Colonel David L. Raney was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 51-65, 2 December 1964. His first duty assignment was as a Production Chief, United States Army Infantry School, Television Section, Fort Benning, Georgia. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Command Information Officer, 1st Infantry Division, DiAn, Vietnam; Message Center Platoon Leader, and later the Commander, 1132nd Signal Company, North Carolina Army National Guard, Burlington, North Carolina; S-4/Battalion Logistical Staff Officer, 130th Signal Battalion, North Carolina Army National Guard, Greensboro, North Carolina; Communications-Electronics Staff Officer, 113th Field Artillery Battalion, North Carolina Army National Guard, Louisburg, North Carolina; Communications-Electronics Staff Officer, 113th Field Artillery Brigade, North Carolina Army National Guard, Greensboro, North Carolina; S-3/ Operations Officer, and later the Logistical Operations Officer, 30th Corps Support Group, North Carolina Army National Guard, Durham, North Carolina; State Signal Officer, Headquarters, North Carolina Army National Guard, Raleigh, North Carolina; Commander, 130th Signal Battalion, North Carolina Army National Guard, Asheville, North Carolina; State Marksmanship Coordinator and Long-Range Plans Officer, Headquarters, North Carolina Army National Guard, Raleigh, North Carolina; Senior Reserve Liaison Officer, Joint Public Affairs Directorate, United States Atlantic Command, Norfolk, Virginia; Chief Public Information Officer, Headquarters, Peace Stabilization Force, Ilidza, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Public Affairs Officer, United States Joint Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia; Public Affairs Officer, United States Joint Forces Command, Public Affairs Directorate, Joint Reserve Unit, Norfolk, Virginia.