▁Lieutenant - General ▁Sir ▁Richard ▁Maurice ▁Hil ton ▁V ick ers ▁ ▁( born ▁ 2 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 8 ) ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁British ▁Army ▁officer ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁Director - General ▁of ▁Army ▁Training ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁Military ▁career ▁Edu c ated ▁at ▁Ha iley bury ▁and ▁Imperial ▁Service ▁College ▁and ▁Royal ▁Military ▁Academy ▁Sand h urst , ▁V ick ers ▁was ▁commission ed ▁into ▁the ▁Royal ▁T ank ▁Regiment ▁( R TR ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁and ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Battalion ▁of ▁the ▁R TR ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁( BA OR ), ▁Korea , ▁and ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁temporary ▁E quer ry ▁to ▁the ▁Queen ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁and ▁Brigade ▁Major ▁of ▁ 7 th ▁Arm oured ▁Brigade ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁He ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Battalion ▁of ▁the ▁R TR ▁in ▁Bor neo ▁and ▁Malays ia ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁and ▁was ▁Command ing ▁Officer ▁of ▁The ▁Royal ▁Drag o ons ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁when ▁he ▁became ▁command ing ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁Blues ▁and ▁Roy als . ▁V ick ers ▁was ▁the ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