Lieutenant General H. P. (Pete) Osman is the Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Headquarters Marine Corps, Quantico, VA.

General Osman enlisted in the Marine Corps in March 1967 and was subsequently selected for the Platoon Leaders Class program. Upon graduation from Old Dominion College in 1969, General Osman received a regular commission as a second lieutenant.

Following The Basic School, General Osman served in several platoon commander billets, to include duty as a rifle platoon commander with 2d Battalion, 1st Marines in the Republic of Vietnam. In July 1971, General Osman was assigned to Marine Corps Base, Quantico, where he served as a company commander and as aide to the base commander before joining the staff at The Basic School in 1973.

Upon graduation from the Amphibious Warfare School in 1976, General Osman reported to the 1st Marine Division where he commanded Company I, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, and later served as logistics officer and operations officer for 1st Marines. In 1979, General Osman assumed command of the Marine Detachment aboard the aircraft carrier, USS EISENHOWER.

Following his tour at sea, General Osman attended the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Va. Graduating in 1982, he was assigned to Manpower Department at Headquarters Marine Corps and was later selected to serve as the aide to the Assistant Commandant.

General Osman returned to the 1st Marine Division in July 1986, initially assuming duties as G-3 Plans Officer. He subsequently served as Commanding Officer of 3d Battalion, 7th Marines. In February 1989, General Osman attended the NATO Defense College in Rome, Italy. Upon graduation, he was assigned to the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe where he served as Chief of Strategy. General Osman returned to the U.S. in the summer of 1992 to serve as the Commanding Officer of Officer Candidates School, Quantico, VA. He was promoted to Brigadier General and assigned as the Director, Personnel Management Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Washington, D.C. on June 2, 1995. In July 1997, General Osman assumed command of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot/Western Recruiting Region, San Diego. In April 2000, General Osman was assigned as Director, Operational Plans and Joint Force Development (J-7), Joint Staff, Washington D.C. General Osman’s previous assignment was Commanding General, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NC from August 2002 to July 2004.

General Osman assumed his current duties on July 23, 2004.