 He was head of the vocational education department of the H. C. Stülcken Sohn shipbuilding company located in Hamburg from April 1951 until 30 November 1955.On 3 December 1955 Schuhart entered the "Bundeswehr" where he served in various land based capacities.Upon his retirement on 30 September 1967, he received the Bundesverdienstkreuz I class.