Kerr enlisted as a private at Fort Ord on September 21, 1953, and served in the 513th Military Intelligence Group in Germany after the Korean War.

During his tenure with the California State Military Reserve, Kerr was the inspector general, chief of staff, commanding general of the Northern Area Command at the Alameda Naval Supply Depot in Alameda, California.

Also coming out in the interview were Brigadier General Virgil A. Richard of the army and Rear Admiral Alan M. Steinman of the United States Coast Guard.

"[6] On November 28, 2007, Kerr submitted a YouTube video that was used as a question in the Republican Presidential Debate in St. Petersburg, Florida on CNN.

CNN had paid Kerr's traveling expenses to the debate[8] but stated that it was unaware of the connection with the Clinton campaign at the time.