Major General US Volunteers-America (USV-A), Brigadier General US Army (Ret.) Robert Hipwell.  His last active-duty assignment was as Commanding General of the 300th Military Police Brigade, and he and his unit served in Baghdad, Iraq, in 2007-08 during the Surge.

MG Hipwell enlisted as a private in the Regular Army in 1968 and served in combat in Vietnam from 1970 to 1971 at the rank of Sergeant in L Co (Rangers) 75th INF, 101st ABN DIV as a Long-Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) Assistant Team Leader. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 1976.  MG Hipwell’s active/reserve duty assignments have included ODA command with the 12th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Commander, HHC, 351st Civil Affairs Command, and Commander of the 396th MP Battalion. 

In his civilian career, Major General Hipwell is a Senior Advisor for MatrixSpace, Inc, and he and his wife, Cindy, reside in North Lake Tahoe, Nevada.  The Hipwells have a blended family of Nine children.  Two Beautiful Daughters and Seven Sons. Six of his sons have served in the military. Two are currently serving on active military/reserve duty. His new book, “Inspirational Leadership” is also an Amazon Best Seller.

Concurrently MG Hipwell is:

National Board Member of Victory for Veterans Inc.

https://www.victoryforveterans.org/

President and CEO of the Placer Veterans Stand Down (PVSD)

https://placerveteransstanddown.org/

President, Board of Directors of R3Communinty

http://r3community.org/

National Commander of the United States Volunteers – America (USV-A)

https://www.usvhonors.org/

Advisory Council Member of The Honor Group

https://thehonorgroup.org/about-the-honor-group/advisory-council/

National Board Member for Veteran’s Association of Real Estate Professionals (VAREP)

https://varep.net/chaptersvarep/in-the-press