Ltg david fridovich biography
David P. Fridovich is a retired lieutenant general and Green Beret in the United States Army..
David P. Fridovich
United States Army general
David P. Fridovich is a retired lieutenant general and Green Beret in the United States Army.
His position at the time of retirement was deputy commander of the U.S. military's United States Special Operations Command that directs special operations campaigns.
David has served as commander at every level during his military career and retired as the senior Green Beret in the Army.
Fridovich is a 1974 graduate of Knox College where he was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon. He received his master's degree in political science from Tulane University in 1976.
Military career
After graduation, Fridovich was commissioned an Infantry Second Lieutenant.
He served as a Rifle and Reconnaissance Platoon Leader, Company Executive Officer, and Light Infantry Company Commander with the 172nd Light Infantry Brigade, Fort Richardson, Alaska. He was appointed assistant professor of military science at Norwich University, where he trained the Mountain Cold Weather Cadre and Rescue Team.
In 1984, Fridovich completed the US Army Special Forces (SF) Detachment Officer
