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Currently, John Boyd is 97 years, 3 months and 10 days old. John Boyd will celebrate 98rd birthday on a Thursday 23rd of January 2025. Below we countdown to John Boyd upcoming birthday.
Popular As | John Boyd |
Occupation | War Hero |
Age | 97 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
Born | January 23, 1927 (Pennsylvania) |
Birthday | January 23 |
Town/City | Pennsylvania |
Nationality | Pennsylvania |
John Boyd’s zodiac sign is Aquarius. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
John Boyd was born in the Year of the Rabbit. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rabbit enjoy being surrounded by family and friends. They’re popular, compassionate, sincere, and they like to avoid conflict and are sometimes seen as pushovers. Rabbits enjoy home and entertaining at home. Compatible with Goat or Pig.
After serving in the Korean and Vietnam wars, this American fighter pilot, flight instructor, and military theorist and tactical expert was hired by Major General Arthur C. Agan, Jr. as a high-level advisor and analyst at the U.S. Pentagon.
After earning a degree in economics from the University of Iowa and a degree in industrial engineering from Georgia Tech, he became a United States Air Force fighter pilot in the Korean War. After returning from combat, he entered the prestigious Fighter Weapons School.
He is particularly remembered for his OODA Loop theory, which breaks down the elements of decision-making in high-risk combat situations, as well as for his theoretical division of warfare into moral, mental, and physical components. In the 1960s, he and mathematician Thomas Christie jointly devised an aerial combat principle known as the Energy-Maneuverability theory.
A native of Erie, Pennsylvania, he spent the later years of his life in West Palm Beach, Florida. He and his wife, Mary, raised daughters named Kathryn and Mary Ellen and sons named Scott, Jeff, and Stephen.
He and politician Gary Hart both allied themselves with the Defense Reform Movement of the 1970s and '80s.