▁Infantry ▁Battle ▁School . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁he ▁came ▁chief ▁instruct or ▁at ▁a ▁small ▁arms ▁school ▁in ▁Hy the . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁New ▁Year ▁Hon ours ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁for ▁his ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁dep ot . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁W addy ▁took ▁up ▁a ▁new ▁post ▁as ▁Colonel ▁S AS , ▁which ▁later ▁evol ved ▁into ▁Director ▁S AS ▁( now ▁Director ▁Special ▁Forces ), ▁resulting ▁in ▁his ▁promotion ▁to ▁full ▁colon el . ▁ ▁W addy ▁was ▁an ▁early ▁inc umb ent ▁of ▁this ▁post ▁and ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁doing ▁much ▁to ▁develop ▁new ▁roles ▁for ▁the ▁S AS ▁in ▁the ▁post ▁colonial ▁war ▁period . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁wrote ▁a ▁paper ▁en vis aging ▁counter - ter ror ism ▁and ▁intelligence ▁gather ing ▁roles ▁for ▁the ▁service , ▁predictions ▁that ▁have ▁since ▁been ▁real ised . ▁ ▁After ▁brief ▁st ints ▁in ▁Washington ▁DC ▁and ▁Fort ▁Ben ning ▁as ▁a ▁l ia ison ▁officer , ▁W addy ▁was ▁posted ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁Emb ass y ▁in ▁Sa ig on ▁as ▁a ▁defence ▁ad visor ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁Here ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁witness ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁first ▁hand ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁Britain ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁and ▁joining ▁the ▁J oint ▁War fare ▁Est ab lish ment ▁at ▁Old ▁Sar um ▁near ▁Sal is bury ▁in ▁W ilt shire