adu ate ▁of ▁the ▁Reserve ▁Offic ers ' ▁Training ▁Corps . ▁He ▁also ▁earned ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Business ▁Administration ▁in ▁Tele communic ations ▁from ▁Golden ▁Gate ▁University , ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Military ▁Art ▁and ▁Science ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Command ▁and ▁General ▁Staff ▁College , ▁and ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁National ▁Security ▁and ▁Str ateg ic ▁Studies ▁from ▁the ▁Naval ▁War ▁College . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁Int elligence ▁Officer ▁Basic ▁Cour se , ▁R anger ▁School , ▁Military ▁Int elligence ▁Officer ▁Advanced ▁Cour se , ▁Army ▁Command ▁and ▁General ▁Staff ▁College , ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Advanced ▁Military ▁Studies , ▁and ▁Naval ▁War ▁College . ▁ ▁Military ▁career ▁ ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁ ▁F lyn n ▁was ▁commission ed ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁military ▁intelligence ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁His ▁military ▁assign ments ▁included ▁multiple ▁t ours ▁at ▁Fort ▁B rag g , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁with ▁the ▁ 8 2 nd ▁Air bor ne ▁Division , ▁XVIII ▁Air bor ne ▁Corps , ▁and ▁J oint ▁Special ▁Oper ations ▁Command , ▁where ▁he ▁deployed ▁for ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁Gren ada ▁and ▁Operation ▁U ph old ▁Dem ocracy ▁in ▁H ait i . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 5 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁at ▁Sch of ield ▁Bar ra cks , ▁Hawai i , ▁at ▁the ▁J oint ▁Read iness ▁Training ▁Center ▁at ▁Fort ▁Pol k , ▁Louisiana , ▁and ▁the ▁Army ▁Int elligence