Battling Tradition: Robert F. McDermott and Shaping the US Air Force Academy

BG Robert F. McDermott, West Point graduate, WWll combat pilot and Harvard MBA, led a revolution in modern military education when he was assigned to the newly created Air Force Academy. Military retirement did not end his story. In his second illustrious career as Chairman and CEO of USAA, McDermott turned USAA into a national success story, and at the same time led the civic movement to modernize the city of San Antonio, TX.