I am LTC Robert J. Hyver, Jr, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. I've spent 23 years on active duty with the Louisiana Army National Guard. My duty assignments included Military Personnel Officer, Executive Officer for Recruiting Command, Logistics Officer for a Major Command HQ, and numerous other assignments. I retired in June 2003.

I have a Masters Degree in Organizational Management with a BS in Liberal Arts. I attended the Command General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, KS.

I currently reside in Ponchatoula, LA with my wife, Annie, of six years. We have six beautiful daughters and 3 grandchildren.