Dudley studied physical education at Loughborough College (now Loughborough University) in England before emigrating to Canada. He applied at the recruiting office to join the Air Force as a Recreation and Physical Education Spec services officer in 1953. At the time, the Air Force was ahead of the game - looking for physical education and recreation personnel for Radar Units in Canada’s north. He was very interested in sports and competed in rugby and soccer with the Royal Canadian Air Force Station St. John’s Soccer team at CMR in 1959. He also competed in badminton. His many transfers included London, Ontario; St. Jean, Quebec; Fontainebleau, France and finally the Royal Military College. After returning from Fontainebleau he became the Physical Education Officer at RMC from 1968-69 and was responsible for the rep and intercollegiate teams at RMC. At the time RMC’s 450 cadets and a handful of graduate students fielded 23-24 teams. As Director of athletics from 1971-1975 he was responsible for all of the physical education & athletic programs at RMC. By 1975, there were 500 cadets and a handful of graduate students. At the time all of the cadets were male and most were just out of high school. When he retired as a Major in 1975, his pension was $7000 per year. After retiring he purchased and operated Stirling Lodge in Newboro Ontario, on Newboro Lake (in the Heart of the Rideau Lakes). Dudley was a regular at the Kingston PER Reunion each year.