Gary Garnett

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Gary Garnett
Born (1945-06-01) June 1, 1945 (age 79) [1]
Halifax, Nova Scotia [1]
AllegianceFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Service/branchNaval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Canadian Navy
Naval Ensign of Canada.svg Canadian Forces
Years of service1963–2001
Rank Canada-Navy-OF-8-collected.svg Vice-Admiral
Commands HMCS Iroquois
HMCS Huron
Sea Training Unit Atlantic
Second Canadian Destroyer Squadron
Maritime Forces Atlantic
Awards Commander of the Order of Military Merit
Order of Saint John
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 from 9 January to 24 September 1997.

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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:

CAN Order of Military Merit Commander and Officer.png Order of St John (UK) ribbon -vector.svg Special Service Medal Ribbon.png
Canada125 ribbon.png QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg CD-ribbon and 2 bars.png

RibbonDescriptionNotes
CAN Order of Military Merit Commander and Officer.png Order of Military Merit (CMM)
  • Appointed Commander (CMM) on 19 May 1994 [5]
  • Appointed Officer (OMM) on 27 May 1991 [5]
Order of St John (UK) ribbon -vector.svg Order of St John
  • Appointed Member on 5 March 2001 [6]
Special Service Medal Ribbon.png Special Service Medal
  • with NATO-OTAN Clasp
Canada125 ribbon.png 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal
  • Decoration awarded in 1992
QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
  • Decoration awarded in 2012 [7]
  • Canadian version
CD-ribbon and 2 bars.png Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)
  • with two Clasp for 32 years of services

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References

  1. 1 2 "Vice-Admiral Gary Leslie Garnett, CMM, MStJ, CD: Commander Maritime Command and Chief of the Maritime Staff (CMS)" (PDF).
  2. ↑ Gary Garnett Archived 2013-10-02 at the Wayback Machine 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. 1 2 "Order of Military Merit List". The Governor General of Canada. 11 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Canada Gazette, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem List" (PDF). Canada Gazette.
  7. ↑ "The Queen Diamond Jubilee Medal List". The Governor General of Canada. 11 June 2018.
Military offices
Preceded by Chief of the Maritime Staff
1997		Succeeded by
Preceded by Vice Chief of the Defence Staff
1997–2001		Succeeded by
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