Educated at
Brentwood School, Rogers joined the Royal Air Force in 1950. After commanding a fighter squadron he became Station Commander at
RAF Coningsby in 1967 and then Deputy Commandant of the
RAF College, Cranwell before becoming Director-General of Organisation in 1977. He went on to be Air Officer Commanding Training Units at
Support Command in 1979,
Air Member for Supply and Organisation in 1981 and
Controller of Aircraft in 1983 Rogers retired from the RAF on 31 March 1986. He was a member of the
FIA World Motor Sport Council. ==Family==