Raymond F. Shields Jr.

Raymond F. Shields Jr. (born 1963) is a career United States Army officer from New York. A veteran of the War in Afghanistan, he has served since 1981. Shields was promoted to major general in 2017, and his awards include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, five awards of the Meritorious Service Medal, five awards of the Army Commendation Medal, and the Army Achievement Medal. Since 2018, Shields has been assigned as the Adjutant General of New York.

Early life Raymond Francis Shields Jr. was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1963, the son of Raymond F. Shields Sr. and Alice M. Shields. He was raised in Upstate New York and is a 1981 graduate of Columbia High School in East Greenbush. After high school, Shields attended Marion Military Institute (MMI), from which he received an Associate of Arts degree in 1983. While at MMI, Shields served as an enlisted soldier in the United States Army Reserve and was assigned to the 75th Combat Support Hospital in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Shields also completed the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps program at Marion, and upon graduation he received his commission as a second lieutenant. In 2000, he received a Master of Public Administration degree from Marist University. In 2006, he received a Master of Strategic Studies degree from the United States Army War College. From May 1983 to April 1985, he was assigned as a platoon leader with Troy's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 205th Support Group.

Major General, 20 June 2017 Brigadier General, 19 November 2012 Colonel, 29 September 2003 Lieutenant Colonel, 29 April 1999 Major, 29 September 1994 Captain, 13 May 1988 First Lieutenant, 13 May 1986 Second Lieutenant, 14 May 1983 Enlisted service, 1981 to 1983