Thomas Ruge is a retired Army Lietentant Colonel. Served in the active duty Army as an enlisted Signal Corps Soldier from 1977-1981. After leaving active duty, Thomas joined the Michigan Army National Guard as a Field Service Repairman. During that time, Thomas completed his education at Lansing Community College and Central Michigan University. Upon completion he completed Office Candidate School in 1985 and became a Transportation/Logistics Officer.

 

Thomas spent time in Germany and Korea as well as a deployment to Afghanistan in 2009-2010. Thomas retired in 2012 and has been a member of Post 1224 since 2024.