Sir Mike Jackson
born 21 March 1944
General Sir Mike Jackson Photo: Crown copyright
Nickname	Darth Vader Prince of Darkness
Place of birth	Lincolnshire
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1963 to 2006
Rank	General
Commands held	1st Bn Parachute Regiment 39 Infantry Brigade 3 (UK) Mechanised Division Allied Rapid Reaction Corps Land Command
Battles/wars	Northern Ireland Kosovo War Iraq War
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order

General Sir Michael David "Mike" Jackson GCB, CBE, DSO, DL, (born 21 March 1944) is a British army officer, formerly Chief of the General Staff. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. 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 British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. General is currently the highest peace-time rank in the British Army and Royal Marines. The Parachute Regiment is the Airborne Infantry element of the British Army. The British 39th Infantry Brigade is a military formation of the British Army that was first established during World War I and reformed in the 1950s The British 3rd Infantry Division, known at various times as the Iron Division, 3rd (Iron Division or as Iron Sides, was originally formed in 1809 The Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, ( HQ ARRC or ARRC) was created in 1992 in Bielefeld based on the former British I Corps Land Command (or 'HQ Land' is a military command and part of the structure of the modern British Army. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of The term Kosovo War or Kosovo Conflict is often used to describe two sequential and at times parallel armed conflicts in Kosovo: 1996–1999 The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British Order of chivalry founded by George The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Distinguished Service Order ( DSO) is a Military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other Commonwealth countries awarded for The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British Order of chivalry founded by George The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Distinguished Service Order ( DSO) is a Military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other Commonwealth countries awarded for In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord-Lieutenant of an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (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 British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. Chief of the General Staff ( CGS) has been the title of the professional head of the British Army since 1964. He was formerly commander of KFor in Kosovo as well as UNPROFOR (see Timeline of UN peacekeeping missions) commander in Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as second in command of a company of the Parachute Regiment in Derry during the events of Bloody Sunday and a company commander with the Parachute Regiment in South Armagh during the Warrenpoint Massacre. The Kosovo Force ( KFOR) is a NATO -led international force responsible for establishing a safe and secure environment in Kosovo, the self-proclaimed independent The United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR, was the first UN peacekeeping force in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the The United Nations has authorized 63 Peacekeeping missions as of 2005 Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan The Parachute Regiment is the Airborne Infantry element of the British Army. Bloody Sunday (Domhnach na Fola is the term used to describe an incident in Derry, Northern Ireland, on 30 January 1972 in which 26 The Parachute Regiment is the Airborne Infantry element of the British Army. The Warrenpoint ambush,also known as the Warrenpoint massacre by media sources occurred on 27 August 1979 and was a Guerrilla action by the

Contents 1 Early life 2 Army career 2.1 NATO 2.2 Chief of the General Staff 3 Later career 4 References

Early life

Jackson's father was in the army. As a young boy Jackson was educated at Stamford School where he was also a cadet in the CCF. Stamford School is an English public school situated in the market town of Stamford, Lincolnshire. The Combined Cadet Force (CCF is a Ministry of Defence sponsored youth organisation in the United Kingdom. After his secondary education and Sandhurst he went on to the University of Birmingham to read Russian Studies before returning to full time soldiering. The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst ( RMAS) commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is the British Army officer initial training centre The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a British red brick University located in the city of Birmingham

Army career

Jackson was commissioned into the Intelligence Corps aged nineteen in 1963, specialising in the threat from the Soviet Union. The Intelligence Corps (also known as Int Corps) is one of the Corps of the British Army. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 He transferred to the Parachute Regiment in 1970 and was serving as a Company Second-in-Command in Northern Ireland when the regiment was involved in Bloody Sunday. The Parachute Regiment is the Airborne Infantry element of the British Army. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Bloody Sunday (Domhnach na Fola is the term used to describe an incident in Derry, Northern Ireland, on 30 January 1972 in which 26 He spent two years as Chief of Staff of the Berlin Infantry Brigade, then commanding a parachute company (B Company 2 PARA) in Northern Ireland, where he was involved in the aftermath of the Warrenpoint bombs, later rising to become the commanding officer of 1 Para from March 1984 to September 1986. Warrenpoint (commonly transcribed into Irish as An Phointe ('The Point' or alternatively known by the name of the Townland where Warrenpoint is located The commanding officer ( CO) is the officer in command of a Military unit. The Parachute Regiment is the Airborne Infantry element of the British Army. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar)

