In August 1967, Pudlowski deployed to
South Vietnam for
Vietnam War duty. He served as a platoon leader in the 264th Transportation Company, and he received promotion to
first lieutenant in September 1967. He returned to the United States in August 1968 and was promoted to
captain in September. Pudlowski was an operations and training officer on the staff of
First United States Army at
Fort Meade, Maryland until June 1970. He was then transferred to
Panama, where he served as logistics management officer for the U.S. Army Tropic Test Center at
Fort Clayton. He completed his
regular army service in May 1972 and was transferred to the
United States Army Reserve Control Group. In September 1972, Pudlowski joined the 1036th U.S. Army Reserve School in
Farrell, Pennsylvania, where he served until March 1975, when he became a member of the
Pennsylvania Army National Guard. In 1974, he received his
Bachelor of Science degree in human development from
Pennsylvania State University. Assigned initially as assistant plans, operations and training officer (S-3 Air) of the Pennsylvania Guard's 2nd Battalion,
109th Infantry Regiment in
Scranton, he served in this position until January 1979. In February 1979, Pudlowski was promoted to
major and assigned as S-3 of the
55th Infantry Brigade, which was also headquartered in Scranton.
Military education The military education Pudlowski completed during his career included: •
Transportation Officer Basic Course •
Infantry Officer Advanced Course •
United States Army Command and General Staff College •
Industrial College of the Armed Forces •
United States Army War College ==Continued career==