▁to ▁the ▁Governor ▁General , ▁received ▁Princi pal ▁War fare ▁Officer ▁and ▁other ▁training , ▁served ▁on ▁H MA ▁Sh ips ▁, ▁, ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁and ▁at ▁Mar itime ▁Head quarters ▁( M H Q ) ▁in ▁Sydney . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁commander ▁and ▁served ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁Def ence ▁Force ▁Academy , ▁initially ▁as ▁Senior ▁Military ▁Inst ruct or , ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁Command ing ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁Corps ▁of ▁Officer ▁Cad ets . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁he ▁assumed ▁command ▁of ▁, ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁he ▁assumed ▁command ▁of ▁Sea ▁Training ▁at ▁M H Q , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁attended ▁the ▁US ▁Naval ▁War ▁College . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁captain ▁and ▁assumed ▁command ▁of ▁, ▁which ▁saw ▁oper ational ▁deployment ▁in ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁G ulf ; ▁Co ates ▁was ▁subsequently ▁appointed ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Australia ▁for ▁this ▁service . ▁ ▁In ▁mid - 2 0 0 2 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁to ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Def ence ▁Force ▁in ▁Can ber ra , ▁and ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁comm odore ▁and ▁appointed ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff , ▁at ▁Head quarters ▁Australian ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Sydney . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Can ber ra ▁as ▁Director ▁General , ▁Navy ▁Person nel ▁and ▁Training . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