MAJ (Ret)(USAR) Bill Adams
Bill’s military leadership began in 8th grade in the U.S. Virgin Islands when he
helped form a start-up squadron of the Civil Air Patrol, an auxiliary of the U.S.
Air Force. In 1977 he was appointed to the United States Military Academy at
West Point, NY where he studied aerospace engineering. Graduating with the
Class of 1981, Bill was commissioned a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Field
Artillery, fulfilling staff and command assignments in cannon and missile units in
the U.S. and Germany. In 1988 he became Assistant Professor of Military
Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY then left active duty in
1992, entering the U.S. Army Reserve Component. Now working as a high
school English teacher and as an international representative for an Israel-based
Christian-charitable organization, he performs volunteer service as Chaplain
for the Military Officers Association of America, Cape Canaveral Chapter.
Bill and Lizzie have seven children and nineteen grandchildren and live in Rockledge, Florida.
helped form a start-up squadron of the Civil Air Patrol, an auxiliary of the U.S.
Air Force. In 1977 he was appointed to the United States Military Academy at
West Point, NY where he studied aerospace engineering. Graduating with the
Class of 1981, Bill was commissioned a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Field
Artillery, fulfilling staff and command assignments in cannon and missile units in
the U.S. and Germany. In 1988 he became Assistant Professor of Military
Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY then left active duty in
1992, entering the U.S. Army Reserve Component. Now working as a high
school English teacher and as an international representative for an Israel-based
Christian-charitable organization, he performs volunteer service as Chaplain
for the Military Officers Association of America, Cape Canaveral Chapter.
Bill and Lizzie have seven children and nineteen grandchildren and live in Rockledge, Florida.