CSM Dennis M. King

Command Sergeant Major
U.S. Army Accessions Command

Command Sergeant Major King hails from Haines City, Florida. He enlisted in the United States Army on 28 July 1976 and completed Basic and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. 

He has served in a variety of assignments in the United States and overseas. His overseas assignments include Germany and Korea where he served as Fire Direction Chief for C Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery, Schweinfurt, Germany; Detachment First Sergeant, 15th U.S. Army Field Artillery Detachment, Menden, Germany; Command Sergeant Major of 1st Battalion, 27th Field Artillery and 41st Field Artillery Brigade, Brigade, Babenhausen, Germany and First Sergeant, A Battery, 1st Battalion, 4th Field Artillery, Camp Pelham, Korea.

His stateside assignments include Chronograph Operator, 24th Infantry Division Artillery, Fort Stewart, Georgia; five tours to Fort Bragg, North Carolina as Fire Direction Chief, C Battery, 1st Battalion, 73D field Artillery, First Sergeant and Battalion Intelligence Officer for 1st Battalion, 39th Field Artillery, First Sergeant in Service Battery and A Battery, 3rd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment, First Sergeant, B Battery, 5th Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment, Command Sergeant Major, 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, Command Sergeant Major, 3rd Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Brigade (Airborne), and Command Sergeant Major, 18th Field Artillery Brigade (Airborne). His tour of duty to Fort Sill, Oklahoma include: Drill Sergeant, B Battery and A Battery, 7th Training Battalion, First Sergeant, HHB, 1st Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, and Command Sergeant Major, United States Army Field Artillery School. CSM King also served as the Command Sergeant Major of the United States Army Basic Combat Training Center of Excellence at Fort Jackson, South Carolina prior to his selection to his current position as the Command Sergeant Major of the United States Army Accessions Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia.

Command Sergeant Major King is a graduate of the Primary Noncommissioned Officer Course, Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course (Honor Graduate), Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course (Distinguished Honor Graduate), First Sergeants Course, Drill Sergeant School, Air Assault School, Airborne School, All American 82nd Airborne Division Jumpmaster School, Field Artillery TACFIRE/Fire Support Course, Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical School and the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy (Class 40). Command Sergeant Major King holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from TUI University, and is currently pursuing a Masters of Business Administration.

His awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit (1st OLC), the Meritorious Service Medal (7th Award), the Army Commendation Medal (4th OLC), the Army Achievement Medal (2OLC), Good Conduct Medal (10th Award), Drill Sergeant Badge, Senior Parachutist Badge, German Parachutist Badge, British Parachutist Badge, and the Air Assault Badge.