Command Sergeant Major 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment

Command Sergeant Major Christopher Shaiko hails from Springfield, VA.  He entered the United States Army in February 1998 as a Patriot System C2 Operator and later reclassified to an Armored Reconnaissance Specialist in 2000.  CSM Shaiko has served in heavy and light units throughout his career and has held every leadership position including Squad Leader, Section Leader, Platoon Sergeant, First Sergeant, Operations Sergeant Major and Command Sergeant Major.  He arrives from Fort Riley, Kansas where he served as the Brigade Command Sergeant Major for 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division.

His assignments include the 108^th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Fort Bliss, TX., 3^rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson CO., 4^th Squadron, 7^th Cavalry Regiment, Camp Garry Owen, Korea, 2^nd Battalion, 7^th Infantry Regiment, Fort Stewart, GA., 1^st Squadron, 11^th ACR, Fort Irwin, CA., 1^st Squadron, 38^th Armor Regiment, 525^th BfSB, Fort Bragg, GA., 1^st Squadron, 16^th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Benning GA.  His broadening assignments include positions as a Senior Observer Controller/Trainer in 1^st Squadron, 409^th Regiment (CAV) (TS), Fort Knox, KY., and as the Senior Military Science Instructor at Iowa State University Army ROTC.  CSM Shaiko has two combat deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and a peace keeping mission in Kosovo.

CSM Shaiko’s education includes all levels of NCOPDS culminating with United States Army Sergeants Major Academy, Class 68.  He holds a Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree from Excelsior College, Albany, NY. and is currently working towards a Master’s degree in Defense and Strategic Studies from University Texas at El Paso.

CSM Shaiko’s awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, one oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal, three oak leaf clusters, Army Commendation Medals, three oak leaf cluster, Army Achievement Medal, silver leaf cluster, Army Good Conduct Medal, 7th Award, National Defense Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon with Numeral Five, NATO Medal (Kosovo), Iraqi Campaign Medal, Kosovo Campaign Medal, bronze star, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.  CSM Shaiko is also a recipient of the Order of Saint George Medal (Silver).