General Eduardo Valdivia entered the Chilean Military Academy in January 1989, and graduated as a Second Lieutenant in the Armored Cavalry branch on 01 January 1993. He has served as a platoon, company, and battalion commander. He possesses the primary specialty of Staff Officer, with secondary specialties in Special Warfare in Military Physical Education.
Recent Promotions and Assignments
May 2017 – May 2019 Assigned as a liaison officer at the MCOE
December 2018 Promotion to Colonel
December 2019 Assigned as Commander, 6
th Motorized Infantry Regiment “Chacabuco”
December 2022 Assigned as Commander, 4
th Armored Brigade “Chorillos”
November 2023 Promoted to General de Brigada, assigned as commander 1
st Armored Brigade
Deployments
July 2004 Haiti, MINUSTAH
October 2015 Bosnia Herzegovina
Education
Professor of Tactics and Operations at the Military Academy
Bachelor’s in Military Science from Chilean Military Academy
Master’s Degree in Planning and Strategic Management from the Chilean Army War College
Master’s Degree Operations Management and Logistics from the Andres Bello University
Combined Joint Force Land Component Commander Course at Army War College.