H. R. McMaster Height, Weight, Age, Biography, Wife & More

Bio
Real Name	Herbert Raymond McMaster
Nickname	The Iconoclast General
Profession	Army Personnel, Author
Rank	Lieutenant General
Wars/Battles	• Persian Gulf War • Battle of 73 Easting War on Terror • Iraq War • War in Afghanistan
Service Years	1984-present
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 185 cm in meters- 1.85 m in Feet Inches- 6’ 1”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms- 86 kg in Pounds- 190 lbs
Eye Color	Grey
Hair Color	Bald
Personal Life
Date of Birth	24 July 1962
Age (as in 2017)	55 Years
Birth Place	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Leo
Nationality	American
Hometown	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
School	Valley Forge Military Academy and College, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States
College/University	United States Military Academy (West Point, Army), New York, United States University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Educational Qualifications	Master of Arts in American History Ph.D. in American History from the University of North Carolina
Family	Father- Name Not Known Mother- Name Not Known Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known
Religion	Christianity
Ethnicity	White American
Hobbies	Reading, Writing
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Kathleen Trotter (1983-present)
Wife	Kathleen Trotter, Teacher (1985-present)
Children	Son- N/A Daughters- Katharine (defense analyst in Washington, D.C.) Caragh (Teacher) Collen (kindergarten teacher)
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	Not Known

Some Lesser Known Facts About H. R. McMaster

• Does H. R. McMaster smoke:? Not Known

• Does H. R. McMaster drink alcohol:? Yes

• He was born and raised in Philadelphia.

• His Ph.D. thesis was based on the American strategy in the Vietnam War.

• He was commissioned to the 2nd Armored Division at Fort Hood in the year 1984.

• He first met his wife, Kathleen Trotter, in 1983 at West Point, while playing Rugby for the Army Team and got married to her two years later.

• From 1989 to 1992, he was assigned to the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment at Warner Barracks in Bamberg, Germany.

• In 1991, he commanded Eagle Troop of the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment as the Captain during the Gulf War. During the War, he destroyed over eighty Iraqi Republican Guard tanks and that too without any loss.

• He was awarded “Silver Star” for his role in the Gulf War and his contribution is often referred as the “Desert Storm” in the American Army Training Exercises. “Desert Storm” also featured in a famous non-fiction book- Armored Cav by Tom Clancy. 

• From 1994 to 1996, he served as a Professor of Military History at West Point.

• In 2004, he commanded the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment (3rd ACR) in Iraq and was assigned to secure the city of Tal Afar. He defeated city’s insurgent strongholds. President Bush (the then President of the US) also praised his success. 

• He was promoted to Brigadier General in 2008.

• In April 2014, Time listed him among the 100 most influential people in the world.

• He is considered the most celebrated soldier of the Iraq War.

• He is also a popular author and his most famous book is Dereliction of Duty. 

• In July 2014, he was promoted to Lieutenant General.

• On 20 February 2017, U.S. President Donald Trump appointed him as his National Security Advisor.