About
Board of Trustees
COL Spencer L. Smith, USA (RET)
Trustee
Elected 2022
Alumnus: Class of 1985
Retired U.S. Army, Director of Government Procurement for Gilchrist Law Firm, P.A. and Gilchrist Global Strategies
Alumnus: Class of 1985
Retired U.S. Army, Director of Government Procurement for Gilchrist Law Firm, P.A. and Gilchrist Global Strategies
Spencer Smith graduated from FMS in 1985 as Battalion Commander, graduated from Longwood University and retired from the U.S. Army after serving 28 distinguished years of honorable service in the U.S. Army as a highly decorated Combat Veteran Colonel. Spencer currently serves as the Director of Government Procurement for the Small Business Administration award-winning Gilchrist Law Firm, P.A. and Gilchrist Global Strategies where he provides strategic vision and leadership. He is directly responsible for leading all activities within the federal and state contracting environment. The companies currently provide professional legal services, real estate, appraisal, staffing, court reporting and other critical professional support services throughout the country.
Spencer is from Sterling, VA and is married with three children.
Our Mission
To innovate and create the military school for the twenty first century. One that redefines what it means to graduate young men with the skills to move forward wherever their lives take them with CHARACTER \ KINSHIP \ AGENCY.
Fishburne Military School has earned the US Army’s highest level of accreditation and maintained its designation as a JROTC Honor Unit With Distinction for over 40 years. We may also nominate qualified candidates to the United States Service Academies and host one of only four Summer JROTC programs in the nation, accredited by US Army Cadet Command.