[6][7] His March 1973 doctoral thesis was entitled A descriptive analysis of selected intrapersonal characteristics of drug abusers.

[9][5] Departing active duty after completing his official two-year commitment, he rejoined within six months, receiving assignment to Germany.

[9] Afterwards, he commanded the United States Army Armor Center and Fort Knox from June 1992 to October 1993.

[5][14] His military honors include the Army Distinguished Service Medal (with two oak leaf clusters), Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (with two oak leaf clusters) and Distinguished Flying Cross.

In his youth, he owned a small herd of them while employed by the ES Bar Ranch near Roundup (his place of birth), but was forced to sell them to fund his education at Montana State.

[5] His son, Paul E. Funk II, is an Army four-star general who commanded III Corps from 2017 to 2019, making them the first father-son duo to lead the unit.