Jan C . Huly Lieutenant General Jan C . Huly is a retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general . LtGen Huly retired on 7 November 2006 after almost 37 years of service . His last role was as Deputy Commandant for Plans , Policies and Operations . Biography . Huly is a graduate of the University of California , Berkeley with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and was commissioned in December 1969 . Upon completion of The Basic School , he was assigned to 1st Battalion , 3rd Marines , 1st Marine Brigade , HI ; and subsequently to 3rd Marine Division , where he served in various infantry command and staff assignments . Transferred to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego in 1972 , he served as a series and recruit company commander , battalion staff officer and Director of the Recruit Administration Center . After completing Amphibious Warfare School in 1976 , Captain Huly was assigned to 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton , California , where he served as a battalion staff officer , rifle company commander , and assistant operations officer for the 5th Marine Regiment . From 1979 to 1980 , he commanded the Marine Detachment , USS " Ranger " . Transferred to Washington , D . C . in 1980 , Major Huly served with the Joint Chiefs of Staff . While there , he earned a Master of Arts degree in Personnel Management from Central Michigan University . Assigned to Headquarters Marine Corps in 1982 , Major Huly served in various billets in the Personnel Management Division until 1984 . After graduating from the Marine Corps Command and Staff College in 1985 , Major Huly reported to 2nd Marine Division at Camp Lejeune , North Carolina , where he made deployments overseas as an executive officer for battalion and regimental landing teams ; and subsequently as Commanding Officer for Battalion Landing Team 1 / 8 . He also served as Executive Officer , 2nd Surveillance , Reconnaissance and Intelligence Group . Completing the U . S . Army War College in 1990 , Lieutenant Colonel Huly was assigned to Headquarters Marine Corps where he served as both the Assistant and Head of the Enlisted Assignment Branch . During Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm , Lieutenant Colonel Huly was assigned to 2nd Marine Division in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait as the Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations . From 1992 until 1994 , Colonel Huly deployed as the Commanding Officer , 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit and participated in Operations Provide Promise and Deny Flight in Bosnia - Herzegovina and Continue Hope / UNOSOM II in Somalia . He assumed duties as Chief of Staff , II Marine Expeditionary Force on June 1 , 1994 . He was assigned as the Assistant Division Commander , 1st Marine Division , Camp Pendleton , California , in 1995 . Brigadier General Huly then served as the Deputy Commander , Marine Forces Reserve , New Orleans , Louisiana . From 1998 to 2000 , MajGen Huly served as the Director , Operations Division , Plans Policies and Operations , Headquarters , U . S . Marine Corps . He was the Commanding General , Marine Corps Recruit Depot , San Diego and Western Recruiting Region / Deputy Commanding General , Marine Corps Recruiting Command from 2000 to 2003 . Huly was advanced to the rank Lieutenant General on 2 October 2003 . His last role was as the United States Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Plans , Policies and Operations . LtGen Huly retired from the Marine Corps on November 7 , 2006 after over 36 years of service . Awards . His decorations include :