Cadre
Professor of Military Science
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Senior Military Instructor
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Enrollment and Scholarship Officer (ROO)Rodney "Will" Williams |
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Battalion AdjutantTierney A. Williams |
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Assistant Professor of Military Science
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Human Resources Technician
National Guard ROTC Liaison NCO
University Secretary
Battalion Supply Technician
Greg R. Thayer
LTC Greg Thayer was commissioned through ROTC in 1995. After completing the Quartermaster Officer Basic Course, his first duty assignment was with the 528th Special Operations Support Battalion (Airborne), United States Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina where he served as a Fuel & Ammo Platoon Leader, and Forward Support Company Executive Officer.
In 1999, He was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division (Friedberg, Germany) where he served in the 501st Forward Support Battalion as the Operations Officer, Forward Support Company Commander, 284th BSB Area Support Team Commander, and as the Brigade Logistics Officer during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF-I) in 2003.
LTC Thayer later deployed in support of OIF-3, as an Iraqi Army Advisor under the Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq where he served with the Iraqi Army's 2nd Motorized Transportation Regiment. After attending the Command and General Staff College, MAJ Thayer was stationed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2008-2009) where he served as the Senior Logistics Advisor to the Saudi Arabian National Guard. Upon returning from Saudi Arabia in 2009, he served as the Battalion Executive Officer of the 1st Battalion, 383rd Regiment, 166th Aviation Brigade, training Army National Guard and Reserve Aviation units deploying overseas.
Prior to his commission, LTC Thayer served honorably as an Infantryman from 1985 to 1989, serving in the 2nd and 24th Infantry Divisions. Highlights of his enlisted service include a tour of duty in Korea's sensitive demilitarized zone mission, and special duty with the Army Marksmanship Unit, competing in the 18th Airborne Corps rifle, pistol, and light machinegun championships. Upon his discharge from active duty and before he began his ROTC training he was a Law Enforcement Officer for the City of Savannah, Georgia (1989-1990).
LTC Thayer's education includes double majors in Geography (B.S.) and Criminal Justice (B.A.), from Western Michigan University and a Master of Health Sciences in Emergency Response and Disaster Management from Touro University. MAJ Thayer is also a graduate of the United States Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, KS. His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (3rd OLC), Joint Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (2nd OLC), Army Achievement Medal (4th OLC), Overseas Service Ribbon with numeral 4, Army Good Conduct Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon, Combat Action Badge, Expert Infantryman's Badge, Senior Parachutist's Badge, Pathfinder Badge, Parachute Rigger Badge, as well as parachutists wings from Thailand and Australia.
Darrell Bailey
MSG Darrell Bailey, comes to Central Michigan University ROTC from the 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY. He served as the Brigade Fires and Effects Control Cell Operations NCO for the 1st Brigade Combat Team who recently returned in March 2011 from conducting operations in Northern Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. MSG Bailey has over 24 years of military service, he entered the army in Memphis, Tennessee and attended Basic and advanced training at Ft Sill OK. MSG Bailey's previous duty stations include Ft Bliss, TX, Camp Casey, Korea, Seattle Recruting Battalion, Seattle, Washington, Ft Sill, Oklahoma, Camp Shelby, Mississippi and Ft Drum, New York. He has also participated in support of Operation Enduring Freedom VII, IX, and XII. He has served in a wide variety of duty positions such as Cannoneer, Gunner, Ammo Team Chief, Howitzer Section Chief, Army Recruiter, Gunnery Sergeant, Chief of Firing Battery, Observer Controller Trainer, Battalion Master Gunner, Operations NCO, Battalion Intelligence Officer/NCOIC, Battalion Operations NCOIC, Firing Battery First Sergeant, Headquarters Battery First Sergeant, and Brigade Fires and Effects Control Cell NCOIC. MSG Bailey resides in the Mount Pleasant area with his family.
Mary Brewer, HRT was born in Roslyn, Pennsylvania. When she was 13 she moved with her family to Parchment, Michigan, and graduated from Parchment High School in 1983.
CMU 2005 Graduate (Entrepreneurship & Business Administration
Human Resources Tech since 1995. Mary is married to SFC (Retired) Michael R. Brewer. They have two children, Andrew and Sara. As a career military spouse, Mary has traveled to many different places and served in a number of different positions. Her civil service career began in 1989 as a Budget Assistant for the Department of Engineering and Housing, New York Area Command Budget Office, Ft. Dix, NJ until June of 1990. She then received a promotion and transferred to the Walson Army Community Hospital and served as a Budget Clerk until May 1991. She then moved to Hawaii in June 1991 and worked as a Secretary for the Department of Pediatrics, Tripler Army Medical Center, working in both the Administration office as well as the Department of Neonatology. She then transferred to Schofield Barracks and worked as a secretary for Veterinary Services until June 1995. Mary came to Central Michigan University's ROTC program in August 1995. Her hobbies include maintaining a small hobby farm with her husband and making various types of crafts. Her civil services awards include a Commanders Award for Civil Service, 2010 Human Resource Technician of the Year of 7th Brigade, the Leadership Legacy Award, and Achievement Medal for Civilian Service, Special Act/Service Awards, various on-the-spot cash awards, and quality step increases.
Rodney Williams, comes to CMU from Memphis, TN as 3rd Platoon Leader (BIDS), 326th Chemical Company. Williams enlisted in the Army active duty July 1994 were he trained as a Chemical Operation Specialist at Ft. McClellan, AL, 1st Platoon, Delta Company. Assigned to 1st Squad, 1st Platoon, 63rd Chemical Company, 101st ABN DIV (AASLT), Ft. Campbell, KY until January 1997. Assigned to Army Reserves, 398th Chemical Company as a Chemical Operations Specialist at level 10, 20, and 30. He has an AAS in Computer Engineering, BS in Computer Engineering from University of Memphis, and a MBA in Management from Strayer University. Williams served in support of OIF CONUS with TEU at Aberdeen, MD from March 2003 to March 2004. Williams was directly commissioned Oct 2005 as a 74A, Chemical Corp Officer, where he trained at Ft. Sill, OK and Ft. Leonard Wood, MO and currently serves in the Army Reserves. His hobbies include anything to be done in the Great Outdoors. At CMU ROTC he will fulfill the role as the Admissions/Scholarship Officer (ROO) which also covers four other schools; Ferris State, SVSU, Northwood and Alma College. He lives in Mt. Pleasant, MI with his family
Tierney A. Williams
entered the Army in 1995. She has held the positions of Squad Leader 398th CM (1997), Platoon Leader 655th TC (2005), BN S1 Officer 342nd QM (2005) and Executive Officer 3-398th BCT (2007). She has a Bachelors Degree in Psychology and Sociology. She has a Graduate degree in Educational Leadership and has a Certification in Substance Abuse. Here at Central Michigan University ROTC Dept, Williams is responsible for enhancing the soldier readiness of Cadets by instructing, recruiting, training, motivating, retaining, evaluating and accessing quality First Lieutenants. She is also our S1 Officer, responsible for personnel issues of Cadre members. Tierney Williams resides in Mt. Pleasant with her family.
Larry Wilcox
Larry Wilcox is the Supply Technician for Central Michigan University’s Army ROTC Program. He assumed this position on 2 MAY 2005. He graduated from the University of Southern Maine in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial Technology. He retired from active duty after 23 years in the U.S. Air Force where he worked in Aircraft Maintenance. He retired as a First Sergeant (E-8) on 1 JUN 1997. His duty assignments include Texas, England, Michigan, Maine, and Montana. He is a veteran of Desert Shield/Storm, Operation Southern Watch, and several tours of duty in the Middle East.
