David W. Craig

Service/branch| Royal Canadian Navy
Years of service| 1974-2015
Rank| Commodore
Unit| Canadian Forces Naval Reserve
Commands held| HMCS Malahat
Awards| Canadian Forces' Decoration

David W. Craig, CD[1] is a past commander of the Canadian Forces Naval Reserve. Entering his service in 1974, he served as a reserve officer for 41 years and retired in 2015.

## Career[edit]

Craig's career started in 1974 with his posting at HMCS Discovery as a cadet. His posting coincided with his attending the University of British Columbia. He completed his Minor Warship Command qualification in 1984.[1] He was promoted to commander in 1988 and served as the Executive Officer of HMCS Malahat.[1] From 1992 to 1995, he was the ship's captain. After Malahat he served as Directing Staff in STAR II at the Canadian Forces College and PSU 4 Commander in Maritime Forces Pacific. In 1998, he was promoted to captain.[1] He served as Western Region Coordinator for British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan until 2004. In 2004, he was appointed Director of the Joint Command and Staff Course at the Canadian Forces College. In January 2011, he became a commodore and was appointed Commander of the Naval Reserve. He served from January 2011 to July 2015 in this position and retired from the Canadian Armed Forces in August 2015.

## Civilian career[edit]

In 1978, Craig received a bachelor’s degree in Applied Science at the University of British Columbia.[1] In 1982, Craig received a master's degree in Engineering from Carleton University and in 1988 he received a PhD in Computer Science. He has worked as Operational Research scientist at the Air Command Headquarters, and as Section Head of the Command, Control and Computer Section in Maritime Forces Pacific.[1]

## Awards and decorations[edit]

Craig's personal awards and decorations include the following:

Ribbon | Description | Notes

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| Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal |

* Decoration awarded in 1977
* Canadian version

| 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal |

* Decoration awarded in 1992

| Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal |

* Decoration awarded in 2012[2]
* Canadian version

| Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD) |

* with two Clasp for 32 years of services

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f "Commodore David W. Craig, CD Commander Naval Reserve". Royal Canadian Navy. Government of Canada. September 9, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
2. ^ "The Diamond Jubilee Medal List". The Governor General of Canada.

Military offices

Preceded by

Jennifer Bennett

|  Commander of the Naval Reserve
2011–2015  | Succeeded by

Martha Mulkins

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Commanders of the Royal Canadian Navy

Directors of the Naval Service|

* Charles Kingsmill
* Walter Hose

Chiefs of the Naval Staff|

* Walter Hose
* Percy Nelles
* George Jones
* Howard Reid
* Harold Grant
* Rollo Mainguy
* Harry DeWolf
* Herbert Rayner

Principal Naval Adviser|

* Kenneth Dyer
* Ralph Hennessy

Commanders, Maritime Command|

* William Landymore
* John O'Brien
* Henry Porter
* Robert Timbrell
* Douglas Boyle
* Andrew Collier
* John Allan
* Andrew Fulton
* James Wood
* Charles Thomas
* Robert George
* John Anderson
* Peter Cairns
* Larry Murray
* Lynn Mason

Chiefs of the Maritime Staff|

* Gary Garnett
* Greg Maddison
* Ronald Buck
* Bruce MacLean
* Drew Robertson
* Dean McFadden

Commanders of the Royal Canadian Navy|

* Paul Maddison
* Mark Norman
* Ron Lloyd
* Art McDonald
* Craig Baines
* Angus Topshee

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