Master
Sergeant Lawrence Schmitt Adjunct Military
Instructor
Master Sergeant
Schmitt is originally from West Allis, WI and attended the University
of Wisconsin-Milwaukee where he was an ROTC cadet. After
transferring to the University of Michigan for his Forestry degree,
he graduated in December of 1969 and was commissioned as a 2nd
Lieutenant in the Army Corps of Engineers.
With further schooling at Ft. Belvoir, VA to become a Topographic
Engineer, 2nd Lieutenant Schmitt was sent to serve with a topographic
battalion in Germany. He held positions as a terrain analyst,
assistant battalion adjutant, and executive officer for a photo
mapping company.
He returned to civilian life and worked as a Forester for the
Bureau of Land Management in Oregon, and as a Forest Ranger with
the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
In 1988 MSG Schmitt came back into the Army Reserve in the 84th
Division in Milwaukee. As a noncommissioned officer, MSG Schmitt
served as a company and battalion supply NCO, and as a training
instructor. As a life-long "history buff" MSG
Schmitt was excited to begin teaching Military History with the
Marquette Army ROTC Department.
MSG Schmitt recently retired from his civilian job and is using
his new found free time to work on his Masters Degree. He
lives with his wife near Blue River, WI and has five grown children.
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