Skoglund's contributions extended beyond his military service; he played key roles in defense investigations and commissions, advised on operational integration, and engaged in international exchange programs.

[2] Skoglund graduated from the Military Academy Karlberg in Stockholm in 1937 and was assigned as a second lieutenant to the Älvsborg Regiment in his hometown of Borås in 1937.

[4] In the government council on 8 December 1967, Skoglund was appointed major general and head of Gotland Military Command from 1 October 1968.

[5] In the government council on 29 March 1968, Skoglund was instead appointed major general and head of the Swedish National Defence College in Stockholm from 1 October 1968.

[2] He was a contributor in Ny militär tidskrift from 1948 to 1960, in Svenska Dagbladet from 1949 to 1963, and was a member of the National Swedish Psychological Defence Planning Committee (Beredskapsnämnden för psykologiskt försvar) from 1972 to 1977.

Rossander further wrote that "Skoglund debated, argued, and advocated for his beliefs, and numerous members of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences have been called, written to, or approached at work to kindly but firmly clarify what should be said and done on various issues.

Skoglund was very active in the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences for more than 50 years and he was a periodical chairman of Section I.

In 2004, he was awarded the Academy's gold medal of merit as evidence of his tireless work for the Swedish military's best interests.