Command Sergeant Major Childs entered military service from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, on April 25th, 1995, and attended Basic Training at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He completed AIT at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland as a Quartermaster and Chemical Equipment Repairman (63J).
On January 25, 2021, Command Sergeant Major Anthony R Childs was selected as the acting Command Sergeant Major of the 97th Training Brigade. Prior to this assignment, he served in a number of positions across the Army Reserve including B Co, 3/323rd INF REG, A Co, 1/518th INF REG, and the 11/108th Bn.
Some of his professional education includes the Small Group Instructors Course, Staff and Faculty Development Course, Army Basic Instructor Course, .US Army Drill Sergeant Academy, and the Master Resiliency Trainer Course (Lvl 2) in addition to the Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic Non Commissioned Officer Course, Advanced Non Commissioned Officer Course, Company Commanders and First Sergeant Course, and the Battalion Pre Command Course.
He holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) and a Master of Science in Training and Development. n his civilian capacity he is the Corporate Asset and Training Manager for Benore Logistic Systems, a 3PL located in the upstate of South Carolina.