Brandon Wooldridge

SSG(Ret) Brandon K. Wooldridge, was born in Los Angeles, California on 16 June 1981. He entered the Army on 7 November 2002, and completed Basic Training (OSUT) at Fort Benning, Georgia. He has served in a number of leadership positions as an Infantryman. His assignments include: C Co 1-27 Infantry Schofield Barracks, HI as a Grenadier, SAW Gunner and Fire Team Leader (2003-2006), A Co 2-7 Infantry Fort Stewart, GA as a Rifle Squad Leader, Bradley Section Leader, Company Master Gunner and a Casualty Liason (2006-2011), C Co 1-2 Infantry Grafenwoehr, Germany as a Company Master Gunner (2011-2012), D Co 1-2 Infantry Grafenwoehr, Germany as Platoon Sergeant (2012), HHC 1-2 Infantry Grafenwoehr, Germany as Task Force Master Gunner (2012-2013), Warrior Transition Battalion – Europe D Co and B Co as the First Platoon, Second Squad Leader (13-Present).Military Education: His current military education and training includes: Warrior Leader Course, Advanced Leaders Course, Unit Prevention Leaders Course, UCOFT Instructor Trainer, Bradley Master Gunners Course, Small Arms Weapons Expert Course, CQB Train the Trainer, Combatives Level 1, Combat Life Savers Course, WTU TRIAD for Squad Leaders and Platoon Sergeants, Equal Opportunity Leaders Course, Safety Officer Course and Sexual Harassment/Assault Response & Prevention.Awards and Decorations: His awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, Army Commendation Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Achievement Medal, Valorous Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Citation with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Naval Unit Citation, Army Good Conduct medal Third Award, Iraq Campaign Medal with two stars, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Non Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon numeral two, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon numeral three, NATO Medal, Certificate of Acheivment two, Combat Infantry Badge, Expert Infantry Badge.