Nick Borton
Sir Nicholas Borton | |
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Member of the Order of the British Empire |
KCB, DSO, MBE (born 1969), is a senior British Army officer, who served as commander of NATO's Allied Rapid Reaction Corps from 2021 to 2024.[1]
Early life and education
Borton was born in 1969 in London, England.independent boarding school in Dorset, England. He went on to study history and English literature at the University of Stirling, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1991.[2] He would later study for a Master of Arts degree in defence management and technology at the Royal Military College of Science.[3]
Military career
Borton was commissioned into the
16 Air Assault Brigade in April 2013,[6] and Director of Overseas Operations at the Ministry of Defence in September 2015.[7]
Borton was appointed
3rd (United Kingdom) Division in December 2016.[8] and then became Chief of Staff (Operations), Permanent Joint Headquarters in February 2019.[1] He was appointed commander of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in December 2021,[9] and was promoted to lieutenant general on 16 December 2021.[10] He handed over the responsibility of the corps to Sir Ralph Wooddisse in early 2024.[11]
Borton was
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2023 Birthday Honours.[15]
Publications
- Borton, N. R. M. (19 October 2007) [2002]. "The 14th Army in Burma: A Case Study in Delivering Fighting Power". Defence Studies. 2 (3): 27–52. .
References
- ^ a b "Generals April 2019" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ Who's Who 2024. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Lieutenant Colonel NRM Borton MBE" (PDF). Royal Highland Fusiliers. 2008. p. 3. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "No. 51495". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 October 1988. p. 11380.
- ^ "No. 58999". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 March 2009. p. 4082.
- ^ "Rebel dropped in to lead the paras". Daily Express. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "Senior Tri-service and Ministry of Defence appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "No. 61786". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 December 2016. p. 26344.
- ^ "Future ARRC Commander and Multinational Defence Attaches Visit Exercise Steadfast Leda 2021". NATO ARRC. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "No. 63562". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 December 2021. p. 23205.
- ^ "Commander NATO ARRC". NATO. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Message from the New Colonel of the Regiment" (PDF). 29 January 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "No. 64363". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 April 2024. p. 6958.
- ^ "@ArmyAirCorps Twitter post, 17 December 2020". Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "No. 64082". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2023. p. B2.