Education
His military schools include Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, United States Army Command and General Staff College, and the United States Army War College.
His military schools include Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, United States Army Command and General Staff College, and the United States Army War College.
Before that, he served as commander of Joint Special Operations Command from June 2011 to July 29, 2014. He replaced Admiral William McRaven as commander of United States. Special Operations Command on August 28, 2014. On January 16, 2016, Votel was nominated by President Obama to replace General Lloyd Austin as the next commander of United States. Central Command.
His initial assignments were to the 3d Infantry Division in Germany where he served as a Rifle Platoon Leader, Executive Officer, Battalion Adjutant and Rifle Company Commander.
Following this tour, he was assigned to Headquarters, Allied Forces Southern Europe - Naples, Italy, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Peace Implementation Force (Implementation Force ) in Sarajevo. He commanded the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry (Light) at Fort Drum, New York As a general officer, Votel served in the Pentagon as the Director of the Army and Joint Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Defeat Task Force and subsequently as the Deputy Director of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization established under the Deputy Secretary of Defense.
On June 24, 2014, he was nominated by President Barack Obama to succeed ADM William McRaven as the 10th Commander of United States In July, he was confirmed by Congress to be the next commander of The change of command took place on August 28, 2014. Langenlonsheimer Transport Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung Raymond A. Thomas replaced Votel as commander of Joint.