▁Chief ▁Const able ▁and ▁Chief ▁Executive ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁N uc lear ▁Const ab ul ary ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 9 ; ▁prior ▁to ▁which , ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁who ▁retired ▁as ▁a ▁Brig ad ier . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁Griff ith s ▁spent ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁child hood ▁in ▁Carl is le ▁and ▁started ▁his ▁military ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁cad et ▁in ▁the ▁K es wick ▁det achment ▁of ▁C umb ria ▁Army ▁Cad et ▁Force . ▁ ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁South am pton ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁politics ▁and ▁international ▁studies . ▁ ▁Army ▁career ▁ ▁Griff ith s ▁was ▁commission ed ▁into ▁the ▁King ' s ▁O wn ▁Royal ▁Border ▁Regiment ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁Sub sequently ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Battalion ' s ▁final ▁command ing ▁officer ▁before ▁it ▁was ▁am alg am ated ▁into ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Lanc aster ' s ▁Regiment . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁various ▁oper ational ▁the at res , ▁including ▁Northern ▁Ireland , ▁Bos nia , ▁Cy pr us ▁and ▁Afghan istan . ▁His ▁final ▁Army ▁appointment ▁was ▁as ▁Director , ▁Person nel ▁Services ▁Army ▁( PS A ). ▁ ▁Chief ▁Const able ▁& ▁Chief ▁Executive , ▁Civil ▁N uc lear ▁Const ab ul ary ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁N uc lear ▁Police ▁Author ity , ▁Philip ▁Tr ous d ell . ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁and ▁awards