CSM Scott Brinson

CSM Scott Brinson enlisted in the United States Army on July 16, 1988, as a heavy weapons infantryman and attended basic and advanced individual training at Fort Benning, Georgia. Upon graduation from One Station Unit Training and the Basic Airborne Course in October 1998, he was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

His last assignment was as the United States Military Academy (USMA) G3/5/7 SGM. Prior to his arrival, he served as the battalion command sergeant major of 2nd Battalion, 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade and command sergeant major of 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment before that assignment. Before graduating from USMA in 2017, he was assigned as the operations sergeant major for the 2-501st Parachute Infantry Regiment. 

Assignments included 2-504 PIR, Fort Bragg; Task Force 2, Joint Readiness Training Center Operations Group, Fort Polk, Louisiana; 3-73 CAV (ABN) (RSTA), Fort Bragg; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida; and 2-501st PIR, Fort Bragg. He also served three tours in Iraq (OIF I, OIF IX/Operation New Dawn, Operation Inherent Resolve), two tours in Afghanistan (OEF II, OEF VI), and one tour in the INDOPACOM AOR with the 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade. He has served in every leadership position in the infantry from team leader through command sergeant major.

His military education includes the Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic NCO Course, Maneuver Advanced NCO Course, Airborne School, Reconnaissance and Surveillance Leaders Course, Sling Load Inspectors Course, Master Resiliency Trainers Course, Non-Lethal Weapons Instructor Course, SHARP Course, Instructor Trainers Course, Jump Master School, Battle Staff Course, Combat Advisor Training Course, SFA Foreign Weapons Course, Tactical Combat Casualty Care, Advanced Situational Awareness Course, and the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy Class 67. 

Awards and decorations include Bronze Star Medal (3OLC), Meritorious Service Medal (4OLC), Army Commendation Medal (4OLC), Army Achievement Medal (1SOLC), Good Conduct Medal (7th Award), National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal (2 Bronze Stars), Iraq Campaign Medal (3 Bronze Stars), Operation Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal (Bronze Star), Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terror Service Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon (with Numeral 5), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon ( with Numeral 3), Valorous Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Citation, Navy Unit Commendation, Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Infantryman Badge, Senior Parachutist Wings, Master Parachutist Wings, Spanish Parachutist Badge, German Silver Parachutist Badge, and the German Shutzenshnur (Bronze).