Andrew M. Schuster is a retired Brigadier General

Brigadier general (United States)

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 in the National Guard of the United States and former Assistant Adjutant General of Readiness and Training in Wisconsin

Wisconsin

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Education

• B.S., Business/Economics - Mount Senario College
  Mount Senario College
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• M.S., Public Administration - Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
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Career

Schuster originally enlisted in the military in 1965 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant

Second Lieutenant

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 in 1969 as a member of the 32nd Infantry Brigade of the Wisconsin Army National Guard. In 1970 he would become a member of the elite United States Army Rangers

United States Army Rangers

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. Schuster's duties included mobilizing and deploying Wisconsin Army National Guard units to serve in the Gulf War

Gulf War

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, Kosovo War

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, and Bosnian War

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, as well and humanitarian missions to Germany

Germany

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, Panama

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, and Central America

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Awards he has received include the Meritorious Service Medal

Meritorious Service Medal (United States)

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 with three oak leaf clusters, the Army Commendation Medal

Commendation Medal

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, the Air Force Commendation Medal

Commendation Medal

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, the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with silver oak leaf cluster and two bronze oak leaf clusters, the National Defense Service Medal

National Defense Service Medal

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, the Humanitarian Service Medal

Humanitarian Service Medal

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, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal

Armed Forces Reserve Medal

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 with gold hourglass device

Hourglass Device

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, the Army Service Ribbon

Army Service Ribbon

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, and the Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon

Overseas Service Ribbon

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 with award numeral 6.