1 9 7 9 – 1 9 8 1 : ▁Mid ship man , ▁Britann ia ▁Royal ▁Naval ▁College , ▁HMS ▁Se ah awk ▁▁▁ 1 9 8 1 – 1 9 8 4 : ▁Sub ▁Lieutenant , ▁Pil ot , ▁ 8 2 0 ▁NAS ▁on ▁HMS ▁Inv inci ble ; ▁▁▁ 1 9 8 4 – 1 9 9 2 : ▁Lieutenant , ▁Pil ot , ▁ 8 1 5 ▁NAS ▁on ▁HMS ▁Bra zen ; ▁Hel ic opter ▁War fare ▁Inst ruct or , ▁ 7 0 2 ▁NAS ▁at ▁R N AS ▁C uld rose ; ▁Fl ight ▁Commander , ▁ 8 2 9 ▁NAS ▁on ▁HMS ▁Camp b elt own ▁▁▁ 1 9 9 2 – 1 9 9 9 : ▁Lieutenant ▁Commander , ▁Captain , ▁HMS ▁C ott es more ; ▁Senior ▁Pil ot , ▁ 8 1 5 ▁NAS ▁at ▁R N AS ▁Port land ; ▁Director ate ▁of ▁Naval ▁Oper ations , ▁British ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ence ▁▁▁ 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 5 : ▁Commander , ▁Diplom acy ▁Section ▁of ▁the ▁Naval ▁Staff . ▁Re leased ▁from ▁the ▁active ▁list ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁▁▁ 2 0 0 5 – 2 0 1 0 : ▁Honor ary ▁Captain ▁▁▁ 2 0 1 0 – 2 0 1 5 : ▁R ear ▁Admir al ▁▁▁ 2 0 1 5 – : ▁Vice ▁Admir al ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁▁▁ 2 1 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 1 : ▁Knight ▁Grand