Command Sergeant Major (Retired) Vickie G. Culp was born in Miami, Florida.  She enlisted in the United States Army in August 1989.  She attended Basic Training at Fort Dix, New Jersey, and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Eustis, Virginia, as a Traffic Management Coordinator.

Assignments included Transportation Specialist, 106th Transportation Battalion, Russelsheim, Germany; Traffic Management  Coordinator, Joint Readiness Training Center, Installation Transportation Office, Fort Chaffee, Arkansas; Traffic Management NCO, Joint Readiness Training Center and 585th Transportation Detachment, Fort Polk, Louisiana; Movement Control and Schools NCO, 16th Corps Support Group, Hanau, Germany; Operations NCOIC, 30th Movement Control Team, Bamberg, Germany; Movement Supervisor, 307th Forward Support Battalion, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Small Group Leader and Operations Sergeant, XVIII Airborne Corps NCO Academy, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Senior Drill Sergeant, E Co, 71st Transportation Battalion, Fort Eustis, Virginia; Detachment Sergeant, 831st Transportation Battalion, Doha, Kuwait; Career Advisor, Senior Career Advisor and Branch Sergeant Major for the Transportation Branch, Human Resource Command, Alexandria, Virginia; First Sergeant, 567th Inland Cargo Transfer Company, Fort Eustis, Virginia, Battalion Sergeant Major, 835th Transportation Battalion, Okinawa, Japan, Battalion Command Sergeant  Major, 49th Transportation Battalion (MC), Fort Hood, Texas and Brigade Command Sergeant Major, 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), Joint Base Langley- Eustis, Virginia. CSM Culp culminated her career as the 13th Transportation Corps Command Sergeant Major, Fort Lee, Virginia.

Her military education included:  the Traffic Management Coordinator (88N) Course, Warrior Leader Course, Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course, Advance Noncommissioned Officer Course (Distinguished Graduate), First Sergeant Course, the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy Class 60, Executive Leaders Course, Airborne School, and Drill Sergeant School.

She earned an Associate’s Degree with Central Texas College and Associate’s Degree in Applied Science with Medical Careers Institute, a Bachelor’s of Science in Legal Studies and a Masters of Arts in Homeland Security with American Military University. She is currently licensed in North Carolina as a Licensed Massage Bodywork Therapist.

Her awards and decorations included the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (silver oak leaf cluster), Army Commendation Medal (silver oak leaf cluster), Army Achievement Medal (one oak leaf cluster), Army Superior Unit Award, Army Good Conduct Medal (four knots), National Defense Service Medal (2 Bronze Service Stars), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, SW Asia Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism-Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism-Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officers Professional Development Ribbon (#6), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (#3), NATO Medal, Drivers Badge, Drill Sergeant Identification Badge, and Parachutist Badge.  She is the member of the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club and she has received the Order of Saint Christopher Award, Distinguished Order of Saint Martin, and General Brehen B. Somervell Medal of Excellence.

She retired September 2019, and currently resides in Raeford, North Carolina. CSM (R) Culp currently owns a Massage Business, and works as a Planning Operations Specialist on Fort Bragg, at FORSCOM, G3/5/7.