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Defence Academy Of The United Kingdom
The Defence Academy of the United Kingdom provides higher education for personnel in the British Armed Forces, Civil Service (United Kingdom), Civil Service, other government departments and service personnel from other nations. Structure The Defence Academy has its headquarters at what used to be the Royal Military College of Science site at Shrivenham in southwestern Oxfordshire, though the present campus also extends into the neighbouring village of Watchfield; it delivers education and training there and in a number of other sites. Much of the training is Postgraduate education, postgraduate including Master of Science courses. The Chief Executive and Commandant of the Defence Academy is Major General Peter Rowell (British Army officer), Peter Rowell, a senior British Army officer. Delivery units and locations Training is delivered by: * Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS), Seaford House, Belgravia, London * Joint Services Command and Staff College (JSCSC), * Defence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Rowell (British Army Officer)
Major General Peter John Rowell is a British Army officer who currently serves as commandant of the Defence Academy. Military career Rowell was commissioned into the Royal Engineers on 3 May 1995. He was deployed to Afghanistan as chief of staff for 4th Mechanised Brigade before being promoted to brigadier and becoming commandant of the Royal School of Military Engineering The Royal School of Military Engineering (RSME) Group provides a wide range of training for the British Army and Defence. This includes; Combat Engineers, Carpenters, Chartered Engineers, Musicians, Band Masters, Sniffer Dogs, Veterinary Techni ... in 2019. He went on to be Head of Concepts and Force Exploration in 2022 and commandant of the Defence Academy in May 2024. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Rowell, Peter Living people British Army major generals Royal Engineers officers Members of the Order of the British Empire Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College
Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College (stylised as Welbeck – The Defence Sixth Form College), formerly named and often referred to as simply Welbeck College, was an independent, selective sixth form college in Leicestershire, England. While run as a sixth form college, the school was an institution of the Ministry of Defence (MoD), and part of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. Founded in 1953, the school was originally based at Welbeck Abbey near Worksop, where it provided A-level education for boys planning to join the technical branches of the British Army. By 2004, the school accepted both male and female students for all three branches of the British Armed Forces, and in 2005, the school was re-opened and relocated to a purpose-built site in Leicestershire, where it also began admitting potential civil servants for the Defence Engineering and Science Group within the Ministry of Defence. The school closed on 3 July 2021. History Foundation Recognising a dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Roe
Major General Andrew Michael Roe, (born 1971) is a British academic administrator and retired senior British Army officer. Since October 2024, he has been Rector of Exeter College, Oxford. Early life and education Roe was born on 1971 in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England. Military career Roe was commissioned into the Green Howards in April 1992. He became commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, the Yorkshire Regiment, in April 2011. He went on to be commander 38 (Irish) Brigade in August 2015, Assistant Commandant (Land) of the Joint Services Command and Staff College in August 2017 and Commandant of the Joint Services Command and Staff College in May 2019. He went on to be Chief Executive and Commandant of the Defence Academy from 2022 to 2024. He retired from the army on 6 September 2024. Roe was awarded a Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in September 2010 for distinguished service in Afghanistan, and appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2022 B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Gale
Air Marshal Ian David Gale, is a retired officer in the Royal Air Force, serving as Director-General of Joint Force Development, Strategic Command from 2021 to 2024. Early life and education Gale was educated at Sir Thomas Picton School, a comprehensive school in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales. He joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) after finishing school. He studied for a Master of Arts degree in defence studies and international relations at King's College London, graduating in 2006. He studied for a Master of Business Administration with the Open University, graduating in 2012. RAF career Gale joined the RAF in 1989. After attending the Royal Air Force College Cranwell, he was commissioned as an acting pilot officer on 26 September 1989. He served as a fast jet pilot and weapons instructor from 1989 to 2005 and, in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours, was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire. Gale became officer commanding No. 31 Squadron in 2008, and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Stringer
Air Marshal Edward Jackson Stringer, is a retired Royal Air Force officer. From April 2018 to 2021 he served as Director-General of the Defence Academy. He also served as Director-General of Joint Force Development, Strategic Command from April 2018 to March 2021. He served as Assistant Chief of the Air Staff from April 2013 to January 2015, and as Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Operations) from March 2015 to 2018. Early life Stringer studied engineering at the University of Liverpool, and graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in 1985. Later he studied international relations at King's College London and completed a Master of Arts degree in 2010. Military career Stringer was commissioned into the General Duties Branch of the Royal Air Force on 5 September 1982 as an acting pilot officer. He was regraded to pilot officer on 15 July 1985 with seniority from 15 April 1984. Following flying training, he was posted to the Jaguar Force. He then became a Qualifie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duncan Potts
