▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁son ▁of ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁veter an ▁Jed ▁Ch and ler ▁( B ill ▁S mit rov ich ), ▁Tom ▁Ch and ler ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁December ▁ 9 ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Virginia ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁brother ▁and ▁a ▁sister . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁young ▁man , ▁Tom ▁joined ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁to ▁spite ▁his ▁father , ▁an ▁army ▁officer . ▁ ▁At ▁an ▁unknown ▁point ▁in ▁time , ▁he ▁married ▁a ▁woman ▁named ▁Dar ien ▁( T racy ▁M idd endorf ). ▁They ▁have ▁a ▁daughter , ▁Ash ley ▁( G race ▁Kauf man ), ▁and ▁a ▁son , ▁Sam ▁( A idan ▁S uss man ), ▁and ▁res ide ▁in ▁Nor folk , ▁Virginia , ▁where ▁his ▁ship ▁is ▁home port ed . ▁ ▁He ▁speak s ▁and ▁reads ▁fl uent ▁Russian , ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁book ▁written ▁by ▁Admir al ▁Konst antin ▁Nikol aj ew itsch ▁Rus kov ▁( R av il ▁Is yan ov ) ▁in ▁his ▁personal ▁collection . ▁ ▁Arc ▁Ch and ler ' s ▁naval ▁career ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁upon ▁his ▁gradu ation ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Naval ▁Academy ▁in ▁Ann apolis , ▁Maryland . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁lieutenant , ▁junior ▁grade , ▁Ch and ler ▁served ▁on ▁ ▁after ▁comple ting ▁a ▁tour ▁of ▁duty ▁in ▁Ira q . ▁The ▁Pin ck ney ''' s ▁captain ▁promoted ▁him ▁to ▁full ▁lieutenant ; ▁years ▁later , ▁Ch and ler ▁gave ▁his ▁Lieutenant ' s ▁bars ▁to