Charles Style Explained

Charles Style
Birth Date:15 January 1954
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Branch:Royal Navy
Serviceyears:1974–2012
Rank:Vice admiral
Commands:Royal College of Defence Studies
Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces


Battles:Sierra Leone Civil War
War in Afghanistan
Awards:Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Vice Admiral Charles Rodney Style, (born 15 January 1954) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies from 2008 to 2012.

Naval career

Educated at the University of Cambridge, Style joined the Royal Navy in 1974.[1] He commanded the frigates and and the aircraft carrier . He was appointed Equipment Capability Manager for Precision Attack in 2002, Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces 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 Iranian Revolutionary Guards.[2] He became Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies in 2008.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Defence Academy . 30 April 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110405202647/http://www.da.mod.uk/our-work/governance/board-biogs/RCDSCom/ . 5 April 2011 . dead .
  2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6501555.stm UK reveals Iran dispute evidence