COL (R) Scott Forster graduated from the United States Military Academy (USMA) in 1979. After Basic Officer Training, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) School, and Airborne School his first assignment was in Germany. There he served in the 636 Ordnance Company (EOD) and later as the commanding officer of 44th Ordnance Company. During night school in Germany he earned a Master of Business Administration from Boston University. Upon returning from Germany he completed the Officer Advance Course and was off to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where he earned two Masters, one in Applied Mathematics and the other in Operation Research and Statistics to prepare for teaching Mathematics at USMA. After teaching at USMA he attended Command and General Staff College followed by a tour with USTRANSCOM. During Desert Shield/Desert Storm he deployed with USTRANSCOM and returned to Scott AFB to be selected to be an executive officer to the CINC. Leaving the family in Illinois, he spent an unaccompanied year in Japan as a battalion executive officer. Upon returning to the states the family was reunited and assigned to Ft Bragg where he served with the 82nd Airborne Division. He returned to Germany as the Commander of 191 Ordnance Battalion, deployed to Bosnia and later Africa, before being assigned to the Army War College (USAWC). There, he spent a year on the staff and faculty, a year as a student, and returned to the faculty. Unexpectedly, he was quickly reassigned to the Pentagon HQDA PEAD and was serving there on 9-11. He returned to USAWC as Director of Operations and Gaming Division and retired from active duty in 2006. He was immediately hired as a Department of the Army Civilian serving in the Operations Research Group of the Center for Strategic Leadership and currently serves within USAWC in the Office of the Assistant Commandant for Outreach and External Affairs.
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