▁S uther land ▁High land ers ▁( Pr in cess ▁Louise ' s ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁New ▁Year ▁Hon ours , ▁became ▁Command ing ▁Officer ▁of ▁his ▁regiment ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Infantry ▁Brigade ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁advanced ▁to ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire , ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁Director ▁Army ▁Resources ▁and ▁Pl ans . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁Deput y ▁Command ing ▁General ▁Multi - National ▁Corps ▁– ▁Ira q ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁Director ▁General ▁Army ▁Training ▁& ▁Rec ruit ing ▁Agency ▁later ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁Royal ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Scotland ' s ▁first ▁Colonel ▁from ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Director ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Def ence ▁Academy ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Comp an ion ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Bath ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁B irth day ▁Hon ours . ▁ ▁Graham ▁un success fully ▁stood ▁for ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁England ▁and ▁Wales ▁police ▁and ▁crime ▁commission er ▁elections ▁in ▁Dor set .