Major Tracy L. Hankins enlisted in the United States Army in 1989. He completed Basic Training at Ft Leonard Wood, Mo and graduated from the Administrative Specialist Course at Ft Jackson, SC. As a US Army Reserve Soldier, Major Hankins deployed to Operation Desert Shield/Storm from 1990 to 1991. He received his ROTC commission in 1993 from Central Missouri State University. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO and a Masters of Arts in Human Resources Management from Webster University, St. Louis, MO. His military education consists of Adjutant General’s (AG) Officer Basic Course, Adjutant General’s (AG) Officer Advance Course, Combined Arms and Services Staff School (CAS3), Command and General Staff College (CGSC), Human Resources Management Course (FA43) and Airborne School.
Major Hankins’ military assignments include: Chief, Personnel Service Support, 10th Personnel Service Company (PSC), Ft. Drum, NY; Detachment Commander, 10th PSC (Forward), Operation Uphold Democracy, Haiti; Human Resources Director, 10th Personnel Service Battalion (PSB), Ft. Drum, NY; Operations Officer, Omaha Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS), Omaha, NE; Commander, HHC/A Company, 369th AG Battalion, Ft. Jackson, SC; Human Resources Director, St. Louis Recruiting Battalion, St. Louis, MO; Operations Officer, Enlisted Personnel Management Directorate (EMPD), Human Resources Command, St. Louis, MO; Human Resources Manager, Officer Personnel Management Directorate (OPMD), Human Resources Command, St. Louis, MO; Assistant Professor Military Science (APMS), University of Houston, Houston, TX.
Major Hankins awards and decorations include: Meritorious Service Medal w/1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Joint Service Commendation Medal; Army Commendation Medal w/1 Oak Leaf Cluster; Army
Achievement Medal w/1 Oak Leaf Cluster; National Defense Service Medal w/service star; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; Southwest Asia Medal w/2 bronze stars; Humanitarian Service Medal; Army Service Ribbon; Kuwait Liberation Medal; Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait).