CSM Christopher C. Goodart, Command Sergeant Major, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Command Sergeant Major Christopher C. Goodart entered the Army in 1997 and completed Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training as an Infantryman at Fort Benning, GA.
CSM Goodart’s assignments include Rifleman, RTO, Assistant Gunner and Team Leader, 1st BN, 502nd Infantry Regiment, Fort Campbell, KY; Team and Squad Leader, 1st BN, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Richardson, AK; Weapons Squad Leader, Platoon Sergeant and S3 Air, 3rd BN, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Richardson, AK; Military Science Instructor, University of Colorado; First Sergeant, B Co 2nd BN, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, NC; First Sergeant, HHC 2nd BN, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, NC; Senior Military Science Instructor, Florida Southern College; Operations Sergeant, HHBN 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC; CSM, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry (Airborne), Fort Bragg, NC; CSM, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY; CSM, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, Fort Benning, GA. CSM Goodart’s most recent assignment was the G-3/5/7 Sergeant Major for United States Army Forces Command/ Western Hemisphere Command, Fort Bragg, NC.
His deployments include Multi-National Force Observers ’99-00, Operation Enduring Freedom III-IV, Operation Iraqi Freedom VI-VII, Operation Enduring Freedom VIIII-X, Operation Enduring Freedom XIII-XIIII and Operation Freedom Sentinel XVIIII-XX.
CSM Goodart is a graduate of all levels of the Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development System from the Basic Leader Course to the Nominative Leaders Course. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army Air Assault School, U.S. Army Airborne School, U.S. Army Jumpmaster School, U.S. Army Pathfinder School, Instructor/Trainer Course, CO CDR/1SG Course, U.S. Army Master Resilience Trainer Course, Cavalry Leaders Course, BN and BDE Pre-Command Course.
CSM Goodart’s civilian education includes an Associates of Applied Science in Administration and Personnel Management, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Liberal Arts from Excelsior College, Albany NY.
CSM Goodart’s awards and decorations include: Legion of Merit (with two OLC) , Bronze Star (with two OLC), Meritorious Service Medal (with four OLC), Army Commendation Medal (with five OLC), Army Achievement Medal (with four OLC), Valorous Unit Award (with two OLC), Meritorious Unit Award (with one OLC), Master Combat Infantryman Badge, Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Infantryman Badge, Air Assault Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Pathfinder Badge, French Airborne Wings and Thai Airborne Wings.