Lieutenant Carl Jordan
Born in Adelaide in 1971, Lieutenant Carl M. Jordan’s first exposure to the RAN occurred whilst living in Darwin for four years in the early 1980’s. During this time his parents supported his desire to learn and experience all things military which included numerous visits to historical World War II sites, Air Shows and Ship Open Days to name just a few. After completing high school LEUT Jordan commenced studies at the University of Adelaide however competing commitments saw him enter the workforce on a full time basis before making the decision to follow his dream and enter the RAN, a process which saw him enter the Navy as a Direct Entry Officer in 1996. Completing Initial Training at HMAS Creswell, the then Midshipman Jordan attended the Seaman Officers Application Course both at sea and ashore in HMA Ships Tobruk, Sydney, Protector and Hobart. In early 1999 he was promoted to Sub-Lieutenant and awarded his Bridge Watchkeeping Certificate in Hobart, remaining onboard as Senior Bridge Watchkeeper until February 2000.
Following his time in Hobart, LEUT Jordan posted to the Joint Intelligence Centre as a Maritime Intelligence Watchkeeper. This was followed by a posting to HMAS Kanimbla as Senior Bridge Watchkeeper, where he was part of the crew which returned her to the Fleet following a 3 year refit in November 2000.
LEUT Jordan married Angela in January 2000 and in June 2001 both departed Australia for a once in a lifetime seven month holiday through Europe, North America and Asia. Two of the many highlights of this holiday were a tour of Gallipoli and a day at the Ashes Test at Lords. Returning to Australia in early 2002 and with promotion to the rank of Lieutenant, he and his wife relocated to Melbourne. Here he undertook Communications Officer training at HMAS Cerberus prior to joining HMAS Stuart in the role of Signals Communications Officer as part of her Commissioning crew. In early 2003, LEUT Jordan returned to HMAS Cerberus in the role of Course Implementation Officer and 2I/C at the Defence Force School of Signals – Maritime CIS Wing.
Seeking operational experience LEUT Jordan posted to the Australian National Headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq in October 2004 as a Joint Operations Watchkeeper, returning to Australia in April 2005. Whilst deployed he and his wife welcomed their first child, Michaela Rose into the world on 2 December 2004.
On return to Australia LEUT Jordan conducted Principle Warfare Officers Course in Sydney followed by further Operational experience with the ADF’s support to the Melbourne Commonwealth Games in early 2006 based at Victoria Barracks assigned to the Maritime Element of HQJTF 636. Remaining in the Melbourne area with his family, LEUT Jordan took up a year long posting with the Defence Community Organisation as a Military Support Officer until successfully applying for a position with Defence Force Recruiting in Adelaide, commencing in June 2007. This period in Adelaide saw the birth of the couples second child, Lucas Dean who arrived on his mothers birthday on 21 April 2009.
LEUT Jordan’s career highlight to date occurred with his taking up his current posting as Commanding Officer of HMAS Brunei in June 2010. Since taking Command Brunei has already completed a three month Operational Deployment to the Solomon Islands in 2010 and provided support to Tropical Cyclone Yasi affected communities in northern Queensland in February 2011.
LEUT Jordan resides in Cairns, Queensland and he enjoys spending time with his family, playing cricket and is a passionate supporter of both AFL team Carlton and SANFL team Norwood.
