US Army Active/Reserve (1967-97):
Officer, Field Artillery and Judge Advocate General's Corps
(Desert Storm: 1990-91); enlisted (Vietnam: 1967-68).
South Carolina Military Department (2009-Present): Joint Services Detachment.
Rank: Colonel (SC JSD); Lieutenant Colonel (US Army Retired).
Field Artillery: Battery Commander and various
officer and enlisted battery-level positions (Vietnam, Fort Sill, Fort Polk,
Germany); Guard Platoon Leader during Cuban Refugee Crisis (Fort Chaffee);
Instructor, US Army Field Artillery School, Department of Combat
Developments.
Judge Advocate: Supervised legal services team, trial defense team, and legal assistance office,
served as action officer for War Crimes Documentation Center (Desert Shield/Desert Storm), taught Military Law and Justice at as Adjunct Assistant Professor of Military Science at
The Citadel, prosecuted courts-martial, and prepared wills and legal opinions. Currently serves as an Associate Member, Legal Affairs, Joint Services Detachment, SC Military Department.