Following completion of a six-month probationary period, he received the 1130 designator as a Naval Special Warfare Officer, entitled to wear the Special Warfare insignia. After six months of training, McRaven graduated with BUD/S class 95 in January 1978. Navy and volunteered for Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training (BUD/S). Naval career Special operations Īfter graduating from The University of Texas at Austin, McRaven was commissioned as an officer ( Ensign) in the U.S. McRaven holds a master's degree from the Naval Postgraduate School, where he helped establish and was the first graduate from the Special operations/ Low intensity conflict curriculum. He graduated in 1977 with a bachelor's degree in journalism, and was named a Distinguished Alumnus in 2012. McRaven attended the University of Texas at Austin where he was a walk-on member of the track team, and was a member of the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps. McRaven, a Spitfire fighter pilot in World War II who played briefly in the NFL.
He is the son of Anna Elizabeth (Long) and Col. McRaven attended Theodore Roosevelt High School where he took part in track. His family moved to Texas while he was in elementary school and settled in San Antonio. His father, a career Air Force officer, was stationed at Pope Air Force Base, now known as Pope Field, part of Fort Bragg. McRaven was born in Pinehurst, North Carolina. McRaven was reportedly considered by President Joe Biden for appointment as Secretary of Defense before Biden nominated Lloyd Austin. Navy on September 1, 2014, after more than 37 years of service.
In addition to his duties as COMSOCEUR, he was designated as the first director of the NATO Special Operations Forces Coordination Center (NSCC), where he was charged with enhancing the capabilities and inter-operability of all NATO Special Operations Forces. McRaven served from Jto 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). From 2015 to 2018, he was the chancellor of The University of Texas System. William Harry McRaven (born November 6, 1955) is a retired United States Navy four-star admiral who served as the ninth commander of the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) from Augto August 28, 2014.
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