In his senior year in high school, Cedric Wins turned down a scholarship to the US Naval Academy to play basketball. He could not see the transition from College basketball to the military.
So retiring after 34 years in the Army, MG Wins thinks that youthful decision makes for “an interesting backstory.”
“Three years was my military commitment. The other 31 was all gravy.”
The Spotlight
We asked MG Cedric Wins to step into the VeteranCrowd Spotlight.
We covered a lot of topics in this episode:
- The transition from College basketball to the military.
- Being a part of many “first” within his career.
- The influence of mentors and NCOs in his experience.
- Solving problems and leading - lessons for the military and the civilian.
MG Wins retired effective December 31, 2019, after a distinguished career and seeing the world. WIn’s last assignment was the commanding general of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) . There he led the transformation and organizational re-alignment of CCDC from the Research,
Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM).
And the CCDC is the army’s largest research & development organization. Its mission is to discover, develop and deliver technology that produces capability to ensure decisive overmatch in unified land operations for soldiers and the joint warfighter.
In the eight months since retirement, MG Wins has remained very busy. He begins his new role at L3Harris starting September 1.
And he has also been actively engaged in two non-profits solving problems for underserved youth. “I am a living breathing example of what can be accomplished.”
Wins serves on the board of Great Minds in STEM, an organization steering underserved youth to science, technology, engineering and math programs.
He also supports Resolve Solutions and E. Sean Lanier who was a previous Spotlight guest.
About MG Wins
MG wins graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1985 with a bachelor’s degree in economics. He holds masters’ degrees in management from the Florida Institute of Technology and in national security and strategic studies from the National War College.
Learn more about MG Cedric Wins, USA Retired