[1] Before that, he served as the deputy commanding general of the United States Army Reserve Command (USARC) and prior to that, as deputy chief of the United States Army Reserve.

[2][3][4][5] Roper's promotion makes him the first black United States Army Reserve lieutenant general.

He left the university after his sophomore year to join the Montgomery Police Department.

Roper eventually completed a bachelor's degree at Troy State University.

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