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Uniformed Hero nomination – Captain Austin Miller

30 September 2024

Uniformed Hero nomination – Captain Austin Miller

Captain Austin Miller joined the Army in 1979 and is still serving 45 years later.

He has served in every rank from Private to Regimental Sergeant Major to Captain and served on operations in Northern Ireland, the Gulf and Cyprus where his roles included Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant and Command Vehicle Sergeant.

About to celebrate his 61st birthday, Austin has turned down the opportunity of retirement as he says ‘I still enjoy my job and feel I have something useful to give’.

He joined the Army in 1979 and began serving with the 1st Battalion the Staffordshire Regiment in 1980.

In 2006, after 27 years, he transferred to the 4th Battalion the Mercian Regiment where he has a full-time role as Regimental Operations Support Officer.

This includes supporting reservists to go on operations, being the unit’s recruitment officer, leading on diversity and inclusion, running an internal website, keeping data and running social media accounts.

“I could have retired at 60 but I wanted to stay on as I enjoy my job and always have done,” said Austin. “I signed up for three years initially then extended that to nine and bv that point I was bitten by the bug. I’ve been Army focussed my whole life.”

Captain Miller has been nominated as a Uniformed Hero in the Your Heroes Awards by Captain David Sidwell, Adjutant of the 4th Battalion the Mercian Regiment.

Captain Sidwell said: “I cannot think of anyone more fitting to receive this award than Captain Austin Miller. After 45 years in the Army he shows no signs of slowing down and is absolutely pivotal to the Battalion.”

Captain Miller added: “It’s nice to be recognised. It’s not the sort of thing that I would usually do.”