Educated at the
University of Glasgow, Reid served as
general practitioner in the
National Health Service before joining the Royal Air Force in 1993. He became Air Officer Medical Operations,
No. 38 Group in April 2014, Head Medical Strategy, Policy and Personnel, Headquarters Surgeon General in June 2016 and Defence Medical Director, Headquarters Surgeon General in June 2018. Reid was acting Surgeon General after
Lieutenant General Martin Bricknell. He was appointed
Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the
2020 New Year Honours. ==References==