Stuart Skeates
Stuart Skeates | |
|---|---|
 Stuart Skeates in Helmand Province, Afghanistan in 2013 | |
| Born | 1966 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1989 – present |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Standing Joint Force Commander Royal Military Academy Sandhurst 19th Light Brigade 26th Regiment Royal Artillery |
| Battles/wars | The Troubles Gulf War Bosnian War Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Major General Stuart Richard Skeates CBE (born 1966) is a British Army officer who serves as Standing Joint Force Commander.
Military career
Skeates was educated at The Judd School in Tonbridge, King's College London (BA History, 1988; MA Defence Studies, 1999) and Cranfield University (MA, 1998), Skeates was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1989.[1] He served in the Gulf War and in the Bosnian War, took part in the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and then served as Military Assistant to the General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland in the final years of Operation Banner.[2] He became Commanding Officer of 26th Regiment Royal Artillery in Gütersloh, then Deputy Commander of 52nd Brigade (deployed as Task Force Helmand) and then Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff Operations for Afghanistan and Pakistan at Permanent Joint Headquarters.[2] He became Commander of 19th Light Brigade in December 2009, Deputy Commander of I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) in 2011 and Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in August 2013.[3] He was appointed as Standing Joint Force Commander on 24 June 2015.[4]
References
- ^ "No. 51524". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 November 1988. p. 12499.
- ^ a b Leaders Archived 20 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine US Marine Corps
- ^ Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Times, 2015, "Senior Military Apppointments", The Times, 24 June 2015, p.55
- Use dmy dates from April 2012
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Alumni of King's College London
- Alumni of Cranfield University
- British Army generals
- British Army personnel of the Iraq War
- British Army personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- People educated at The Judd School