Lieutenant General Pete Taylor retired from the U.S. Army after more than 33 years of active duty service overseas and across the United States. His last assignment was Commanding General of III Corps and Fort Hood.

Pete Taylor has been described as “the one individual who has done more to ensure the stability of the Central Texas economy and create the mechanism to support military families in transition.”

Pete Taylor has been active in community affairs including Scouting, Rotary, United Way, American Cancer Society, economic development and the Chamber of Commerce.

It is difficult to cite his crowing achievement but his passion is advocating for the children of military families as they transition between school systems. He was one of the founders, former chairman and now serves on the board of directors of the Military Child Education coalition, a national non-profit organization that advocates for military children as they transition between school systems.

He is the current chairman of the Central Texas University Task Force that continues to advocate for the transition of the Tarleton State University System Center to an independent, stand alone, upper level university called Texas A&M- Central Texas.

In 1997, then Governor George W. Bush appointed Taylor to the Texas Strategic Military Planning commission where he served for four years. He is also Chairman of the Heart of Texas Defense Alliance, a three-county regional organization serving as a defense industry advocacy group.

He served for five years as Chairman of the Fort Hood Retiree Council where he worked tirelessly to ensure the Fort Hood Command realized the changing needs of military retirees. During his tenure on the Council, he never hesitated to take concerns and issues of retirees to the highest levels of the Army seeking a better quality of life for retirees and their families. In addition to his work with the military community, Taylor has been an active supporter of the American Cancer Society. He’s been a volunteer with Relay for Life for several years.

General Taylor is the epitome of the US Army motto, “Retired, Still Serving.”