General Charles Chandler
Krulak (born March 4, 1942) served as the 31st
Commandant of the Marine
Corps from July 1, 1995 to June 30, 1999. He is the son of Lt.
Gen.
Victor H. "Brute" Krulak, USMC, who served in
World War II,
Korea, and
Vietnam.
Early years; education
Charles
Chandler Krulak was born in 1942 in Quantico, Virginia
. After graduating from Phillips Exeter
Academy
in Exeter, New Hampshire
, Krulak attended the U.S.
Naval Academy, graduated from the Academy in 1964 with a
bachelor's degree. Krulak also holds a master's degree in labor
relations from George Washington University
(1973). He is a graduate of the
Amphibious Warfare School (1968);
the Army Command and General Staff College (1976); and the
National War College (1982).
Marine Corps career
After his
commissioning and graduation from The
Basic School at MCB Quantico
, Krulak held a variety of command and staff
positions. His command positions included: Commanding Officer of a platoon and two
rifle companies during two tours of duty in Vietnam
; Commanding
Officer, Special Training Branch and Recruit Series, MCRD San
Diego
, California
. (1966-1968), Commanding Officer,
Counter-Guerilla Warfare School, NTA, Okinawa
(1970),
Company Officer, U.S. Naval Academy (1970-1973), Commanding Officer, Marine Barracks,
Naval Air
Station North Island
, California (1973-1976), and Commanding Officer, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines
(1983-1985).
Krulak's
staff assignments included: Operations Officer, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines
(1977-1978); Chief of the Combat Arms Monitor Section, Headquarters
Marine Corps, Washington,
D.C.
(1978-1979); Executive Assistant to the
Director of Personnel Management, Headquarters Marine Corps
(1979-1981); Plans Office, Fleet Marine Forces Pacific,
Camp H.M. Smith,
Hawaii
(1982-1983);
Executive Officer, 3rd Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade; Assistant Chief of
Staff, Maritime Pre-positioning Ships, 1st MEB; Assistant Chief of
Staff for Operations, 1st MEB; and the Military Assistant to the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications
and Intelligence, Office of the Secretary of
Defense.
He was
assigned duty as the Deputy Director of the White House
Military Office in September 1987. While
serving in this capacity, he was selected for promotion to
brigadier general in November 1988. He was advanced to that grade
on June 5, 1989, and assigned duties as the Commanding General,
10th MEB/Assistant Division Commander, [[2nd Marine Division
(United States)|2nd Marine Division]], FMF Atlantic, [[Marine Corps
Base Camp Lejeune|MCB Camp Lejeune]], [[North Carolina]], on July
10, 1989. On June 1, 1990, he assumed duties as the Commanding
General, [[2nd Marine Logistics Group|2nd Force Service Support
Group]] Group/Commanding General, 6th MEB, FMF Atlantic and
commanded the 2d FSSG during the [[Gulf War]]. He served in this
capacity until July 12, 1991, and was assigned duty as Assistant
Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (Personnel
Management/Personnel Procurement), Headquarters Marine Corps on
August 5, 1991. He was advanced to major general on March 20, 1992.
General Krulak was assigned as Commanding General, Marine Corps
Combat Development Command, Quantico, on August 24, 1992, and was
promoted to lieutenant general on September 1, 1992. On July 22,
1994, he was assigned as Commander of Marine Forces
Pacific/Commanding General, FMF Pacific, and in March 1995 he was
nominated to serve as the
Commandant of the Marine
Corps. On June, 29, he was promoted to General and assumed
duties as the 31st Commandant on June 30, 1995. He was relieved on
June 30, 1999, by General
James L.
Jones.
Post-Marine Corps career
General Krulak joined
MBNA America in September
1999 as chief administrative officer, responsible for Personnel,
Benefits, Compensation, Education, and other administrative
services. Krulak has served as the Senior Vice Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of
MBNA Europe (2001-2005) and was based at the Chester campus in the
UK. He was the executive vice chairman and chief administration
officer of MBNA Corporation (2004-2005). He retired from MBNA in
2005.
Following the takeover of English Football Club
Aston Villa by MBNA Chairman
Randy Lerner in August 2006 and as of 19
September 2006, General Krulak joined the Board of Aston Villa as
non-executive director, where he quickly earned the approval of the
fans by taking the time to post on various Aston Villa
messageboards. Krulak is generally referred to
as "The General" by fans on these boards.
Krulak also serves on the Boards of
ConocoPhillips,
Freeport-McMoran (Formerly known as Phelps
Dodge Corporation) and
Union
Pacific Corporation.
Decorations and medals
General Krulak's decorations and medals include:
Legacy
General
Krulak famously referred to the Strategic Corporal and the Three Block War as two of the key lessons
identified from the deployments in Somalia
, Haiti
and Bosnia
. These concepts are still considered vital
in understanding the increasing complexity of modern
battlefields.
General Krulak explained some of his warfighting philosophy in an
interview with
Tom Clancy in Clancy's
nonfiction book
Marine. Clancy referred to General Krulak
as "Warrior Prince of the Corps".
General Krulak also rewrote the Marine Corps' basic combat study
text,
MCDP-1: Warfighting, incorporating his theories on
operations in the modern battlefield.
Family
General Krulak is married to the former Zandi Meyers from
Annapolis. They have two sons, David and Todd.He is the son of Lt.
General Victor Krulak, Sr., USMC and the younger brother of Captain
William Krulak, Chaplain Corps, USN.
See also
Notes
- NNDB Name Mapper
References
External links
- Editorial on the use of torture.
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