[2] After graduating from high school, Green enlisted in the army as a cannon crewman and radio repairman.

[1][3] A member of the National Baptist Convention, Green left active duty in 1986 to become an ordained minister.

He originally served as the pastor of a small congregation in Garden City, Georgia.

[4] From October 2016 to July 2019, Green was the command chaplain at Fort Shafter for the United States Army Pacific.

[5] Green was named deputy chief of chaplains and promoted to brigadier general in August 2019.