Major (Ret.) Robert Pierce

            Major Pierce was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Field Artillery and awarded a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Business Management from SUNY College at Old Westbury in 1982.  He also attended Nassau Community College and earned an Associates degree in Afro-American studies in 1979 and a Masters Degree in Human Resources from Webster University in 1995. Prior to going to college Major Pierce served as an Army medic for four years an achieved the rank of Sergeant E-5.

            Major Pierce served in a variety of positions during his 20 year career in the Army. As an officer he was a Fire Support Team Leader, Battery Executive Officer, Battery Commander to name a few. Major Pierce also worked in his secondary area of Special Operations for 4 years. Duty assignments included Fort Stewart, Ga., Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Two tours in Germany and one tour in Korea.

            His first JROTC assignment was in Fort Worth, Texas at North Side High School  SY 1998-1999. The next year he was hired by the Grand Prairie school district to start up new Army JROTC programs for their 2 High Schools. It took three years to get those programs up and running and in 2002 he was recruited to teach in the Mesquite, Texas school district and has been at West Mesquite High School ever since.

            Since being assigned to West Mesquite, the JROTC program has gone from Honor Unit, to Honor Unit with Distinction and has maintained that ranking ever since. He has coached many successful teams to include Precision and Sporter Rifle teams, Academic teams, Orienteering teams, Physical Fitness teams (Male and Female) and Color Guards. This is Major Pierce’s 14^th year teaching JROTC and is well known throughout Dallas/Fort Worth as an Instructor with high standards who knows how to build great teams and great JROTC programs.