Carl Steedman
Carl Steedman | |
|---|---|
Lieutenant Commander | |
| Commands held | Warrant Officer to the Royal Navy |
| Battles/wars | Iraq War |
| Awards | Meritorious Service Medal |
Lieutenant Commander Carl P. "Speedy" Steedman (born 14 August 1973) is a Royal Navy officer, who served as Warrant Officer to the Royal Navy, the most senior non-commissioned advisor and senior rating of the Royal Navy from 31 January 2020 to July 2022.[1]
Steedman joined the Royal Navy as a radio operator in May 1991, attending the school of communications at
Promoted to chief petty officer in October 2006, he joined the Maritime Battle Staff whereby he was promoted to warrant officer 1 and served as the warrant officer of the communications school.
After decommissioning HMS Ocean,
Steedman was awarded the Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 2006,[4] and a clasp to the medal in 2018.[5] He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal in 2020.[6]
See also
- Paul Carney, Army Sergeant Major of the British Army
- Nick Ollive, Corps Regimental Sergeant Major
- Richard Angove, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chiefs of Staff Committee and previous Corps Regimental Sergeant Major in the Royal Marines.
- Murugesvaran Subramaniam, Warrant Officer of the Royal Air Force
References
- ^ "Royal Navy News - Carl Steedman becomes the next WONS" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 June 2020.
- ^ "HMS Ocean enters Plymouth for last time under white ensign | Royal Navy". www.royalnavy.mod.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "WO1 Carl Steedman - The Warrant Officer to the Royal Navy | The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity". www.rnrmc.org.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "No. 58095". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 September 2006. p. 12408.
- ^ "No. 62245". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 April 2018. pp. 5786–88.
- ^ "No. 62921". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 February 2020. p. 2966.