Stuart Skeates

Lieutenant General Stuart Richard Skeates, CBE (born 1966) is a British Army officer. He currently serves as Deputy Commander JFC Brunssum since December 2018. He served as Standing Joint Force Commander from 2015 to 2018.

Stuart Skeates
Skeates in 2011
Born	1966 (age 54–55)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1989 – present
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Standing Joint Force Royal Military Academy Sandhurst 19th Light Brigade 26th Regiment Royal Artillery
Battles/wars	The Troubles Gulf War Bosnian War Iraq War War in Afghanistan
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Early life and education

Skeates was born in 1966. He was educated at The Judd School in Tonbridge, King's College London and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.[1]

Military career

Skeates was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1989.[2] He served in the Gulf War and in the Bosnian War, took part in the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and then served as Military Assistant to the General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland in the final years of Operation Banner.[3] He became Commanding Officer of 26th Regiment Royal Artillery in Gütersloh, then Deputy Commander of 52nd Brigade (deployed as Task Force Helmand) and then Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff Operations at Permanent Joint Headquarters.[3] He became Commander of 19th Light Brigade in December 2009, and Deputy Commander of I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) in 2011.

He was appointed Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in August 2013.[4] He was appointed as Standing Joint Force Commander on 24 June 2015.[5] He was promoted to lieutenant general and appointed as Deputy Commander JFC Brunssum from 4 December 2018.[6][7]

References

1. "Deputy Commander". Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
2. "No. 51524". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 November 1988. p. 12499.
3. Leaders Archived 20 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine US Marine Corps
4. Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
5. The Times, 2015, "Senior Military Appointments", The Times, 24 June 2015, p.55
6. "Generals November 2018" (PDF). gulabin.com. 30 November 2018.
7. "No. 62486". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 December 2018. p. 21992.