Charles Style
Charles Style | |
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| Born | 15 January 1954 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Navy |
Service years | 1974–2012 |
Rank | Vice admiral |
| Commands | Royal College of Defence Studies Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces HMS Illustrious HMS Campbeltown HMS Andromeda |
Conflicts | Sierra Leone Civil War War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Vice Admiral Charles Rodney Style, CBE (born 15 January 1954) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies from 2008 to 2012.
Naval career
[edit]The son of Lieutenant Commander Godfrey Style and his wife Sigrid, Style was educated at Eton and St Catharine's College, Cambridge, where he was an exhibitioner and graduated with a degree in geography in 1975.[1] Upon graduation, he joined the Royal Navy and spent time at the Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth.[1][2] He commanded the frigates HMS Andromeda and HMS Campbeltown and the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious.[2] He was appointed Equipment Capability Manager for Precision Attack in 2002, Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces in 2004 and Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Commitments) in 2006.[2] In 2007 he had to deal with the detention of fifteen Royal Navy personnel by Iranian Revolutionary Guards.[3] He became Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies in 2008.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "STYLE, Vice-Adm. Charles Rodney". Who's Who. Vol. 2025 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- 1 2 3 4 "Defence Academy". Archived from the original on 5 April 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ↑ UK reveals Iran dispute evidence BBC News, 28 March 2007
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