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Garry Stuart Robison
10 June 1958
Allegiance Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Marines
Years of service 1976–
Rank Major-General
Commands held 45 Commando
COMUKAMPHIBFOR

Major-General Garry Stuart Robison, RM (10 June 1958 – ) is the Commandant-General (since 2006) of the British Royal Marines. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Royal Marines ( RM) are the marine corps and amphibious Infantry of the United Kingdom and along with the Royal Navy Major General or Major-General is a Military rank used in many countries 45 Commando Royal Marines is a Battalion sized unit of the British Royal Marines and subordinate unit within 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines the principal The Commandant General Royal Marines is the professional head of the Royal Marines. Major General or Major-General is a Military rank used in many countries The Royal Marines ( RM) are the marine corps and amphibious Infantry of the United Kingdom and along with the Royal Navy Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Commandant General Royal Marines is the professional head of the Royal Marines. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Royal Marines ( RM) are the marine corps and amphibious Infantry of the United Kingdom and along with the Royal Navy He also serves as the Commander United Kingdom Amphibious Forces. The Commandant General Royal Marines is the professional head of the Royal Marines.

Life and career

Robison was born in Yorkshire on 10 June 1958, the son of George Desmond Robison and Carole Margaret Robison (née Pugh). Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Educated at Bemrose Grammar School, he joined the Royal Marines in September, 1976 and underwent officer training. The Royal Marines ( RM) are the marine corps and amphibious Infantry of the United Kingdom and along with the Royal Navy He served in Comacchio Company, 45 Commando and on the staff of the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines. The Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines ( FPGRM) formerly Comacchio Company Royal Marines (1980-1983 45 Commando Royal Marines is a Battalion sized unit of the British Royal Marines and subordinate unit within 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines the principal Commando Training Centre Royal Marines (CTCRM is the principal military training centre for the Royal Marines of the British Armed Forces. He qualified as a Physical Training and Sports Officer and taught in that capacity at Britannia Royal Naval College. Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC is the initial officer training establishment of the Royal Navy, located on a hill overlooking Dartmouth, Devon In 1977 and 1978 he made two Emergency tours of duty in Northern Ireland during "The Troubles". Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of

In 1988-1989 Robison commanded a company in 40 Commando before being selected to attend the Army Staff College, Camberley. 40 Commando RM is a Battalion sized formation of the British Royal Marines and subordinate unit within 3 Commando Brigade, the principal Commando The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. Staff College Camberley, Surrey, is a training college for the British Army. After a number of staff appointments during the 1990s, Robison became the Royal Marine member on the instructing staff at Camberley, and then at the Joint Services Command and Staff College upon its formation in 1997. Joint Services Command and Staff College (JSCSC is a British military academic establishment providing training and education to experienced officers of the Royal In 1998-1999 he read for a Masters in International Relations at Christ's College, Cambridge. The city of Cambridge (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England He was then given command of 45 Commando in July, 1999. 45 Commando Royal Marines is a Battalion sized unit of the British Royal Marines and subordinate unit within 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines the principal

During his year-long tenure of command the Commando undertook environmental training in Belize and took part in the peacekeeping in Kosovo. Belize (bəˈliːz formerly British Honduras, is a country in Central America. Following this Robison was appointed to staff positions in the Ministry of Defence before being assigned to Iraq for six months as Deputy Commander of the Iraq Survey Group in 2003. The Ministry of Defence ( MoD) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The Iraq Survey Group (ISG was a fact-finding mission sent by the Multinational force in Iraq after the 2003 Invasion of Iraq to find the alleged Iraqi weapons From 2004 to 2006 he was Commandant of the Commando Training Centre, before being promoted Major-General in June 2006 and being made Commandant-General Royal Marines and COMUKAMPHIBFOR, the commander of Britain's amphibious warfare capability. The Commandant General Royal Marines is the professional head of the Royal Marines. The Commandant General Royal Marines is the professional head of the Royal Marines.

In private life he married Bridget Anne (née Clark) in 1982, with whom he was one son and two daughters. He is president of Royal Navy Cricket, Royal Marines Cricket, Royal Marines Football and Vice-President of Royal Navy Football.

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