. ▁He ▁earned ▁Master ▁of ▁Div inity ▁and ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Sac red ▁The ology ▁degrees ▁from ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁Sem inary ▁in ▁Baltimore , ▁Maryland , ▁and ▁two ▁honor ary ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Let ters ▁degrees . ▁ ▁His ▁military ▁education ▁includes : ▁Military ▁Police ▁Officer ▁Basic ▁and ▁Adv ance ▁C ourses , ▁Chap lain ▁Officer ▁Basic ▁and ▁Adv ance ▁C ourses , ▁Command ▁and ▁General ▁Staff ▁Officer ▁Cour se ▁and ▁C lin ical ▁Past oral ▁Education , ▁Walter ▁Re ed ▁Army ▁Medical ▁Center , ▁Washington , ▁DC . ▁and ▁selected ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁Res ident ▁National ▁War ▁College , ▁Class ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Sp encer ▁was ▁commission ed ▁an ▁Army ▁officer ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁began ▁serving ▁active ▁duty ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁Following ▁Military ▁Police ▁Officer ▁Basic ▁Cour se ▁and ▁Adv ance ▁training , ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁active ▁duty ▁Prov ost ▁Marsh al ▁since ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁to ▁Fort ▁Mc Co y , ▁Wisconsin . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁Police ▁Det achment ▁at ▁Fort ▁Mc Co y ▁until ▁summer ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁serve ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁at ▁Camp ▁Case y ▁in ▁South ▁Korea . ▁ ▁In sp ired ▁by ▁Father ▁Emil ▁Kap a un , ▁an ▁Army ▁chap lain ▁who ▁died ▁as ▁a ▁prisoner ▁of ▁war ▁during ▁the ▁Korean ▁War , ▁Sp encer ▁was ▁released ▁from ▁active ▁duty ▁in ▁