Colonel Ronald L. Rice was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School, 30 September 1971. His first duty assignment was as the Assistant S3/S4, Headquarters, 5th Training Battalion (OCS), 1st Infantry Training Brigade, United States Army Infantry School and Center, Fort Benning, Georgia. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Rotary Wing Aviator, 18th Combat Aviation Company, 1st Aviation Brigade, Canto, Vietnam; Platoon Leader, 163d Aviation Company, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Administrative Officer, Headquarters, 101st Aviation Group, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Platoon Leader, A Company, 3d Battalion, 3d Infantry Division, Kitzingen, Germany; Company Commander, Combat Support Company, lst Battalion, 64th Armor, 3d Infantry Division, Kitzingen, Germany; Branch Chief, Career Training Division, United States Army Aviation Center, Fort Rucker, Alabama; Proponent Coordinator, Soldier Support Center National Capital Region, Alexandria, Virginia; Department of the Army Board Recorder, Department of the Army Secretariat, United States Army Personnel Command, Alexandria, Virginia; Company Commander, 179th Aviation Company, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado; Adjutant, 4th Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado; Battalion Commander, Task Force 4-4 Aviation, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado; Division Chief, J1, United States Forces Korea, Yong Son, Korea; Assignment Officer, Colonels Division, United States Army Personnel Command, Alexandria, Virginia. | At the time of his induction, Colonel Rice was serving as the Inspector General for the Oklahoma National Guard in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.