Peter Mills

Peter Watson Mills, CB (born 1955) is a British minister of the Church of Scotland and a retired senior Royal Air Force officer. He served as Chaplain-in-Chief of the RAF and head of its Chaplains Branch from 2006 to 2009.

Early life Mills was born in 1955. He was educated at Arbroath High School, a grammar school in Arbroath, Scotland. In 1983, he studied for a Certificate in Pastoral Studies (CPS). On 13 May 1985, he was promoted to the relative rank of squadron leader. On 2 September 1987, he transferred from a short service commission to a regular commission. In 1989, he undertook a four-month posting to the Falkland Islands as Force Chaplain. In 2001, he was appointed Principal Chaplain (Church of Scotland and Free Churches), and became the 20th Chaplain-in-Chief of the RAF. In July 2009, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity (DD) degree by the University of Aberdeen.