Commandant Royal College of Defence Studies
The Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies was a UK senior serving military officer between 1972 and 2001. The post rotated through the three branches of the armed forces in turn. In 1971 the old Imperial Defence College became the Royal College of Defence Studies. In 1991, the post was downgraded to three-star, and then in 2001, it was opened up to competition through public advertisement. Subsequent incumbents were all senior retired military officers, until the appointment of a diplomat in 2014.
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Arthur Longmore
Arthur Sanders (RAF officer)
Christopher Wallace (British Army officer)
David Bill
Frank Simpson (British Army officer)
Geoffrey Bourne, Baron Bourne
Guy Russell
Herbert Richmond
Hugh Binney
Ian Garnett
John McAnally
John Slessor
Lionel Preston
Mervyn Butler
Robert Brooke-Popham
Robert Haining
Scott Grant
Timothy Garden, Baron Garden
William Bartholomew
William Pillar
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
Alastair Francis BuchanAntony ReadAntony WalkerCharles Daniel (Royal Navy officer)Charles StyleDavid Fraser (British Army officer)David HallifaxDeric Holland-MartinDonald Randell EvansHugh ConstantineIan EastonJohn Anderson (British Army officer)John Barraclough (RAF officer)John Coward (Royal Navy officer)Michael Armitage (RAF officer)Michael Gow (British Army officer)Robert FreerRobert Heatlie ScottTom Phillips (diplomat)
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Commandant Royal College of Defence Studies
The Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies was a UK senior serving military officer between 1972 and 2001. The post rotated through the three branches of the armed forces in turn. In 1971 the old Imperial Defence College became the Royal College of Defence Studies. In 1991, the post was downgraded to three-star, and then in 2001, it was opened up to competition through public advertisement. Subsequent incumbents were all senior retired military officers, until the appointment of a diplomat in 2014.
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