school at Ft. Rucker, Alabama in 2000, he completed the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior qualification course and transitioned to active duty service in the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment in 2001. <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2019/Nov/25/2002216813/115/75/0/190715-A-DR655-1001.JPG' alt='Battalion Commander Lt. Col. Boardman' /> <br /> Wed, 04 Dec 2019 20:54:00 GMT Press Operations https://recruiting.army.mil/About-USAREC/command_bios/Bio-Display/Article/2026241/chicago-recruiting-battalion-commander/ Chicago Recruiting Battalion