[1] He graduated from Brentwood High School and received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University of Pittsburgh in 1949.

He is also a 1968 graduate of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. Bazley enlisted in September 1943 and entered active duty through the aviation cadet program in January 1944.

The end of World War II coincided with his completion of B-29 Superfortress combat crew training and Bazley was released from active duty in February 1946.

In November 1951 General Bazley was recalled to the active duty USAF and served as an RB-26 navigator with the 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron at Kimpo Air Base, South Korea.

From September 1969 to June 1970, Bazley served in the Directorate of Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.

He assumed command of Pacific Air Forces at Hickam AFB, Hawaii in September 1984, and retired from the USAF on January 1, 1987.

He was inducted into the Order of the Sword by the noncommissioned officers of United States Air Forces in Europe in May 1983 when he served as vice commander of that organization.