Command Sergeant Major Michael S. Cordery

Command Sergeant Major Michael S. Cordery entered the military in September 1998 as a Military Police Soldier. He attended both basic and advanced individual training at Fort McClellan, Alabama.

His positions and assignments include: Gunner, Driver, and Team Leader, 230th Military Police Company, 95th Military Police Battalion, Kaiserslautern, Germany; Team Leader, 212th Military Police Detachment, United States Army Garrison, Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Squad Leader, United States Army Garrison, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania; Squad Leader, 170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, Fort Lewis, Washington; Platoon Sergeant, 202nd Military Police Company, 71st Transportation Battalion, Fort Eustis, Virginia; Detachment Sergeant, 212th Military Police Detachment, United States Army Garrison, Fort Eustis, Virginia; Senior Operational Advisor, Able Squadron, Asymmetric Warfare Group, Fort Meade, Maryland; Troop Sergeant Major, Baker Squadron, Asymmetric Warfare Group, Fort Meade, Maryland; Provost Sergeant, United States Army Garrison, Fort Carson, Colorado; First Sergeant, 984th Military Police Company, 759th Military Police Battalion, Fort Carson, Colorado; Troop Sergeant Major, Charlie Squadron, Asymmetric Warfare Group, Fort Meade, Maryland, Operations Sergeant Major, 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, Grafenwoehr/Vilseck, Germany, Battalion Command Sergeant Major, 97th Military Police Battalion, Fort Riley, Kansas, and most recently as Command Sergeant Major,18th Military Police Brigade, Vilseck, Germany. He has two deployments in support of KFOR as a Gunner and Driver, 230th Military Police Company; two deployments in support of Operation Iraqi  Freedom as a Squad Leader, 170th Military Police Company and Platoon Sergeant, 202nd Military Police Company; two deployments to Afghanistan with the Asymmetric Warfare Group in support of JSOC,2/75 Ranger Regiment and 3/75 Ranger Regiment as the Senior Operational Advisor; five deployments in support of CENTCOM, PACOM, and AFRICOM while serving as a Senior Operational Advisor and Troop Sergeant Major for the Asymmetric Warfare Group; and one deployment to Kosovo in support of Operation Allies Refuge/Welcome as Brigade Command Sergeant Major.

He has graduated from numerous military schools including Combat Lifesaver Course; Basic Leaders Course; Inter Service Non-Lethal Weapons Instructor Course; Advance Leaders Course; Combatives Level 1; Senior Leaders Course; First Sergeant Course; Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Evasion Course (SERE-C High Risk); Counter-Surreptitious Entry School; Anti-Terrorism Evasive Driving Course; Battle Staff; the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy (Class 67); Master Resilience Training Course; Battalion Pre-Command Course; Battalion Command Sergeant Major Development Program; Brigade Pre-Command Course; and Brigade Command Sergeant Major Development Course. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Columbia Southern University graduating Magna Cum Laude.

Command Sergeant Major Cordery’s awards include: Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (fourth award), Army Commendation Medal (sixth award), Army Achievement Medal (fourth award), Army Good Conduct Medal (eighth award), National Defense Service Medal, Kosovo Campaign Medal (one bronze service star), Afghanistan Campaign Medal (two bronze service stars), Iraqi Campaign Medal (with three bronze service stars), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (with numeral five), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (numeral three), Army Superior Unit Award (second award), Meritorious Unit Citation, Combat Action Badge, Air Force Security Forces Qualification Badge, and Driver's Badge with Wheel Device. His is also the recipient of the Military Police Corps Order of the Marchaussee in Bronze.

He is married to his wife Amanda. They have two sons, SPC Cameron Cordery and Adam Cordery.