Colonel Khalsa joined the U.S. Army in 1976

Colonel Khalsa joined the U.S. Army in 1976 as a Private, 
and served in the Special Forces Unit 
for 10 years on Parachute Status, as a Battalion 
Commander overseeing an 800-person intelligence group, 
and also received a Meritorious Service Medal with Silver
 Oak Leaf Cluster Award, amongst many other honors. 
He is a graduate of the Army Officer Candidate School
 in Georgia, and was inducted into the Officer Candidate
 School Hall of Fame in 2004. Colonel Khalsa currently
 serves in the reserve command, and has therefore served
 in the U.S. Army for 33 years.