Raleigh Recruiting Battalion Welcomes Lt. Col. Hudson

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Shahron L. James

Raleigh Recruiting Battalion                                                              

LTC Hudson assumes command of Raleigh Recruiting Battalion

The Raleigh Recruiting Battalion welcomes Lt. Col. Hudson to the Raleigh Recruiting Battalion.

Lt. Col. Ted Hudson will assume command of the U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion from Lt. Col. Dan Greer during a change of command ceremony at 11 a.m. July 31 on the grounds of the N.C. State Capitol. 

The U.S. Army Raleigh Recruiting Battalion is responsible for the recruiting of all active duty and Army Reserve Soldiers across the state of North Carolina.  Approximately 3,548 members of the North Carolina population were recruited and joined the active duty Army or Army Reserves in 2014. 

Enlisting as an Infantryman in 1989, Hudson served with the 82nd Airborne and 101st Airborne Divisions.  As a graduate of the U.S. Army Officer Candidate School in 1996, he received his commission as an Infantry Officer. Following the Infantry Officer Basic Course he was assigned to Ft. Campbell as a light Infantry Platoon Leader.

During his tenure on Ft. Campbell, he also served as a Support Platoon Leader, Battalion S4, and Battalion AS3 with 1-187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (AASLT). 

Lt. Col. Hudson has attended several military schools and trainings to include: Special Forces selection course, Special Forces Qualification course, the Basic Infantry Officer’s Course, the advanced Armor Officer’s Course, and Command and General Staff College.  Hudson is also a graduate of Airborne School, Air Assault School, Pathfinder School, and Ranger School. 

He then served as detachment commander of the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) from 2003-2007 and 2008-2011.  He also held positions as Battalion Assistant Operations Officer, Battalion Executive Officer, Special Forces Company Commander, Deputy J3 CJSOTF-A. 

Following his tenure with the 3rd SFC (Airborne), Lt. Col. Hudson served with the SOJTF in Afghanistan and has spent the past two years with the Exercise Division Chief for the Joint Special Operations Command.