Gary Garnett

Gary Garnett
VAdm Gary Garnett
Born 1944/1945 (age 73–74)[1]
Allegiance  Canada
Service/branch  Royal Canadian Navy
Canadian Forces
Years of service 1963–2001
Rank Vice-Admiral
Commands held HMCS Iroquois
HMCS Huron
Sea Training Unit Atlantic
Second Canadian Destroyer Squadron
Maritime Forces Atlantic
Awards Commander of the Order of Military Merit
Canadian Forces Decoration

Vice-Admiral Gary Leslie Garnett CMM, CD is a retired officer of the Canadian Forces. He was Chief of the Maritime Staff during 1997.

Career

Educated at Carleton University,[2] Garnett joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1963.[3] He became commander of the destroyer HMCS Iroquois in 1982 and of the destroyer HMCS Huron in 1983 before taking charge of the Sea Training Unit Atlantic in 1984 and the Second Canadian Destroyer Squadron in 1986.[3] He went on to be Director of Military Operations Coordination at the National Defence Headquarters in 1989, Executive Assistant to the Chief of the Defence Staff in 1990 and Director General Maritime Development in 1991.[4] He then became Chief of Personnel Services in 1993, Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic in 1994 and Commander of Maritime Command (renamed Chief of the Maritime Staff when the Naval Headquarters returned from Halifax to Ottawa) during 1997.[3] His last appointment was as Vice Chief of the Defence Staff later in 1997 before retiring in September 2001.[3]

Awards and decorations

Garnett's personal awards and decorations include the following:



RibbonDescriptionNotes
Order of Military Merit (CMM)
  • Appointed Commander (CMM) on 19 May 1994[5]
  • Appointed Officer (OMM) on 27 May 1991 [6]
Order of St John
  • Appointed Member on 5 March 2001[7]
Special Service Medal
  • with NATO-OTAN Clasp
125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal
  • Decoration awarded in 1992
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
  • Decoration awarded in 2012[8]
  • Canadian version
Canadian Forces Decoration (CD)
  • with two Clasp for 32 years of services

References

  1. ↑ Local soldier named to military's No. 2 spot: Garnett cited for experience, sense of humour: [Final Edition] Prete, Carmelina. The Spectator [Hamilton, Ont] 25 Sep 1997: C2.
  2. ↑ Gary Garnett CFN Consultants
  3. 1 2 3 4 Vice Admiral (Retired) Gary L. Garnett, CMM CD Senate Committee for National Security and Defence
  4. ↑ Gary Garnett Profile
  5. ↑ "Order of Military Merit List". The Governor General of Canada.
  6. ↑ "Order of Military Merit List". The Governor General of Canada.
  7. ↑ "Canada Gazette, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem List" (PDF). Canada Gazette.
  8. ↑ "The Queen Diamond Jubilee Medal List". The Governor General of Canada.
Military offices
Preceded by
Lynn Mason		 Chief of the Maritime Staff
1997		 Succeeded by
Greg Maddison
Preceded by
Larry Murray		 Vice Chief of the Defence Staff
1997–2001		 Succeeded by
George MacDonald
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