Colonel Ronald F. Taylor was commissioned as an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School class 3-93, 14 May 1993. His first duty assignment was as the Assistant Plans Officer, 51st Rear Area Operations Center (RAOC), Florence, South Carolina. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Assistant Plans Officer, 251st RAOC, West Columbia, South Carolina; Assistant S-3 (Operations), 59th Troop Command, West Columbia, South Carolina; Assistant S-1 (Personnel), 59th Troop Command, West Columbia, South Carolina; Assistant S-3 (Operations), 59th Troop Command, West Columbia, South Carolina; Commander, 132d Military Police Company, West Columbia, South Carolina; Assistant S-1 (Personnel), 59th Troop Command, West Columbia, South Carolina; Executive Officer, 122d Engineer Battalion, Edgefield, South Carolina; Operations & Training Officer (S1/S4), Headquarters’s STARC, Columbia, South Carolina; Commander, Recruiting & Retention Command, Columbia, South Carolina; Branch Chief (Training Administrator), JFHeadquarters (Detachment One), Columbia, South Carolina; Branch Chief (Training Administrator), JFHeadquarters (FWD 15) Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix VI, Afghanistan; Counter Drug Coordinator, JFHeadquarters (Detachment One), Columbia, South Carolina; Director, Emergency Services/Provost Marshal, Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Director J1.1, JFHeadquarters (Detachment One), Columbia, South Carolina; Director J1, JFHeadquarters (Detachment One), Columbia, South Carolina; Chief of Staff-Army, JFHeadquarters (Detachment One), Columbia, South Carolina. Colonel Taylor also served two tours overseas; one of which was the Intelligence Non-Commissioned Officer with the 251st RAOC in Saudi Arabia/Iraq; the second as the Provost Marshal with the Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix VI in Afghanistan. | His military education includes: Military Intelligence Course, Air Load Training, Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic Non Commissioned Course, Master Fitness Trainer Course, Infantry Officer Basic Course, Infantry Officer Advanced Course, Combined Arms Service and Staff School, Military Police Officer Advanced Course, Command and General Staff College, Recruiting and Retention Managers Course, Human Resources Management Course, Resource Management Information Course, Joint Operations Center Course, Core Vulnerability Assessment Course, Counter Drug Senior Leader Course, Emergency Management Concerns for Threat and Risk Assessment Course, LECC Narcotics Commanders School and the Army War College.