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Luis Javier Roldanneris, MSG

Senior Military Science Instructor

ROTC

Contact

Office Phone:

(312) 413-2352

Email:

luisr@uic.edu

About

MSG Roldanneris enlisted as a Cavalry Scout on 21 August 2001, in Meriden, Connecticut. He attended One Station Unit Training, at Fort Knox, KY. Upon graduation, he was assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division at Joint Base Lewis MChord, WA.

His last assignment was as the 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade, as the C Troop 1SG and Assistant Team Leader for Team Triple Three Zero. Previous assignments include – 1SG for C Troop, E Company MI, and Platoon Sergeant for A Troop 6th Squadron, 9th US Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, TX; Fort Knox, KY; Squad Leader for A CO WTU; JBLM, WA, Section Leader, A Troop, 1st Squadron, 14th U.S. Cavalry, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division. He has also served three tours in Iraq (OIF II-Transition of Iraq, OIF III-Iraq Governance, OIF V-Iraq Surge, and Operation New Dawn), One tour to Egypt (MFO) Multi-National Forces and Observers, One tour to Kuwait (Operation Inherent Resolve), and One tour to Afghanistan (Operation Freedom Sentinel). He has served in every leadership position in the Cavalry from Team Leader through First Sergeant. He assumed duties as the Senior Military Science Instructor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, on November 10, 2021.

His military education includes the Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic NCO Course, Advanced NCO Course, SFA-Foreign Weapons Course, SF Assistance Advisor Course, and the First Sergeant's Course. He holds an Associate’s degree in Applied Science in Criminal Justice from Central Texas College in Killeen, TX, and is pursuing a Bachelor’s in Liberal Arts with a focus on Management Studies from Excelsior College in Albany, New York.