SERGEANT FIRST CLASS Robert Black

Military Science Instructor
Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, Arkansas 72801

Military Science Instructor 

  • Arkansas Tech University 
  • Since: July 2023 

Military Schools Attended 

  • Infantry Basic One Station Unit Training 
  • Airborne 
  • Basic Leaders Course 
  • Advanced Leader Course 
  • Senior Leader Course 
  • CBRN Defense Course 
  • Drill Sergeant Instructor Course 
  • Master Marksmanship Trainer Course 
  • Equal Opportunity Course 
  • Sexual Harassment Assault Response and Prevention 
  • Battle Staff 
  • Combatives level One and Two  
  • Common Faculty Development Instructor Course 

Operational Deployments 

  • Operation Enduring Freedom, 2011-12 Afghanistan 
  • Operation Inherent Resolve, 2015 Iraq 
  • Operations Allies Refuge, 2021 Afghanistan 

Previous Duty Assignments 

  • Fort Liberty 2010-2015 
  • Assistant Machine Gunner 
  • Machine Gunner 
  • M203 Grenadier 
  • Fire Team Leader 
  • Squad Leader 
  • Weapons Squad Leader 
  • Fort Moore 2015-2020 
  • Squad Leader 
  • Weapons Squad Leader  
  • Drill Sergeant 
  • Senior Drill Sergeant 
  • Fort Johnson 2020-2023 
  • S3 NCOIC 
  • Platoon Sergeant 
  • Scout Platoon Sergeant 

Decorations and Badges 

  • Meritorious Service Medal 
  • Army Commendation Medal, x 4 w/ C-device 
  • Army Achievement Medal, x 3 
  • Combat Infantryman Badge 
  • Expert Infantryman Badge 
  • Drill Sergeant Badge 
  • Airborne Badge 
  • National Defense Service Medal 
  • Afghanistan Service Medal 
  • Iraq Service Medal  
  • Overseas Service Medal 
  • Nato Service Medal 
  • Army Good Conduct Medal 
  • Joint Service Achievement Medal 
  • NCO Professional Development Ribbon 
  • Army Service Ribbon