In 1989 he took command of 39 Infantry Brigade in Northern Ireland, a post he held until 1992. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The British 39th Infantry Brigade is a military formation of the British Army that was first established during World War I and reformed in the 1950s Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) ^[1]

In 1994 he was appointed General Officer Commanding 3 (UK) Mechanised Division and went on to be Director-General, Development & doctrine in 1996. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) General Officer Commanding ( GOC) is the usual title given in the armies of Commonwealth (and some other nations to a General officer who holds a command The British 3rd Infantry Division, known at various times as the Iron Division, 3rd (Iron Division or as Iron Sides, was originally formed in 1809 Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) ^[1]

NATO

In 1997 Jackson was appointed Commander of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, ( HQ ARRC or ARRC) was created in 1992 in Bielefeld based on the former British I Corps He served in the NATO chain of command as a deputy to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Wesley Clark. The North Atlantic Treaty In a Military context the chain of command is the line of authority and responsibility along which orders are passed within a Military unit and between different Supreme Allied Commander is the title held by the most senior commander within certain multinational military alliances Wesley Kanne Clark, KBE (born December 23 1944 is a retired General of the United States Army. In this capacity, he is best known for refusing, in June 1999, to block the runways of the Russian-occupied Pristina Airport, to isolate the Russian troops there. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending ^[2] Had he complied with General Clark's order, there was a chance the British troops under his command could have come into armed conflict with the Russians; doing this without prior orders from Britain would have led to his dismissal for gross insubordination. On the other hand, defying Clark would have meant disobeying a direct order from a superior NATO officer (Clark was a four-star general; Jackson only a three-star). Jackson ultimately chose the latter course of action, reputedly saying "I won't start World War III for you",^[2] though the point became irrelevant when the American government prevailed upon the Hungarians, Romanians, and Bulgarians to prevent the Russians from using their airspace to fly reinforcements in. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian As a result, he was dubbed "Macho Jacko" by the British tabloid press. Among his own troops and the British press, however, Jackson had a reputation for being severe and prone to anger, earning him the nicknames "Darth Vader" and "Prince of Darkness". Anakin Skywalker Darth Vader is a fictional character in George Lucas ' Science fiction saga Star Wars. Satan, ( Standard Hebrew Satan'el, English accuser) is a term that originates from the Abrahamic faiths, being traditionally ^[3]

Jackson went on to serve as Commander-in-Chief, Land Command from 2000 to 2003. Commander-in-Chief Land Command (CINCLAND formerly Commander-in-Chief Land Forces is a senior officer in the British Army. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Chief of the General Staff

During the aftermath of the 2003 Iraq War, Jackson, as Chief of the General Staff, ordered an inquiry into pictures released by the British tabloid The Daily Mirror that depicted alleged torture of Iraqi prisoners by British soldiers. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia Chief of the General Staff ( CGS) has been the title of the professional head of the British Army since 1964. The Daily Mirror, often referred to simply as The Mirror, is a British Tabloid daily Newspaper founded in 1903 Torture, according to the United Nations Convention Against Torture, is "any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental is intentionally For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The Daily Mirror's editor Piers Morgan was later fired by the newspaper, after the pictures were shown to be a hoax. Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan (born 30 March 1965) is a former editor of British Tabloid newspapers the News of the

On February 23, 2005, soldiers of 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, were found guilty of abuse of Iraqi prisoners arrested for looting at an army camp called Bread Basket, in Basra, during May of 2003. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (RRF is an Infantry Regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division. Basra ( BGN: AlBasrah also called Basorah Abillah and Uruk or IRAQ The name that British colony has adopted for Basra After they were sentenced, General Jackson made a statement on television and said that: he was "appalled and disappointed" when he first saw photographs of the Iraqi detainees and that

The incidents depicted are in direct contradiction to the core values and standards of the British Army . . . Nevertheless, in the light of the evidence from this trial I do apologize on behalf of the army to those Iraqis who were abused and to the people of Iraq as a whole.

