Vice Admiral Charles Rodney Style, (born 15 January 1954) is a former

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officer who served as Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies from 2008 to 2012.

Naval career

Educated at the University of Cambridge, Style joined the

in 1974. He commanded the

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s and and the

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. He was appointed Equipment Capability Manager for Precision Attack in 2002,

Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces Commander United Kingdom Strike Force (COMUKSTRKFOR or CSF) and Rear Admiral Surface Ships (RASS) is a senior post in the Royal Navy. The post is the highest seagoing command in the Royal Navy. Its role is to direct UK, Allied or Coalition mar ...

in 2004 and Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Commitments) in 2006. In 2007 he had to deal with the detention of fifteen Royal Navy personnel by Iranian Revolutionary Guards.UK reveals Iran dispute evidence
BBC News, 28 March 2007 He became Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies in 2008.

References

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