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Garry Tunnicliffe, (born 14 October 1966) is a senior

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officer who served as

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from 2016 to 2019.

Early life and education

Tunnicliffe was educated at

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(BA History and Politics, 1988) and

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(MA Defence Studies, 2001).

RAF career

Tunnicliffe joined the

on 14 August 1988. He became head of the RAF's Team of Management Consultants in 2006, station commander at

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in December 2008, and Assistant Chief of Staff, Training at

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in December 2012. He went on to be Head of Armed Forces Remuneration at the

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in 2014, and became

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(Personnel) as well as

on 27 June 2016. Tunnicliffe was appointed

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for his services as Defence Services Secretary on 27 March 2019. He became Deputy Commandant of the

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on 26 April 2019. Tunnicliffe was appointed a

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in the

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References

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