Chief Warrant Officer (4) Peggy Bates Retires After 38-Year Career [Image 2 of 17]

SPRINGFIELD, IL, UNITED STATES

08.07.2022

Photo by Sgt. Trenton Fouche 

Joint Force Headquarters - Illinois National Guard Public Affairs

Chief Warrant Officer (4) Peggy Bates’ husband, Glenn Bates, son, Bradley Bates, and extended family show their love and support during her retirement ceremony at the Illinois Military Academy on Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Il Aug. 7. Peggy Bates, the Command Property Accounting Officer for Joint Force Headquarters, retired after 38 years of military service. She enlisted in the ILARNG in August of 1984 as a Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic with 3637th Maintenance Company in Springfield, IL. CW4 Bates spent the next 22 years as an enlisted Soldier serving in numerous positions to include Parts Clerk, Technical Inspector, Maintenance Control NCO, Operations NCO, and First Sergeant for 3637th Maintenance Company and the 65th Troop Command. She began her Warrant Officer career in 2006 as an Engineer Equipment Maintenance Warrant Officer for B 634th Brigade Support Battalion and converted to a Property Accounting Warrant Officer in 2008. She has served as a Federal Technician for over 37 years. Bates’ dedication to the ILARNG and the technician program enhanced the logistics community within the entire state. (U.S. Army photo by Illinois Army National Guard Sgt. Trenton Fouche)

• Date Taken: 08.07.2022
• Date Posted: 08.08.2022 13:43
• Photo ID: 7358647
• VIRIN: 220807-A-XJ169-428
• Resolution: 6720x4480
• Size: 9.75 MB
• Location: SPRINGFIELD, IL, US
• Hometown: GLENARM, IL, US