Vice Admiral Duncan Laurence Potts, (born 10 March 1961) is a retired senior Royal Navy officer. He served as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Capability) and Controller of the Navy from 2013 to 2014, and as Director General of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom from September 2014 to 2018. Early life Potts was born on 10 March 1961 in Malta. He was educated at Wellington School in Somerset. Military career Potts joined the Royal Navy in 1979. He became commanding officer of the frigate in 1996, commanding officer of the destroyer in 1997 and a member of the policy and programmes cell at the Permanent Joint Headquarters in 1998 before becoming Commander Sea Training to the Flag Officer Sea Training in 1999. He was appointed commanding officer of the frigate as well as captain of the 4th Frigate Squadron in 2000 and deployed to the Middle East. Potts went on to be Captain Navy Plans and then military assistant to the Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff at the Ministry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Watkins (civil Servant)
Peter Derek Watkins, (born 8 February 1959) is a civil servant who served as Director General of the Defence Academy from 2011 to 2014. Career Educated at Strode's College in Egham and Peterhouse, Cambridge, Watkins joined the Ministry of Defence in 1980.''Who's Who 2010'', A & C Black, 2010, He became Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Defence in 2001, Command Secretary RAF Strike Command in 2004 and Director General Typhoon Programme in 2007. He went on to be Director of Operational Policy at the Ministry of Defence in 2008 and Director General of the Defence Academy in 2011. On 8 January 2010 Watkins told the Iraq Inquiry of the complexities of the British withdrawal from Basra in 2009, saying "we should have applied the Balkans principle of in together out together". Watkins was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2019 New Year Honours The 2019 New Year Honours are appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argyll And Sutherland Highlanders
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) is a light infantry company (military unit), company (designated as Balaklava Company, 5th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland) and was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that existed from 1881 until amalgamation into the Royal Regiment of Scotland on 28 March 2006. The regiment was created under the Childers Reforms in 1881, as the Princess Louise's (Sutherland and Argyll Highlanders), by the amalgamation of the 91st (Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot and 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot, amended the following year to reverse the order of the "Argyll" and "Sutherland" sub-titles. The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders was expanded to fifteen battalions during the First World War (1914–1918) and nine during the World War II, Second World War (1939–1945). The 1st Battalion served in the 1st Commonwealth Division in the Korean War and gained a high public profile for its role in Aden Eme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Graham (British Army Officer)
Lieutenant General Sir Andrew John Noble Graham, 5th Baronet, (born 21 October 1956) is the Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Scotland and was Director General of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. Early life and education Graham is the son of Sir John Graham, 4th Baronet: he succeeded as 5th Baronet on his father's death on 11 December 2019. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge. Military career Graham was commissioned into the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) in 1975. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1993 New Year Honours, became Commanding Officer of his regiment in 1995 and commander of the 3rd Infantry Brigade in 1999. He served in Northern Ireland in 2001, for which he was advanced to Commander of the Order of the British Empire, and was appointed Director Army Resources and Plans. He went on to be Deputy Commanding General Multi-National Corps – Iraq in early 2004 and Director Gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scots Guards
The Scots Guards (SG) is one of the five Foot guards#United Kingdom, Foot Guards regiments of the British Army. Its origins are as the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland. Its lineage can be traced back to 1642 in the Kingdom of Scotland, although it was only placed on the English Establishment in 1686. History Formation; 17th century The regiment now known as the Scots Guards traces its origins to the Marquis of Argyll's Royal Regiment, a unit raised in 1642 by Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll in response to the Irish Rebellion of 1641, 1641 Irish Rebellion. After the Restoration (England), Restoration of Charles II, the George Livingston, 3rd Earl of Linlithgow, Earl of Linlithgow received a commission dated 23 November 1660 to raise a regiment which was called The Scottish Regiment of Footguards. It served in the Battle of Bothwell Bridge, 1679 Covenanter rising of 1679, as well as Argyll's Rising in June 1685, after which it was expanded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Kiszely
Lieutenant General Sir John Panton Kiszely, (born 2 April 1948) is a retired senior British Army officer who was director general of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2008. He is a former national president of The Royal British Legion. Early life The son of Hungarian Dr. János "John" Kiszely, who was a volunteer doctor with the International Brigades who fought against General Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War, and Mrs. Kiszely, Kiszely was educated at Marlborough College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst before being commissioned into the Scots Guards as a second lieutenant on 20 December 1968. Military career Kiszely served with the regiment as a platoon commander, company commander and commanding officer in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Germany, Cyprus and the Falkland Islands. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Jackling
Sir Roger Tustin Jackling (born 23 November 1943) is a British retired Civil Servant who served as the first Director General of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. Career Educated at Wellington College, New York University and Jesus College, Oxford, Jackling joined the Ministry of Defence in 1969. He was appointed a Fellow of the Centre for International Affairs at Harvard University in 1985 and Principal of the Civil Service College in 1986. He went on to be Deputy Under-Secretary (Resources, Programmes & Finance) and then Second Permanent Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence from 1997. He was appointed Director General of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom The Defence Academy of the United Kingdom provides higher education for personnel in the British Armed Forces, Civil Service (United Kingdom), Civil Service, other government departments and service personnel from other nations. Structure The ... on its formation in 2002. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
