Brigadier General Ryan C. McDavitt assumed the duties as the Deputy Commanding General (Support) for the 81st Readiness Division, U.S. Army Reserve, Fort Jackson, S.C. on March 27, 2025, after most recently serving as the Commander of the 207th Regional Support Group, Fort Jackson, South Carolina.
Brigadier General McDavitt was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers upon graduation from James Madison University in 1997. Additional military schooling and education includes Airborne School, Engineer Officer Basic Course, Engineer Officer Advanced Course, Combined Arms Services Staff School, Advanced Joint Professional Military Education, Command and General Staff College, and the U.S. Army War College.
Brigadier General McDavitt’s United States Army Reserve commissioned career includes: Director of training, U.S. Army Reserve Command, Fort Bragg, NC; Special Operations Engineer Plans and Operations Officer, U.S. Army Special Operations Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg, NC; Commander, 1st Battalion, 390th Regiment (EN OSUT), Buffalo, NY; Special Operations Engineer Plans and Operations Officer, 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg, NC; Electrical, 673 Facilities Engineer Detachment, Fort Mead, MD; Civil Engineer, 673rd Facilities Engineer Detachment, Iraq (Operation Enduring Freedom), Highway Engineer, 673rd Facilities Engineer Detachment, Fort Mead, MD, Civil Engineer, Facilities Engineer Team 27, Kandahar, AF (Operation Enduring Freedom) and Highway Engineer, Facilities Engineer Team 27, Fort Mead, MD. His Active Duty commissioned career includes: Commander, HHC, 61st Area Support Medical Battalion, Fort Hood, TX; Executive Officer, HSC, 61st Area Support Medical Battalion, Fort Hood, TX; Engineer Equipment Platoon Leader, HSC, 62nd Engineer Battalion (Construction), Fort Hood, TX; Combat Engineer Platoon Leader, B Company, 44th Engineer Battalion, Camp Howze, Korea; and Assistance Operations Officer, Engineer Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Howze, Korea.
Brigadier General McDavitt’s awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Achievement Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, National Defense Service Medal with one Service Star, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Basic Parachutist Badge, Canadian Parachutist Badge, Latvian Parachutist Badge, Brazilian Parachutist Badge, and Chilean Parachutist Badge.