sˈɪns mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɹᵻtˈaɪɚmənt, kˈɪd kəntˈɪnjuːz tə sˈɜːv ðə mˈɪlətˌɛɹi kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi ænd hɐz ɹᵻsˈiːvd nˈuːmɚɹəs ɐwˈɔːɹdz ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðɪ aʊtstˈændɪŋ sɪvˈɪliən sˈɜːvɪs ɐwˈɔːɹd, ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv sˈɑːɹdʒənt mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɹmi wˈɪljəm dʒˈiː. bˈeɪnbɹɪdʒ mˈɛdəl ænd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd ðə dˈoʊbɔɪ ɐwˈɔːɹd fɔːɹ hɪz aʊtstˈændɪŋ kˌɑːntɹɪbjˈuːʃənz tə ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ˈɑːɹmi ˈɪnfəntɹi.
Since military retirement, Kidd continues to serve the military community and has received numerous awards including the Outstanding Civilian Service Award, the 2005 Sergeant Major of the Army William G. Bainbridge Medal and in 2006 he received the Doughboy Award for his outstanding contributions to the United States Army Infantry.