Colonel Trotter is a retired commissioned officer of the United States Army in November 2021 with thirty five years of active military service. He served in multiple combat tours, leadership roles, and executive positions. He also served at all levels from the squad, battalion, brigade, division, corps, Army, and in the Pentagon. His combat tours include Afghanistan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait.
During his career, Colonel Trotter pursued and received a Bachelors in Business Administration and a Masters in Business Administration. He graduated from the Army’s Command and General Staff College and was selected to attend the Army War College as a senior Fellow at the Central Intelligence Agency. Today, Colonel Trotter consults for small and large businesses. He also manages a small horse and cattle ranch in Leavenworth, Kansas. His interests include Veteran’s Affairs, Developing Resilience – individual and organization, Equine Therapy for Veteran’s suffering from PTSD, and Veteran suicide prevention.
Colonel Trotter attended the following schools – Ranger, Airborne, Pathfinder, Air Assault. Some of his awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Army Meritorious Service Medal, NATO Meritorious Service Medal.
