Lieutenant General Robert B. Flowers was born in Pennsylvania and resided in several areas of the world as his family moved during his father's military career. Following graduation and commissioning from the

Virginia Military Institute la, Consilio et Animis (on seal) , mottoeng = "In peace a glorious asset, In war a tower of strength""By courage and wisdom" (on seal) , established = , type = Public senior military college , accreditation = SACS , endowment = $696.8 mill ...

in 1969, he completed Airborne and

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training and began his career as an Engineer Officer. He holds a master's degree in civil engineering from the

University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United States, with highly selective ad ...

and is a Registered

Professional Engineer Regulation and licensure in engineering is established by various jurisdictions of the world to encourage life, public welfare, safety, well-being, then environment and other interests of the general public and to define the licensure process thro ...

. Prior to his selection as

Chief of Engineers The Chief of Engineers is a principal United States Army staff officer at The Pentagon. The Chief advises the Army on engineering matters, and serves as the Army's topographer and proponent for real estate and other related engineering programs. ...

and Commanding General of the

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers , colors = , anniversaries = 16 June (Organization Day) , battles = , battles_label = Wars , website = , commander1 = ...

, he served as the Commanding General of the Engineer School and Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. On April 16, 2018 th
Best Sapper Competition
was named in honor of LTG Flowers for his contributions to th
Sapper Leader Course
and his efforts in getting the Sapper Tab approved by General Peter Schoomaker on June 28, 2004. His other commands include an Engineer Company in Germany; *307th Engineer Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division; * 20th Engineer Brigade,

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; *

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of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Operational deployments include *command of an expanded brigade of 10 battalions (7,700 soldiers) during

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and

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; *Task Force Engineer for the Joint Task Force in Somalia; *Deputy Chief of Staff for Engineering (Forward),

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in Bosnia. Other assignments include *Assistant Division Commander, 2nd Infantry Division (Mechanized),

Eighth U.S. Army The Eighth Army is a U.S. field army which is the commanding formation of all United States Army forces in South Korea. It commands U.S. and South Korean units and is headquartered at the Camp Humphreys,Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri Fort Leonard Wood is a U.S. Army training installation located in the Missouri Ozarks. The main gate is located on the southern boundary of The City of St. Robert. The post was created in December 1940 and named in honor of General Leonard W ...

*Branch Chief, Counter-narcotics Operations Division, Washington, D.C. *Combat Developer, Combined Arms Center,

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*Field Engineer and Research Project Manager for the Portland Engineer District; *Staff Engineer in Thailand for the

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Detachment and Northern Thailand. After retiring from the Army, h
joined
Dawson & Associates in Washington, DC as a federal permitting advisor.

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