1965 Commissioned NROTC Northwestern University-15
1966 Designated Naval Aviator
1967-1969 HS-3
1970-1971 Naval Postgraduate School MS Computer Science
1972-1973 HS-15
1974 Naval War College
1975-1978 VX-1
1978-1980 HS-15 XO/CO
1980-1981 USS Forrestal Air Boss
1981-1982 HS-1 CO
1982-1984 Opnav staff
1985-1986 VX-1 CO
1987-1988 USS Guam CO
1989-1990 USS WASP CO
1991-1992 Industrial College of the Armed Forces
1993-1995 US Special Operations Command PEO Maritime and Rotary Wing programs