Injury attorney Karl Truman began his military career when he enlisted in 1981. He then enrolled in Army ROTC at the University of Kentucky, where he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 1983. He worked his way through the ranks, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2009 after 28 years of service.

His military training includes:

• Armor Officer Basic and Advanced Course at Ft. Knox, KY
• Nuclear Biological and Chemical Defense Operations Course
• The Air Assault Course at Ft. Campbell, KY
• Airborne School at Ft. Benning, GA
• M1 Transition Course
• Anti-Terrorism Instructor Course with the J.F.K. Center for Special Warfare at Ft. Bragg, NC
• Combined Arms Services Staff School
• Total Army Instructor Training Course
• Command and General Staff College
• Reserve Component National Securities Issues Seminar with the Army War College

Highlights of his duty assignments include serving as:

• Infantry Rifle Platoon Leader
• Mortar Platoon Leader
• Executive Officer of an Armor Training Company
• Training Operations Officer with Task Force 100 in direct support of Operation Desert Storm
• Commander of an Armor Training Company
• Executive Officer of a Division Headquarters Company
• Chief of APMS Operations
• Instructor with the Combined Arms and Services Staff School
• Deputy Chief of Staff of a Division Command

Decorations include:

• Army Service Ribbon
• Armed Forces Reserve Medal
• Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
• National Defense Service Ribbon
• Army Achievement Medal
• Army Commendation Medal
• Meritorious Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster)