Nick Borton
Lieutenant-General Nicholas Robert Macrae Borton DSO MBE is a senior British Army officer, who currently serves as the Commander of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps. Military career. Educated at Canford School and the University of Stirling, Borton was commissioned into the Royal Highland Fusiliers on 4 September 1988. After serving as a staff officer in the headquarters of Multi-National Division (South-East) (Iraq), he became commanding officer of the Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland in 2008 and went on to be commander of 16 Air Assault Brigade in April 2013, Director  of Overseas Operations at the Ministry of Defence in September 2015, and General Officer Commanding the 3rd (United Kingdom) Division in December 2016. Borton became Chief of Staff (Operations), Permanent Joint Headquarters in February 2019, and Commander of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in December 2021. Borton also serves as both the Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, and the Colonel Commandant of the Army Air Corps. He was awarded the DSO for service in Afghanistan on 6 March 2009. References.