Philip Hally Explained

Philip Hally
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Branch:Royal Navy
Serviceyears:1991–present
Rank:Vice Admiral
Commands:Naval Secretary
Chief of Defence People
Battles:Iraq War
Awards:Companion of the Order of the Bath
Member of the Order of the British Empire

Vice Admiral Philip John Hally, is a senior Royal Navy officer who currently serves as Chief of Defence People.

Naval career

Hally was commissioned in the Royal Navy on 18 September 1991, and was appointed to the Trained Strength in the rank of lieutenant on 3 December 1993.

He was appointed commander logistics on the aircraft carrier in 2012,[1] and served as part of the relief effort for Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.[2] He went on to become Programme Leader for the Defence Support Network Transformation Programme in September 2014, Assistant Chief of Staff Resources and Plans in November 2017,[3] and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff, People Transformation in May 2019.[4] After that, he became Naval Secretary in January 2020.[5] [6] He was promoted to vice-admiral on 12 December 2022, and became Chief of Defence People in January 2023.[7]

Hally was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) on 26 February 2015, and was made an Honorary Captain of the Volunteer Cadet Corps in December 2019.[8] He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2021 Birthday Honours.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vice Admiral Phil Hally CB MBE . GOV.UK . 22 July 2023 . en.
  2. Web site: Portsmouth Navy Officers Honoured For Typhoon Relief. 26 February 2015. Capital FM. 6 April 2020.
  3. Web site: Navy Directory 2018. 9. Royal Navy. 6 April 2020.
  4. Web site: Phil Hally. DSEI. 6 April 2020.
  5. Web site: Senior Royal Navy officers. 6 April 2020.
  6. Web site: Integrating the way we work. 1 March 2020. Navy News. 6 April 2020.
  7. 1613902703775682562. DefencePeople. Delighted to start my new role as the Chief of Defence People.
  8. Web site: Volunteer Cadet Corps.