Skobalski is a Retired Colonel, Corps of Engineers. He is PhD in International Relations, University of El Salvador, Argentina. He has his masters in Strategic Studies and Defense from People's Liberation Army, National Defense University, People's Republic of China and masters in strategic planning and management by Objectives, International Institute of Global Studies for Human Development, Kingdom of Spain. He also has another Masters in Strategic Studies from US Air Force War College, National Defense University, United States. Advanced Command and General Staff Studies (Military Strategic Planning), US Army Command and General Staff College, National Defense University, United States. He also possesses his bachelor's degree on in Strategy and Organization from Institute of Higher Studies of the Army, Argentina and on Leadership Science and Strategic Management, Tsinghua University, People's Republic of China.