Adam F-H joined the Army as junior soldier in 1986 spending five years as an armourer with the Royal Anglian Regiment and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders before being commissioned in 1992. Adam was awarded the rank of Brigadier 2 May 2022 (London Gazette) by the end of his military career.
He passed P Coy in 1992 before taking command of a platoon in 5 AB Bde Log Bn. Early regimental appointments included OC Pre-Para Selection, regimental Operations Officer in 7 (Para) RHA for a Northern Ireland commitment and on promotion to major, nine months supporting UKSF in the Former Republic of Yugoslavia. Throughout this period he spent time with Canadian, German and Dutch airborne forces.
He has served in NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps on three occasions, has extensive experience of the Canadian prairies and has commanded on Operations as a company, battalion and group commander (in Southern Iraq on Op TELIC 10 and Afghanistan on Op HERRICK 12, 16 and 17 respectively).
He served for three years as Deputy Commander (Reserves) 7 Infantry Brigade before assuming the Strategy lead an Army HQ infrastructure programme.
He was appointed Head Personnel for the Army Reserve in May 22. Outside of his Army HQ role, he is the Chief Operating Officer for the UK's Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations. He has a lasting fascination for military genealogy and fights to stay young through ‘slower-than-previous’ fell-running, cycling and snowboarding.
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