Richard A . Cody Richard A . Cody ( born August 2 , 1950 ) is a retired United States Army general who served as the 31st Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army from June 24 , 2004 to July 31 , 2008 . He retired from the Army on August 1 , 2008 . Early life and career . Cody was born in Montpelier , Vermont , on August 2 , 1950 . He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant upon graduation in 1972 from the United States Military Academy . His military education includes completion of the Transportation Corps Officer Basic and Advanced Courses ; the Aviation Maintenance Officer Course ; the AH - 1 , AH - 64 , AH - 64D , UH - 60 , and MH - 60K Aircraft Qualification Courses ; the Command and General Staff College , and the United States Army War College . Cody is a Master Aviator with over 5 , 000 hours of flight time , and is an Air Assault School graduate . Prior to his current assignment , Cody spent 32 years in a variety of command and staff assignments , most recently serving as Deputy Chief of Staff , G - 3 , United States Army . Other key assignments include Commanding General , 101st Airborne Division ( Air Assault ) and Fort Campbell ; Director , Operations , Readiness and Mobilization , Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans , Headquarters , Department of the Army ; Deputy Commanding General , Task Force Hawk , Tirana , Albania ; Assistant Division Commander for Maneuver , 4th Infantry Division , Fort Hood , Texas ; Commander , 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment , Fort Campbell , Kentucky ; Commander , 4th Brigade , 1st Cavalry Division ; Aide - de - Camp to the Commanding General , Combined Field Army , Korea ; and Director , Flight Concepts Division . Cody has served several tours with the 101st Airborne Division ( Air Assault ) as Commander , 1st Battalion , 101st Aviation Regiment ( Attack ) during Operation Desert Storm ; Aviation Brigade Executive Officer , 101st Aviation Brigade ; Battalion Executive Officer and Company Commander in the 229th Attack Helicopter Battalion , and Battalion S - 3 in the 55th Attack Helicopter Battalion . He served as a platoon commander in the 2nd Squadron , 9th Cavalry and A Company ( Attack ) , 24th Aviation Battalion and as Commander , E Company ( AVIM ) , 24th Infantry Division , Fort Stewart , Georgia . Post - army career . Cody joined L - 3 Communications in 2008 . He is currently a Senior Vice President of L - 3 Communications over Washington Operations . General Cody serves on the Advisory Council of Hope For The Warriors , a national non - profit dedicated to provide a full cycle of non - medical care to combat wounded service members , their families , and families of the fallen from each military branch . Family . Cody and his wife are both avid golfers , and spent much of their free time while stationed at Fort Campbell on the base ' s golf course . Vicki has written a book about military life for military families . The military ' s largest Child Development Center ( CDC ) is named after the Codys . It is called the Cody Child Development Center , which is located on Fort Myer , Virginia . The Codys have twin sons , Clint and Tyler . Both sons are Army officers and helicopter pilots .