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Early Career
Completing Naval Officer Candidate School in 1973, Ensign Shaffer was assigned to the USS Lassen as Weapons Chief. Later, he passed BUD/S class 233 for Navy SEALs and served as SEAL Team 2's Commanding Officer until he accepted the position of USS Lassen Captain at age 44. He later became the Commander of NATO Naval Forces and later the Vice Chairman.