serviceyears laterwork branch birth_place allegiance awards |commands width birth_date nickname rank battles article_title name
1966-2000 '' certain victory '' -lrb- 1994 -rrb- united states gainesville , florida , u.s. united states of america 23px u.s. army war college 225px 06 august 1944 `` bob '' 25px major general vietnam war robert h. scales
 robert h. `` bob '' scales jr.
robert h. scales

robert h. `` bob '' scales jr. -lrb- born august 6 , 1944 -rrb- is a former united states army major general and former commandant of the u.s. army war college .
he now works as a military analyst , news commentator , and author .
