Military Career and Education
In 1963 White graduated from Cass Technical High School in Detroit. He was a part of the JROTC program at Cass Tech, which is highly ranked every year in military competition. In 1967, White graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and was commissioned in the United States Army. In 1974, he received a degree in Operations Research from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California. In 1984, he attended the United States Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
During a long military career, that included two tours of duty in Vietnam, he served in a variety of capacities including:
- Commander, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
- Commander, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, V Corps
- Director, Armor/Anti-Armor Special Task Force
In 1989, White was appointed executive assistant to the then chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Colin Powell, where he was described in The Washington Post by a mutual friend as Powell's "alter ego" in "a job that requires tremendous political sophistication." In July, 1990 White retired from the Army with the rank of Brigadier General.
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