General (ret.) Benoit Puga graduated from French military academy École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr in 1973, then joined the infantry. He served in one of France’s most prestigious regiments, at the 2nd Parachute Regiment of the Foreign Legion (2e REP), and became its commanding officer from 1996-1998. He served in a multitude of operations
Appointed General Officer in 2002. he was successively Chief of the CPCO (Centre de planification et de conduite des opérations, 2002-2004), Special Operations Commander (2004-2007), Deputy Chief of the General Staff for Operations (2007-2008), and Director of Military Intelligence (2008-2010).
In 2010, he was appointed Chief of Special Military Staff President of the French Republic and promoted to the rank and title of Army General on March 10, 2010.
On September 1, 2016, Army General Benoît Puga assumed the positions of Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honor and Chancellor of the National Order of Merit.
He holds the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor and the Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit. He has been awarded the Cross for Military Valor with eight mentions for bravery.