First Lieutenant George M. Ring was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School (92nd Company), 17 February 1967. His first duty assignment was as an Executive Officer to a Training Company of an Advanced Infantry Training Brigade, Fort McClellan, Alabama. | His subsequent duty assignments included: Platoon Leader, C Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry, 1st Air Cavalry Division, Republic of Vietnam; Company Commander, C Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry, 1st Air Cavalry Division, Republic of Vietnam; Finance Management Agency, USAECOM, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey.