In July, he joined inter-arm defense college at Paris as a professor. He was auditor () of the 50th session of the Institute of High Studies and National Defense () in 1997 then was a chargé mission at inter-arm general staff headquarters for operational planning on July 1998. Two years later, he was assigned to the Commandement des Forces Terrestres as plans division chief. In August 2002, he assumed the functions of division chief "emploi" at the general staff headquarters of the Armies at Paris. In August 2004, he was designated as commandant of general staff headquarters of Force n° 4 (). He then commanded, French forces engaged in Opération Licorne () in Ivory Coast from June 15, 2006 until July 9, 2007. He received on September 15, 2007, the commandment of Land Action Force which became the Commandement des Forces Terrestres in June 2008. He left the head of the Commandement des Forces Terrestres on July 16, 2010 and bid farewell to the arms. He passed away on April 22, 2011.