Education
He attended the Army Command and Staff College and was promoted to major on 30 September 1994.
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He attended the Army Command and Staff College and was promoted to major on 30 September 1994.
From 5 September 1980, while studying at university, Evans was a second lieutenant (on probation) (University Cadetship). His commission was terminated on 16 October 1981. On 7 August 1982, upon graduation from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, he was commissioned into the Light Infantry as a second lieutenant.
He was promoted to lieutenant on 7 August 1984, and to captain on 7 August 1988.
He passed Special Forces Selection in 1990. He served as a Troop Commander in 22 Special Air Service Regiment.
Evans was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 30 June 2000 with seniority from that date, and posted to the newly repeated Joint Doctrine and Concept Centre. He was promoted to colonel on 30 June 2004 with seniority from 30 June 2004, and to brigadier on 31 December 2005 with seniority from 30 June 2005.
He was then made Commander of 19th Light Brigade, which was deployed to Iraq in 2006.
He became Chief of Joint Force Operations at Permanent Joint Headquarters Northwood in 2008. On 30 September 2009, he was promoted to major general and appointed of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC). On 20 April 2012, he was appointed Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
Evans took over as Commander of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in August 2013.
He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2001 Birthday Honours and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) on 28 September 2012, "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Afghanistan during the period 1 October 2011 to 31 March 2012".