Bernard Rogel

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Bernard Rogel
Amiral Bernard Rogel.jpg
Born (1956-01-05) 5 January 1956 (age 67)
Brest, Finistère, France
AllegianceFrance
Service/branch French Navy
Years of service1976–2020
Rank Amiral
Commands held Chief of the Military Staff of the President of the Republic
Chief of Staff of the French Navy
Force Océanique Stratégique
Submarine Forces of France
L'Inflexible
Saphir
Casabianca
Awards Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
Commander of the National Order of Merit
Commander of the Order of Maritime Merit

Bernard Rogel (born 5 January 1956) is a French admiral, Chief of the Military Staff of the President of the Republic, and former Chief of Staff of the French Navy, a post which he took up on 12 September 2011 until 13 July 2016.

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Early life and career

Bernard Rogel entered to the École navale (French : École navale ) in 1976. He was first assigned to serve on nuclear attack submarines and nuclear ballistic missile submarines; in 1989, he obtained his Atomic brevet. [1]

Commandments

Rogel assumed commandment of the nuclear attack submarine Casabianca and Saphir from 1990 to 1992. He became the drill officer in charge of executive instructions and tactical maneuvering at the corps of the Submarine Squadron of the Mediterranean, with the particular responsibility of training and qualifying competent boat commandants and crew members, capable of fitting service on nuclear attack submarines, in addition to the placement effects of materials and tactical submarine evolutions. [1]

Admitted as a candidate at the Inter-Arm Defense College (French : École de Guerre) at Paris in 1994, [1] Rogel became then second-in-command of the anti-submarine frigate Tourville then SNLE L'Indomptable .

Rogel then worked at the general staff headquarters of the Armies EMA, as an assistant «Mer» (sea) to the cabinet of the Chief of the general staff headquarters of the Armies from January 1998 until April 2000. He reassumed a commandment from April 2000 until December 2011, on the French nuclear ballistic missile submarine SNLE L'Inflexible with whom he conducted two operational patrols, then joined in January 2002 the general staff headquarters of the amiral, commanding the Force océanique stratégique FOST, where he was division chief of «Conduite des opérations» (operations conduit), then chief of that general staff headquarters function. [1]

General staff headquarters functions

Auditor of the Institut des hautes études de Défense nationale IHEDN and the Centre des hautes études militaires CHEM during the academic years 2003–2004, Rogel joined after the Élysée as assistant to the Chief of the Military Staff of the President of the Republic, charged with the concerned maritime dossiers and the sequence of exterior military operations. [1]

From September 2006 to August 2009, Rogel was the cabinet chief to the Chief of the general staff headquarters of the Armies CEMA, then deputy chief of general staff «Opérations» (operations) of the general staff headquarters of the Armies EMA directing for two years the inter-arm exterior operations. Simultaneously under his responsibility featured various commands including the inter-arm space commandment, the cyber defense of the Armies, the inter-arm commandment of helicopters and assumed the lead role of numerous other divisions of the EMA. [1] Admiral Rogel totalized 27,000 hours of diving. [1]

On 12 September 2011, Rogel assumed the functions of Chief of Staff of the French Navy CEMM and was elevated to the rank designation of amiral on the same date. By a decree on 6 July 2016, he was nominated by President François Hollande to become Chief of the Military Staff of the President of the Republic as of 13 July. He was confirmed in his functions by the new President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron.

Decorations and medals

Legion Honneur GO ribbon.svg Grand Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honor
Ordre national du Merite Commandeur ribbon.svg Commander of the Order of National Merit
Ordre du Merite maritime Commandeur ribbon.svg Commander of the Ordre du Mérite Maritime
Medaille de la Defense Nationale Argent ribbon.svg Medaille de la Défense Nationale en argent
OPMM-guX.svg Grand Officer with swords of the Order pro Merito Melitensi, Military
PRT Medal Military Merit Grand Cross.png Portugal, Grand Cross of the Military Merit Medal
Order of Naval Merit - Grand Officer (Brazil) - ribbon bar.png Grand Officer of the Order of Naval Merit (Brazil)
GER Bundesverdienstkreuz 4 GrVK.svg Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Commander's Cross
US Legion of Merit Commander ribbon.png Commander of the US Legion of Merit
Cote d'Ivoire Ordre national Commandeur ribbon.svg Commander of the National Order of the Ivory Coast
Ordre national du Tchad - officier.svg National Order of Chad, Officer
CAR Ordre de la Reconnaissance Centreafricaine Chevalier ribbon.svg Central African Republic, Knight of the Order of National Recognition
MAR Order of the Military - 3rd Class BAR.png Morocco, Order of Military Merit, 3rd Class
MRT Commander Order of National Merit.png Mauritania, Commander of the National Order of Merit
POL Brazowy Medal Wojska Polskiego BAR.svg Polish Army Medal in bronze
ESP Gran Cruz Merito Naval (Distintivo Blanco) pasador.svg Spain, Grand Cross of Naval Merit with white decoration

See also

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Amiral Bernard Rogel". Ministère de la Défense (in French). 18 July 2016. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018.
Military offices
Preceded by Chief of Staff of the French Navy
2011–2016
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief of the Military Staff of the President of the Republic
2016–present
Incumbent

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