MAJ Will B. Freds was born in Bluffton, Indiana. He attended West Point and graduated in 1997 with a BS in American Politics. While at West Point, he played 150lb Football and was an Honor Representative at the Company and Regimental levels.  In 1995 he served as a Cadet delegate to the National Conference on Ethics in America (NCEA) and in 1996 was part of the Cadet Executive Staff that planned and executed the NCEA.  It was during that conference that he met his future wife, Miss Mandy Grandle, an NCEA delegate from Mary Washington College. They are happily married with two boys, William and Jackson.

After West Point, he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Field Artillery and was assigned to 3rd BDE 2nd Infantry Division at Fort Lewis, WA as a Fire Support Officer after attending the Officer Basic Course at Fort Sill.  He progressed through the Lieutenant ranks and finished his time in the 2nd Infantry Division as the Battalion Fire Direction Officer.  After attending the Armor Advanced Course he was stationed in Germany to serve in the Big Red One.  While stationed in Germany he deployed to Iraq with 1-33 Field Artillery and commanded a Field Artillery Battery during combat operations.  After Battery Command, MAJ Freds earned his MBA at San Diego State with a focus in entrepreneurship and is now serving at the Great Lakes Regional Commander for West Point Admissions.