In March 2006, in the aftermath of British Christian peace campaigner Norman Kember's freeing from kidnappers after four months by a multinational armed force Jackson attracted interest when he, barely twenty four hours after Kember's liberation, attacked the hostage's lack of gratitude for the solidier's efforts in freeing him. Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English Norman Frank Kember (born 1931 is a British peace activist Kember is an Emeritus Professor of Biophysics at the Barts and The London School of Medicine and Jackson claimed he was "saddened that there doesn’t seem to have been a note of gratitude for the soldiers who risked their lives to save those lives", and in doing so added to a media scrum demanding Kember's apology. I don't think this is any way to report important events ||| Lester B

Jackson relinquished the post of Chief of Staff in 2006. From the Court Circular:

The Prince of Wales, Lieutenant General, afterwards received General Sir Michael Jackson upon relinquishing his appointment as Chief of the General Staff and General Sir Richard Dannatt upon assuming the appointment. The Court Circular is the official record that lists the engagements carried out by the Monarch of the United Kingdom and of the other Commonwealth Realms Prince of Wales (Tywysog Cymru is a title traditionally granted to the Heir Apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom (and formerly the Kingdom General Sir Francis Richard Dannatt KCB CBE MC (born 23 December 1950) is the Chief of the General Staff

An inquest in to the death of Sergeant Steven Roberts, a British Army tank commander who was killed in Iraq, heard a tape that Roberts recorded three days before his death in which he accused General Jackson of telling "a blatant lie" when Jackson said that British troops were ready for war in Iraq. ^[4]

Later career

On 6 December 2006 Jackson delivered the annual Richard Dimbleby Lecture in which he criticised the Ministry of Defence's running of the armed forces. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Richard Dimbleby Lecture (also known as the Dimblebly Lecture) was founded in the memory of Richard Dimbleby, the BBC broadcaster. The Ministry of Defence ( MoD) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters He questioned the MoD's understanding of the fundamental ethos of the armed forces, he told his audience: "One's loyalty must be from the bottom. Sadly, I did not find this fundamental proposition shared by the MoD. "

Jackson accused the MoD of fostering a culture of "commercial so-called 'best practice', with its. . . targets", hitting out at a "Kafkaesque situation whereby the MoD congratulates itself on achieving an accommodation improvement plan defined by itself on what it calls affordability, but which is far from what is defined by the needs of soldiers and their families". " Kafkaesque " is an Auctorial descriptive which is used to describe concepts situations and ideas which are reminiscent of the literary work of Prague writer

An MoD spokesman responded that "While we do not agree with everything Sir Mike has said, we are always the first to recognise - for example in relation to medical services and accommodation - that although we have delivered real improvements, there is more we can do. "^[5]

On 11 December 2006, it was revealed that he would be taking up consultancy positions with PA Consulting Group, Numis Securities and Risk Advisory Group. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. PA Consulting Group (PA is an international Management consulting firm ^[6] Around this time he had bags under his eyes surgically removed, ostensibly for health reasons. ^[7]

On May 29, 2007, it was reported that General Jackson had come to the conclusion that innocent people had been shot by his troops on Bloody Sunday and that the "Falls Road Curfew" in Belfast in July 1970 had been a "mistake". Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[8]

On 1 September 2007, The Daily Telegraph reported a "withering attack on the US's post-war administration of Iraq by General Sir Mike Jackson, the head of the army during the invasion. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia. " The article said, "Sir Mike has condemned the approach taken by former Donald Rumsfeld as 'intellectually bankrupt' ", adding that the former US defence secretary is "one of those most responsible for the current situation in Iraq", and that "Jackson feels the US approach to combating global terrorism is "inadequate" and too focused on military might rather than nation-building and diplomacy. Donald Henry Rumsfeld (born July 9 1932 is a United States Businessman, Politician, the 13th Secretary of Defense under President "^[9]

References

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Michael Walker	Commander-in-Chief, Land Command 2000–2003	Succeeded by Sir Timothy Granville-Chapman
Preceded by Sir Michael Walker	Chief of the General Staff 2003–2006	Succeeded by Sir Richard Dannatt

For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia. General Michael John Dawson Walker Baron Walker of Aldringham GCB CMG CBE ADC DL (born 7 July 1944 Commander-in-Chief Land Command (CINCLAND formerly Commander-in-Chief Land Forces is a senior officer in the British Army. General Sir Timothy John Granville-Chapman, GBE, KCB, ADC Gen (born 5 January 1947) is currently Vice-Chief of General Michael John Dawson Walker Baron Walker of Aldringham GCB CMG CBE ADC DL (born 7 July 1944 Chief of the General Staff ( CGS) has been the title of the professional head of the British Army since 1964. General Sir Francis Richard Dannatt KCB CBE MC (born 23 December 1950) is the Chief of the General Staff

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