Col Richard “Rich" Yoder, USMC(Ret) earned his bachelor’s degree in history from Rutgers University (1977) before becoming a 2ndLt in the U.S. Marine Corps. He is a graduate of The Basic School (1977), Marine Corps Amphibious Warfare School (1985), Marine Corps Command and Staff College (1993), and a graduate of the Armed Forces Staff College (2003.)He retired from the Marine Corps in 2008 having served for 31 years. His posts include G-1, 3d FSSG, Okinawa, Japan; Director of Manpower, MCB Quantico, VA; Chief, Personnel Readiness Division, J1 Joint Chiefs of Staff; as well as Vice Director, J1, Joint Chiefs of Staff. In his last post, he served as Branch Head, Promotion Branch, HQMC. From 2008 to 2014, he was engaged in the Department of Defense (DoD) Executive Leadership Development Program responsible for the strategic planning, operational development and tactical implementation of an experimental immersion training program for DoD civilians.He also serves as Vice Chairman of the Board for the Young Marines, Inc. Above, Rich (without beret!) with a Leopard 2A4 German MBT Crew. Rich leads historical expeditions to Europe the Pacific and in CONUS.
