William H. McRaven

Quick Facts

Full Name	William H. McRaven
Occupation	Military Officer
Date Of Birth	Nov 6, 1955(1955-11-06)
Age	69
Birthplace	Pinehurst
Country	United States
Birth City	North Carolina
Horoscope	Scorpio

William H. McRaven Biography

William H. McRaven is one of the most popular and richest Military Officer who was born on November 6, 1955 in Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States. William Harry McRaven (born November 6 1955) is a retired United States Navy four-star admiral who was nineth commanding officer of United States Special Operations Command from August 8, 2011 until August 28, 2014. From 2015 until 2018, he was vice chancellor for The University of Texas System.

Mcraven held a variety of positions of staff and command within the special operations group as a platoon commander for U.S. Navy’s Underwater Demolition Teams 21/SEAL Team Four, Executive Officer of SEAL Team ONE, task team commanding officer during the Persian Gulf War, task group commander within the CENTCOM area of responsibility, the commanding the officer for SEAL Team Three as well as deputy commanding officer for operations at JSOC and commander for Naval Special Warfare Group ONE between 1999 and 2001. McRaven completed his master of Arts degree from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, in 1993. McRaven’s thesis was entitled “The Theory of Special Operations” (republished in 1995 under the title Spec Ops: Case Studies in Special Operations Warfare: Theory and Praxis).

In December 2011, McRaven was runner-up for Time Person of the Year for his role in the operation.

A June 2013 Freedom of Information request revealed that on May 13, 2011, McRaven sent email titled “OPSEC Guidance / Neptune Spear” that instructed redacted recipients that “all photos [of UBL’s remains] should have been turned over to the CIA; if you still have them destroy them immediately” or “get them to” a recipient whose identity was redacted.

After graduation in The University of Texas at Austin, McRaven was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Navy and volunteered to participate in Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL Training (BUD/S). In the course of six months instruction Mcraven was able to graduate from BUD/S class 95 in January 1978. As an Navy SEAL Officer, McRaven was deployed to the Philippines. In 1982, while an officer of the junior rank, McRaven was assigned to SEAL Team Six under the direction under the direction of CDR Richard Marcinko but was removed a year later because of McRaven’s worries about discipline in the military and issues in keeping his crew members on the right track. Richard Marcinko fired the 27-year-old McRaven in 1983. “He was a bright guy, but he didn’t like my rude and crude way,” Marcinko claimed. “If I was a loose cannon, he was too rigid. He took the special out of special warfare.” McRaven was later re-appointed as a commanding officer of the squadron Naval Special Warfare Development Group.

William H. McRaven Net Worth

William H. McRaven is one of the richest Military Officer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, William H. McRaven 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

McRaven was a student at McRaven attended the University of Texas at Austin where the student was a walk-on on the athletic team as well as a member of the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps. He completed his studies in 1977 and earned an undergraduate degree in journalism. He was awarded the title of distinguished alumnus in the year 2012. McRaven has a master’s level diploma at the Naval Postgraduate School, where McRaven helped to establish his first to graduate from the Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict curriculum.

McRaven was the child of a professional Air Force officer. McRaven was married to Georgeann Brady McRaven, then an undergraduate of the University of Texas, in 1978. The couple has three kids. McRaven was a guest at in 2012 the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner as the guest of his classmate in fifth grade, Karen Tumulty.

McRaven previously served from June 13, 2008, to August 2011 as commander of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) and from June 2006 to March 2008 as commander of Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR). In addition to his duties as COMSOCEUR, he was designated as the first director of the NATO Special Operations Forces Coordination Centre (NSCC), where he was charged with enhancing the capabilities and inter-operability of all NATO Special Operations Forces. McRaven retired from the U.S. Navy on August 28, 2014, after more than 37 years of service.

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Who is William H. McRaven Dating?

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In a November 18, 2018, interview on Fox News, Chris Wallace mentioned McRaven’s name. Trump retorted twice, “Hillary Clinton fan” and accused McRaven of being a fan of former President Barack Obama. McRaven later told CNN, “I did not back Hillary Clinton or anyone else. I am a fan of President Obama and President George W. Bush, both of whom I worked for. I admire all presidents, regardless of their political party, who uphold the dignity of the office and who use that office to bring the nation together in challenging times.” One media source noted that Trump’s ire seemed to be rooted in “McRaven’s criticism that the president’s rhetoric toward the press is the ‘greatest threat to democracy’ in his lifetime”.

Facts & Trivia

William Ranked on the list of most popular Military Officer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. William H. McRaven celebrates birthday on November 6 of every year.

William McRaven, open letter to President Donald Trump, August 16, 2018

What is Admiral McRaven known for?

McRaven led a force of 69,000 men and women and was responsible for conducting counter-terrorism operations worldwide. He is a recognized national authority on U.S. foreign policy and has advised presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama and other U.S. leaders on defense issues. Adm.

Where is William McRaven now?

He is currently a professor of National Security, LBJ School of Public Affairs, the University of Texas. From 2015-2018, he was chancellor of the University of Texas system, overseeing 14 institutions with 220,000 students, 20,000 faculty, and over 80,000 health care professionals, researchers and staff.

What SEAL team was McRaven?

During the Persian Gulf War of 1990-91, McRaven served as a task unit commander in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Following the war, he was task group commander in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. He would later return to the SEALs as commander of SEAL Team Three.

How old is William McRaven?

66 years (November 6, 1955)

What are the 10 lessons from Admiral McRaven?

In his 2014 commencement speech, former Navy SEAL Admiral William H. McRaven offered 10 lessons to the University of Texas at Austin graduating class. He outlined the lessons of the bed, paddle, heart, cookie, circus, obstacle, shark, dark moment, song, and bell. Each one was a metaphor for an important life area.