Maj. Gen. Charles C. Rogers: Talent through diversity, equity and inclusion Charles D. Allen January 28 Charles Rogers, who retired from the Army as a major general, is a Medal of Honor recipient. (Army via Wikimedia Commons) The United States military experiences during the First and Second World Wars highlighted the need for quality leadership in the officer ranks. While the American professional officer corps has traditionally been attributed to the training, education, and development of leaders at the United States Military Academy at West Point, that source of commissioned officers could not need the demands of a force at war.