Alastair Reid (RAF officer)
Alastair Reid | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1993–Present |
| Rank | Air Vice-Marshal |
| Unit | RAF Medical Services |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Air Vice-Marshal Alastair Norman Crawford Reid, CB, QHP is a senior Royal Air Force officer and medical doctor.
RAF career
[edit]Educated at the University of Glasgow, Reid served as general practitioner in the National Health Service before joining the Royal Air Force in 1993.[1] He became Air Officer Medical Operations, No. 38 Group in April 2014, Head Medical Strategy, Policy and Personnel, Headquarters Surgeon General in June 2016 and Defence Medical Director, Headquarters Surgeon General in June 2018.[2] Reid was acting Surgeon General after Lieutenant General Martin Bricknell.[3][4]
He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2020 New Year Honours.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "HQ Surgeon General, Ministry of Defence United Kingdom". Events Cloud. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Senior Appointments". RAF. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Defence Medical Services head appointed". GOV.UK. Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "Joint Forces Command senior, as of March 2019". assets.publishing.service.gov.uk. UK Ministry of Defence. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
AVM Alastair Reid Acting Surgeon General
- ^ "No. 62866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 2019. p. N3.