Gary Wight

Warrant Officer Gary William Wight, AM (born 21 September 1968) is a senior sailor in the Royal Australian Navy and the current Warrant Officer of the Navy since 2016.[1]

Gary Wight
Born (1968-09-21) 21 September 1968
Liverpool, New South Wales
AllegianceAustralia
Service/branchRoyal Australian Navy
Years of service1987–2019
RankWarrant Officer
Commands heldWarrant Officer of the Navy
Battles/warsOperation Okra
AwardsMember of the Order of Australia

Early life

Wight was born in Liverpool, New South Wales, on 21 September 1968. He joined the navy in January 1987, later completing submarine training.

As a chief petty officer, Wight served as Chief of the Boat of HMAS Sheean. He was promoted to warrant officer in 2006 and appointed Ships Warrant Officer of the frigate HMAS Darwin.[1] In September 2012 he served as Command Warrant Officer of Career Management until he deployed on Operation Okra in June 2015 as the Command Warrant Officer of Joint Task Force 633.[2]

Wight has been awarded two Fleet Commander's Commendations. The first was for his service as Communications Capability Staff Officer, Submarine Force HMAS Stirling. The second was for service as the ship's warrant officer of HMAS Darwin.[1] He became the 8th Warrant Officer of the Navy in 2016.[3] He holds a Master of Business Management from the University of New South Wales.[1]

Wight was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours in recognition of his "exceptional service to the Royal Australian Navy in the field of Navy People leadership and management."[4]

References
  1. "Official Biography". Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  2. Jamieson, Cameron (10 August 2015). "Senior first for senior sailor". Australian Navy. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  3. Morley, Dave (29 April 2016). "New Warrant Officer of the Navy appointed". Australian Navy. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  4. "'Extraordinary' Australians honoured in annual Queen's Birthday ceremonies". Sydney Morning Herald. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
Military offices
Preceded by
Martin Holzberger		 Warrant Officer of the Navy
2016–2019		 Succeeded by
Deb Butterworth
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