Civilian Spotlight: Getting to know Robert "Greg" Piper

By Rachel Lynn Griffith (USASMDC/ARSTRAT)June 14, 2011

Piper
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Name: Robert "Greg" Piper, chief, Army Space Cadre Office, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Age: 52

Hometown: Mexico, Mo.

Years of federal service: 20 years active duty, eight years as a Department of the Army civilian (all which was at USASMDC/ARSTRAT, and he also served with the command as a Soldier for four years)

Education: Bachelor of Science in business administration/economics and a Master of Science in organizational management

Marital status: Married

Children: One daughter… and two labs and one Shar Pei

Activities/hobbies: Hiking, riding the Harley through the mountains, skiing, reading

Favorite movie: The Great Escape

Favorite TV show: FX - Justified

Favorite band: Zac Brown Band

Favorite thing about working for the Army: Serving Soldiers - greatest reward I experience is a thank you from a Soldier. The Army has always been part of my life growing up on the campus of Missouri Military Academy where my grandfather and father both worked to going to college on an Army scholarship, subsequently serving 20 years in the Army and finally returning to this command where I have great opportunities. In my mind it’s about duty, honor, country, and serving Soldiers. As a country, we are fighting in two wars, yet the majority of our citizens feel no impact.

What made you want to work for the Army: We are an Army at war and I want to continue to serve.