Montco Sheriff Graduates From Prestigious U.S. Army War College

NORRISTOWN, PA – Montgomery County Sheriff Sean Kilkenny graduated Friday from the U.S. Army War College with a master's degree in Strategic Studies, the sheriff's office announced.

“Based on the intense coursework and collaboration with other high-level military officials in the program, I feel even more prepared to manage emergency situations for the citizens of Montgomery County,” Kilkenny said.

The U.S. Army War College’s 24-month curriculum educates and develops senior military officers from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard as well as senior foreign military officers and civilian officials from a variety of federal agencies, to serve in strategic level command staff positions worldwide, the sheriff's office said.

Kilkenny was selected for this elite degree program from 3,000 applicants, who are also senior military officers, according to a press release.

He graduated from a class of 340 fellow senior officers out of 450 officers who originally matriculated into the program, the release states.

Kilkenny said he completed the curriculum while running for Sheriff of Montgomery County and starting a law firm made up of five attorneys, based in Norristown.

Kilkenny joined Villanova’s Army ROTC program in 1991 and was commissioned as an officer in 1995. His 21 years of U.S. Army service include overseas duties in Iraq, Kosovo, Bosnia, Germany, and South Korea. He later worked as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Army trying homicide, rape and serious crimes for over 20 years. Kilkenny is currently assigned to the 153rd LOD in Horsham, his office stated.

Some graduates of note from the Army War College Alumni include President Ulysses S. Grant, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Secretary of State Colin Powell, General Norman Schwarzkopf, and General Ray Odierno.