Marcus Brister II

Command Sergeant Major Marcus W. Brister II is a native of West Lincoln, Mississippi and enlisted in the U.S. Army in January 2000. He attended One Station Unit Training as an infantryman at Fort Benning, Georgia. During the course of his career, Command Sgt. Maj. Brister held numerous duty positions, including: Radio Telephone Operator, Rifleman, Scout Observer and Team Leader, 1st Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division; Squad Leader, Section Sergeant, and Platoon Sergeant, 4th Battalion 64th Combined Arms Battalion, Fort Stewart, Georgia; Scout Platoon Sergeant and First Sergeant, 3rd Battalion 15th Infantry Regiment, Fort Stewart, Georgia; First Sergeant, 3rd Battalion 11th Infantry Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia; First Sergeant, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Maneuver Center of Excellence, Fort Benning, Georgia; Operations Sergeant Major, 4th Battalion 23rd Infantry Regiment, Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington; Command Sergeant Major, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany. Command Sgt. Maj. Brister deployed with 4th Battalion 64th Combined Arms Battalion as a Squad Leader in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2005 to 2006. As a Platoon Sergeant with 4th Battalion 64th Combined Arms Battalion in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2007 to 2008. As a Scout Platoon Sergeant and First Sergeant, 3rd Battalion 15th Infantry Regiment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 2010-2011.