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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

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, 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,

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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

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s.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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