See the citation, warrant and congratulations presented to Sergeant Alastair Smith on being awarded the MBE in the 2023 New Year's Honours list.

In April 2021 I received a letter from Mace Group Senior Project Manager, Tom Plater, thanking us for our support of their LGBT+ History Month Event.

On June 6, 2019 I received a letter from DIO Strategy & Planning Director, Major General NJ Cavanagh, thanking me for my presentation at the DIO Lived Experience Conference at the Signing Tree, Birmingham on Tuesday 21 May 2019.

People with OCD struggle to contain or dismiss their intrusive thoughts and it becomes hyper focused, their brain lacks the capacity to tell them “That won’t happen” and they fear it will, often in violent ways or thoughts that harm will come to themselves or, even worse, people they love.

I have been a spokesperson for equality for a long time and for an even longer time I have been a soldier. Balancing my sexuality and my service is a story for another time, however, I always think back to how robust and resilient I was.

Former Strathalbyn/Vincentia student, Sergeant Alastair Lee Smith has been awarded the MBE (Member of the British Empire) Medal from Princess Anne in an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle in London, England.