bandar graduated from the royal air force college cranwell in 1968. he received additional training at maxwell air force base and the industrial college of the armed forces. he is a trained pilot and has flown numerous fighter aircraft. bandar's military career ended in 1977 after he crash-landed his jet and suffered a severe back injury. afterward, he received a master's degree in international public policy at the johns hopkins university paul h. nitze school of advanced international studies.