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==Military career==
Simmons was born in [[New York City]] and attended [[Haverford College]], graduating in 1965. He enlisted in the [[United States Army]] as a private, serving in active duty from 1965 to 1969. He graduated from [[Officer Candidate School (U.S. Army)|Infantry Officer Candidate School]] in 1967 and became a commissioned officer. He fought in the [[Vietnam War]] and earned two [[Bronze Star Medal]]s for his service. He was in Vietnam for 19 months.<ref name="joinrobsimmons1">[http://www.joinrobsimmons.com/meet-rob-simmons Official Rob Simmons for Senate website – Rob Simmons Biography<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090821055340/http://www.joinrobsimmons.com/meet-rob-simmons |date=2009-08-21 }}</ref>

Simmons served in the [[United States Army Reserve]] as a Military Intelligence Officer from 1969 to 2003, retiring at the rank of full colonel. He led the 434th Military Intelligence Detachment (Strategic) affiliated with [[Yale University]], and in this capacity led the writing of the "Open Source Intelligence Guide for the Military Intelligence Officer." Under his command, the unit was selected as the best small unit in the U.S. Army Reserve in 1996 by the Reserve Officers Association.<ref name="joinrobsimmons1"/>