COLONEL, U.S. ARMY, RETIRED
SERVICE TO AMERICA AND TO NORTH CAROLINA
PREPARATION TO SERVE (Education and Training)
Graduate of the George Washington University (MS in International Affairs);
Graduate of the National War College (NWC), Ft. McNair, DC (National Security Issues and Strategies);
Graduate of the Army Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, KS;
Graduate of the Infantry Officer’s Basic and Advanced Courses, Ft. Benning, GA;
Graduate Army specialty courses to include:
Special Forces Qualification School
Airborne School
Ranger School
Aerial Observer School
Nuclear Weapons Employment Officer Course
Defense Language School, West Coast (Burmese Language)
Graduate Benjamin Franklin HS, Rochester, NY;
Graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi (BA in Business Administration);
Graduate of The George Washington University (Master’s Degree in International Affairs0 Washington, DC
Completed several advanced education courses in national security issues and behavioral sciences.
SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY
Highlights of Colonel (Retired) Ronald Rabin’s 24 years of active Army service include:
Infantry Platoon Leader;
Infantry Company Commander;
Battalion Commander during combat operations in the Vietnam Highlands and Cambodia (1969-70);
Brigade Intelligence Officer in combat operations in the Vietnam Highlands (1965-66);
Special Forces A Detachment Commander during counterinsurgency operations in Laos (1962);
Served on the Army Staff in the Pentagon
Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations (ODCSOPS)
Office of the Special Assistant for the Modern Volunteer Army (SAMVA);
Director of the Command Staff and Leadership Department at the US Army Infantry School (USAIS);
Director of Training Effectiveness Evaluation and Analysis at USAIS;
Director of Training Effectiveness Evaluation and Analysis at the TRADOC Systems Analysis Activity (TRASANA);
Promotion to Colonel ahead of contemporaries;
Awards/decorations include the Silver Star, 4 Legions of Merit, and 3 Bronze Stars.
ARMY SERVICE AWARDS and DECORATIONS
For his service to the United States of America, Colonel (Retired) Ronald Rabin has received the following Awards and Decorations:
Silver Star;
Legion of Merit with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters (OLC);
Bronze Star with 2 OLC;
Meritorious Service Medal;
Air Medal with 3 OLC;
Army Commendation Medal with 1 OLC;
Korean Defense Service Medal;
National Defense Service Medal;
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal;
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with 7 Campaign Stars;
Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm;
Combat Infantry Badge;
Ranger Tab;
Parachutist Badge;
Special Forces Tab;
Army General Staff Identification Badge.
Other recognition for military service:
The US Army Special Warfare Center Certificate of Service in Laos, 1962;
Induction into the University of Southern Mississippi ROTC Hall of Fame;
Being designated as a Distinguished Member of the 35th Infantry Regiment;
Induction into The Harnett County North Carolina Wall of Heroes.
SERVICE IN THE NORTH CAROLINA SENATE
It was Colonel (R) Rabin’s honor to be elected to serve as one of 50 Senators in the North Carolina General Assembly representing the people of NC Senatorial District 12, then (2012-2016) consisting of Harnett, Lee, and a portion of Johnston Counties. After serving three terms (6 years) and being honor-bound by his campaign promise to support term limits, Senator Rabin retired in 2018.
Senator (R) Rabin’s legislative career is a matter of record and reflects his adherence to the pledge he made on the campaign trail to execute the responsibilities of the office based on the will of the people who elected him, while protecting the Constitutional rights of all citizens in District 12. This required “staying in touch” with the constituency of the District not them lobbyists of Raleigh. So, Senator Rabin held dozens town hall meetings, participated in all District debates, parades and festival events, and made sure his office door and phone lines were always open (for example, the phone line on his business card was his personal cell phone).
It is relevant that Senator Rabin did work on legislation that would benefit military service personnel. Samples include:
In each of his three terms in the NC Senate, Senator Rabin was able to usher a bill through the Senate (with a virtually unanimous vote) that would give tax relief to veteran’s retirement income, however the NC House rejected the bill each time.
To benefit military retirees and keep their skills in NC, Senator Rabin did get a Bill ratified to enhance the effectiveness of the occupational licensing of military service members and veterans and to direct the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina and the State Board of Community Colleges to submit a plan that will ensure that college credits are uniformly granted to students with military training. The Bill also provided for making licensing of professionally trained and certified military dependents a simpler process.
AWARDS FOR SENATORIAL SERVICE
For his service to the people of North Carolina, the Honorable Ronald Rabin was awarded:
The Order of the Long Leaf Pine by the Governor of North Carolina;
The Civilian Meritorious Service Medal by the North Carolina National Guard;
Induction into The Harnett County North Carolina Wall of Honors;
The 2018 Ronald Wilson Reagan Legacy Award from the Johnston County GOP;
The Johnston County Council of Veterans Service Award, 2018;
Patient Champion Award from North Carolina Orthopaedic Association
SERVICE IN THE CIVILIAN AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE
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During this period of about 25 years, Colonel (R) Rabin was focused on the marketing and sales of defense systems and working with military and defense contractor groups and associations. This included the development of such high visibility technologies as: The Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS); situation awareness, and hyper-velocity missiles. As a contractor supporting NASA – Stennis, Rabin was responsible for the conduct of analyses to determine how best to transition multi spectral imagery technologies developed with federal dollars in the commercial market. Many of today’s geospatial imagery systems used for city planning, zoning and taxation activities at the state and local levels are the result of those analyses.
AWARDS FOR CIVILIAN SERVICE
Appointed Chairman of the Requirements Council of the Government Electronics and Information Technology Association (GEIA) 1998 and 1999;
Awarded The Presidential Citation from The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS), 2001
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