Welcome back to Five Questions for a General, a production of the Modern War Institute at West Point. This series features specially selected cadet hosts who are given an incredible professional development opportunity—to sit down with senior military officers and ask carefully crafted questions about everything from leadership to their unique experiences while serving to their expectations about the future of war.
In this episode, Cadet Justin Rodriguez sits down with Major General Mark Quander to explore topics including disaster relief, the importance of team building, and accomplishing what seems impossible.
General Quander graduated from West Point and commissioned as an engineer. After service in units such as the 82nd Airborne Division, the 101st Airborne Division, and the 10th Mountain Division and combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, he returned to West Point as the commandant of cadets at the United States Military Academy. He now serves as the US Army Corps of Engineers’ deputy commanding general for military and international operations.