8 7 , ▁he ▁studied ▁for ▁a ▁Di pl oma ▁in ▁A viation ▁Medicine . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁under to ok ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁staff ▁appoint ments . ▁He ▁was ▁Command ▁Fl ight ▁Medical ▁Officer ▁at ▁R AF ▁Support ▁Command , ▁the ▁Officer ▁Command ing ▁the ▁medical ▁wing ▁of ▁R AF ▁Hospital ▁Weg berg ▁and ▁then ▁Med ico - Leg al ▁Ad vis er ▁to ▁the ▁Director ▁General ▁Medical ▁Services ▁( RA F ). ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁wing ▁commander ▁on ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁R AF ▁Staff ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁Sur geon ▁General ’ s ▁Department ▁as ▁the ▁Medical ▁Officer ▁responsible ▁for ▁clin ical ▁policy . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁group ▁captain ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁half ▁year ly ▁prom ot ions . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁appointed ▁Deput y ▁Director ▁responsible ▁for ▁Medical ▁Policy ▁and ▁Pl ans ▁in ▁the ▁Director ▁General ▁Medical ▁Services ▁( RA F )' s ▁Director ate . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁acting ▁Director ▁Health care ▁within ▁the ▁Sur geon ▁General ’ s ▁Department . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁Royal ▁College ▁of ▁Def ence ▁Studies ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁air ▁comm odore ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁half ▁year ly ▁prom ot ions . ▁Following ▁his ▁promotion , ▁he ▁became