Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Schwarzkopf akaberekerwa muTrenton, New Jersey, uye akakurira muUnited States uye akazoenda kuIran. Akagamuchirwa neUnited States Military Academy uye akagadzwa semutevedzeri wechipiri muUnited States Army muna 1956. Mushure memapurogiramu anoverengeka ekutanga ekudzidzira, Schwarzkopf akambomira basa semudzidzisi wechikoro uye akashanda muHondo yeVietnam, kutanga semupi wezano kuSouth Vietnamese Army uyezve semutungamiriri webato. Schwarzkopf akapiwa mibairo mikuru muVietnam uye akapiwa Silver Stars nhatu, Purple Hearts mbiri, uye Legion of Merit. Achikwira mumapoka pashure pehondo yeVietnam, gare gare akatungamirira 24th Mechanized Infantry Division uye akanga ari mumwe wavatungamiriri veInvasion yeGrenada
muna 1983.