David John Shackleton

Shackleton, David John (1948-), VADM, AO 2000; b. 2 Mar 48 Leeds UK; 1958 migrated Australia; educ. Croydon Boys Technical High (Adelaide); 7 Mar 66 joined RAN MIDN SLEX 3/66; 1966-1969 under training Cerberus, Anzac, Sydney, Watson, Albatross, Stuart, Vampire, Perth (Vietnam 1968-69); 1969 Queenborough: bridge watch keeper, training officer, Comms; 1970 Watson: Short Nav Course; 1970 Curlew: Nav & Ops & Guns & Comms; 1970 Watson: Operations Room Officer training; 1970 Hobart: bridge watch keeper & assistant Direction Officer; 1972 Melbourne: ASW & air intercept controller, operations room watch keeper, Commander’s Assistant, transfer to General List; 1975 HMS Dryad: PWO 10 training; 1976 RN Exchange: HMS Ariadne: PWO A & PWO U, Ops, Guns, EW, training officer; 1978 HMS Dryad: Command Team Training Faculty; 1978 HMS Dryad: AWO 8A training; 1979 CDSC: NCDS training; 1979 Hobart: Direction Officer, Major Ops Planning; 1980 Penguin: RAN Staff Course; 1981 Navy Office: Deputy Director Tactics AIO & Navigation; 1982 Perth: XO; 1984 Penguin: RAN Staff College Directing Staff; 1985 Navy Office: Project Director Navy Command Support System; 1987 Joint Services Staff Course; 1988 Derwent: Command; 1990 HQ Australian Defence Force: Director Requirements Jindalee OTHR Project; 1991 Brisbane: Command; 1993 Maritime Headquarters: Chief Staff Officer C3I; 1994 Navy Office: Director General Naval Policy & Warfare; 1996 Defence Acquisition Organisation: Director General Information Management; 1997 Defence Acquisition Organisation: Director General Command and Support Systems; 1998 HQ Australian Defence Force Capability Development Division: Head Capability Development Division; 1999 Navy Headquarters: Chief of Navy; Retired 2 Jul 2002.