Selected Military Education

• British Army Command and Staff Course (Camberley/Sandhurst, England)
• British Army Airborne (parachutist) Training (Aldershot, England)
• U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (Ft. Leavenworth, KS)
• Combined Arms and Services Staff School (Ft. Leavenworth, KS)
• Jungle Operations Training Course (Ft. Sherman, Panama)
• Low Intensity Conflict Course (Ft. Leavenworth, KS)
• Infantry Officer's Advanced Course (Ft. Benning, GA)
• Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Warfare Course (Ft. Lewis, WA.)
• Infantry Mortar Platoon Operations Course (Ft. Benning, GA)
• Ranger School (Ft. Benning, GA)
• Infantry Officer's Basic Course (Ft. Benning, GA)
• Officer Candidate School (OCS/BIOCC, Ft. Benning, GA)
• Air Assault School (Ft. Campbell, KY)
• XVIII Airborne Corps NCO Academy (Ft. Benning, GA)
• Airborne School (Ft. Benning, GA)
• Basic Combat Training (Ft. Ord, CA)

Military Awards and Decorations

• Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)
• Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)
• Army Achievement Medal, Good Conduct Medal
• Expert Infantry Badge
• Ranger Tab
• Parachute Badge
• Air Assault Badge
• British Jump Wings

Employment History, US Army, 1974 - 1998

• Retired as Lt. Col. and Professor of Military Science, February 1998
• Professor of Military Science and Chair of the Department of Military Science, Arkansas State University, 1994-1998
• Student, British Army Staff College, Camberley/Sandhurst, 1993-1994
• Co-editor/co-author, Maneuver Warfare Symposium Newsletter, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY, , Jan 1991 - Aug 1992.
• Assistant Professor, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership, USMA, West Point, NY, 1991-1993
• Instructor, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership, USMA, West Point, NY, 1990-1991
• Student, University of Texas at Austin, M.Ed. program, 1988-1990
• Infantry Company Commander, 7th (Light) Infantry Division, Ft. Ord, CA, 1986-1988
• Division General Staff Officer, 7th (Light) Infantry Division, Ft. Ord, CA, 1984-1986
• Student, Columbus College, Columbus, GA, 1982-1984
• Student, Infantry Officer Advance Course, Ft. Benning, GA, 1981-1982
• Infantry Battalion Adjutant (S-1), 9th Infantry Division, Ft. Lewis, WA, 1980-1981
• Infantry Platoon Leader, Weapons Platoon Leader, and Infantry Company Executive Officer, 9th Infantry Division, Ft. Lewis, WA, 1978-1980
• Student: Officer Candidate School, Infantry Officer Basic Course and Ranger School, Ft. Benning, GA, 1977-1978
• Battalion Training Sergeant, 82nd Airborne Division, Ft. Bragg, NC, 1976-1977
• Unit Training Sergeant and Team Leader, 82nd Airborne Division, Ft. Bragg, NC, 1975-1976
• Buck Private and Paratrooper, Ft. Ord, CA; Ft. Bliss, TX; Ft. Bragg, NC, 1974-1975.