Green Service uniform
Deputy commander - Telcom

Philip L. Bolte served thirty years in the U.S. Army.

He served as a Program Manager, Fighting Vehicle Systems, he directed the latter stages of the design and development , the testing, production initiation, and logistic support planning of the Bradley Fighting Vehicles;

Assistant Project Manager where he directed weapon and ammunition development for the Abrams Main Battle Tank;

U.S. Working Group Chairman, Tripartite Tank Main Armament Evaluation, he directed U.S. efforts in joint German-UK-US conduct of a multi-year, multimillion dollar test and evaluation of national candidate weapons;

Assistant for Combat Materiel to the Assistant Secretary of the Army; Army Staff in communications-electronics research and development; Deputy Commander, U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command.

General Bolte commanded Armor units from platoon to brigade with combat service in Korea and Vietnam, finally serving as commander of the Army's only Armor training brigade.

His military awards include the Army Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star (one oak leaf cluster), Purple Heart (one oak leaf cluster), Legion of Merit (three oak leaf clusters), Combat Infantryman Badge (two awards, and senior parachutist badge. He also holds the Vietnamese National Order (Fifth Class) and three awards of the Gallantry Cross with Palm.

He completed his military service in 1980.