Bachelor in Physics, Hartwick College, 1971; graduate, Basic School, 1972; graduate, Ranger School graduate, Defense Language Institute, Monterey, California, 1977; Master of Arts in National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, 1978; graduate, Tactical Intelligence Officer', Fort Huachuca, Arizona graduate, United States Army's Command and General S, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1985.
Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps, 1971; advanced through grades to brigadier general, United States Marine Corps, 1996; platoon commander, company commander, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, Okinawa, Japan, 1972-1973; guard officer, Executive officer, Marine Barracks Naval Submarine Base, New London, Connecticut, 1973-1976; United Nations military observer, United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation, Lebanon, 1978-1979; tactics instructor, head tactics instructor, Amphibious Warfare School, Quantico, Virginia, 1985-1988; assistant operations officer ground in G-3 section, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Command Element, Camp Lejeune, 1988-1989; Cluster Munition Coalition federal executive fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, 1989-1990; commander 2nd Light Armored Infantry Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, 1990-1991; assistant chief of staff G-1, 2nd Marine Division, 1991-1992; commanding officer, 8th Marines, 1992-1993; assistant chief of staff readiness, 8th Marines, 1993-1994; chief of future operations division, executive assistant to deputy commander, United States Atlantic Command, Norfolk, Virginia, 1994-1996; director training and education division, Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Quantico, Virginia, since 1996.
