Образование:

• В 1969 году окончил Высшее военно-морское училище.
• В 1983 году - Военно-морскую академию.

Служба:

• Офицерскую службу начал с должности командира торпедной группы БЧ-3 большой подводной лодки Северного флота. 
• Последовательно прошел должности командира боевой части, помощника, старшего помощника, командира подводной лодки, начальника штаба, а затем командира бригады подводных лодок, начальника штаба и командира эскадры подводных лодок СФ. 
• В 1994 году был назначен первым заместителем командующего ЧФ. 
• Награжден орденами Красной Звезды, "За службу Родине в Вооруженных Силах СССР" III  тепени, орденом Дружбы." 

Education: 

• 1969 graduated from the Frunze Higher Naval School.
• July 1978 graduated from the Navy Higher Officer Classes.
• 1985 graduated from the Naval Academy 

Service:

• Armed Forces service dates from 1964. 
• 1969 - served on submarines in the Northern Fleet.
• August 1969, commander of a No. 3 combat unit torpedo group on board a submarine. 
• November 1970 he was commander of a No. 3 combat unit.
• 1972 assistant commander and then almost immediately senior assistant commander of a submarine.
• July 1978 appointed submarine commander.
• 1985 chief of staff of a submarine brigade. 
• November 1988 appointed Chief of Staff of a submarine squadron.
• 1992 Squadron Commander.
• December 1994 - 19 July 2001 First Deputy Commander, Black Sea Fleet. 

"According to people who know him, Gennadiy Suchkov is a passionate man but one who is easily mollified.  He is nevertheless courteous and correct, albeit demanding of subordinates as well as of himself.  Colleagues have repeatedly heard him say: 'Do as I do, not as I say'."

"Likes to ski.  Married and has two sons, of whom the elder, Aleksandr, has followed in his father's footsteps and is serving as a submariner in the Northern Fleet with the rank of Captain, third rank.  The younger, Yegor, is still at school"  (Izvestiya 31 Jul 01).