Georgia Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Robert C. Tadlock (left), a Directorate of Logistics field maintenance supervisor, receives the 2008 Army Ordnance Corps Order of Samuel Sharpe from Col. Steven E. Blanton, DOL surface maintenance manger, during a ceremony at Macon’s Regional Training Institute. (Photo by Command Sgt. Maj. John C. Smiley, 148th Brigade Support Battalion)

Georgia National Guard
Public Affairs Office

MACON – For Chief Warrant Officer 5 Robert C. Tadlock, receiving the Army Ordnance Corps' Order of Samuel Sharpe for his distinguished service to the Corps and its principles is a humbling experience.

Tadlock, field maintenance manager for the Georgia Army Guard’s Directorate of Logistics, has served the Guard for 38 years, first as an enlisted Soldier and then as a warrant officer. He received the 2008 Order of Samuel Sharpe during a Directorate of Logistics meeting at the Regional Training Institute.

"What can I say," the long-time Moultrie resident said. "Being recognized in this way touches me deeply."

The Order of Samuel is the highest honor the Ordnance Corps can bestow on its members. Its purpose is to recognize Soldiers who have served the corps with demonstrated integrity, moral character, and professional competence over a sustained period. It honors those whose selfless contributions to the organization stand out in the eyes of their seniors, their peers, and subordinates.

Fellow Soldiers who know him, say Tadlock is a shining example for enlisted soldiers and officers of every job skill and branch. He has mentored many a Georgia Army Guardsman during his career, they say, and his expertise, they add, has been vital to the overall success of the units with which he has served.

"I have always followed the philosophy that I never ask any Soldier to do anything I wouldn’t do myself," Tadlock explained. "That includes putting Army Values, your soldiers and Corps principles and ethics above all else.

"I should also like to say that, while this award was presented to me, it belongs to all those with whom I’ve worked, from the bottom of the ranks to the top," he added. "They, too, have earned this honor."

After Tadlock started his service to the Guard and to the Ordnance Corps in 1969, he would culminate 17 years and nine months and the rank of master sergeant before earning his commissioned as a Warrant Officer 1 in 1987. He would go on to obtain his present rank, chief warrant officer 5 in 2002.

During his career, Tadlock has had 18 rotations the active Army’s National Training Center at Fort Irwin Calif. He has done three tours of duty at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La. His deployments include the first Gulf War, SFOR 9 Bosnia-Herzegovina, Operation Iraqi Freedom and to the country of Georgia.

Tadlock’s awards include the Bronze Star, the Joint Services Commendation Medal and four Meritorious Service medals. He has also earned eight Army Commendation medals, seven Army Achievement medals, and three National Defense Service medals.

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