Major General Eric Bush began his professional career by enlisting in the Army National Guard in 1984 and served in the combat arms until earning his commission as a Second Lieutenant through Officer Candidate School in 1988.  He was recognized as a distinguished graduate and selected as class leader.   Eric Bush holds a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Business Management and Communications from Corban University in Salem, Oregon and a Master’s Degree in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College.

Concurrent with his career as a member of the military reserve component, in 1989 Eric Bush began his civilian law enforcement career, serving in all ranks in a municipal law enforcement agency in Oregon.   Eric Bush’s civilian law enforcement career culminated as the Chief of Police, a position he held for 11 years.   

Eric Bush served in numerous combat arms leadership positions throughout his time in the US Army National Guard.  In 2007 he commanded the 82^nd Rear Operations Center and was responsible for the Oregon National Guard’s State Partnership with Singapore.  He served as the facilitator with the US Army / Singapore Armed Forces exercise “Tiger Balm”.   In 2009 he was deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom where he served as the Base Defense Commander at Victory Base in Baghdad, Iraq. 

 In 2013 he took his first assignment with the Joint Force in the Western Pacific, being assigned as the Wartime Operations Officer for United State Forces Korea.  In 2016 he was assigned as the Deputy Logistics Officer for United States Indo- Pacific Command and then served his final assignment, back in Korea as the Deputy Combined Rear Area Coordinator, the senior U.S. military official assigned to liaison with the 2^nd ROK Army, and was promoted to Major General. 

After a long and in-depth series of assignments in the Pacific and after more than 36 years of service, in April 2021 Eric Bush retired and continues to serve local communities as a local county Emergency Management Coordinator.