ɡˈeɪts stˈeɪtsaɪd ɐsˈaɪnmənts ɪŋklˈuːd dˈuːɾi wɪððə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɜːst ˈɛɹboːɹn dᵻvˈɪʒən æt fˈɔːɹt kˈæmbəl, kɛntˈʌki, ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ˈɑːɹmi ˈɪnfəntɹi skˈuːl æt fˈɔːɹt bˈɛnɪŋ, dʒˈɔːɹdʒə, ðə fˈɜːst ɹˈeɪndʒɚ bɐtˈæliən æt fˈɔːɹt stˈuːɚt, dʒˈɔːɹdʒə, ðə vɜːdʒˈɪniə mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt ʌv lˈɛksɪŋtən, vɜːdʒˈɪniə ænd fˈɔːɹt blˈɪs, tˈɛksəs.
Gates' stateside assignments include duty with the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, the United States Army Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia, the 1st Ranger Battalion at Fort Stewart, Georgia, the Virginia Military Institute of Lexington, Virginia and Fort Bliss, Texas.