DATE: June 16, 2017 8:52:47 AM CDT Raymer relinquishes commandancy of Engineer School; Whittle to be next commandant Then, Col. Robert Whittle Jr., was advanced to the rank of brigadier general April 7, 2017 on Cooper Field at Fort Hood, Texas. Now, Brig. Gen. Whittle will arrive to Fort Leonard Wood in October as commandant of the U.S. Army Engineer School. (Photo credit: 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs)