CPT(P) Michael Aldas

CPT Michael Aldas is an instructor at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.

A native of Chicago, he received his commission as an officer through ROTC at Brigham Young University-Idaho in 2016. His assignments and duty stations include infantry platoon leader and company executive officer at Fort Drum, New York; assistant professor of military science at Cal Poly Pomona; Military Intelligence Captains Career Course student at Fort Huachuca, Arizona; a return tour to Fort Drum as a battalion S-2; a forward deployment to Al Asad Air Base, Iraq; and graduate studies in San Diego.

CPT Aldas is a graduate of the Military Intelligence Captains Career Course and the Master Educator Course. His military awards and decorations include the Army Commendation Medal with Combat "C" Device, Army Commendation Medal (three oak leaf clusters), Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal and Combat Action Badge.

He holds a bachelor's degree in history from Brigham Young University-Idaho, a master's degree in higher education administration from the University of Louisville and a master's degree in Latin American studies from the University of California, San Diego.