Garry Robison

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Garry Stuart Robison
10 June 1958 –
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Marines
Years of service	1976–
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	45 Commando COMUKAMPHIBFOR

Major-General Garry Stuart Robison, RM (10 June 1958 – ) is the Commandant-General (since 2006) of the British Royal Marines. He also serves as the Commander United Kingdom Amphibious Forces.

[edit] Life and career

Robison was born in Yorkshire on 10 June 1958, the son of George Desmond Robison and Carole Margaret Robison (née Pugh). Educated at Bemrose Grammar School, he joined the Royal Marines in September, 1976 and underwent officer training. He served in Comacchio Company, 45 Commando and on the staff of the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines. He qualified as a Physical Training and Sports Officer and taught in that capacity at Britannia Royal Naval College. In 1977 and 1978 he made two Emergency tours of duty in Northern Ireland during "The Troubles".

In 1988-1989 Robison commanded a company in 40 Commando before being selected to attend the Army Staff College, Camberley. After a number of staff appointments during the 1990s, Robison became the Royal Marine member on the instructing staff at Camberley, and then at the Joint Services Command and Staff College upon its formation in 1997. In 1998-1999 he read for a Masters in International Relations at Christ's College, Cambridge. He was then given command of 45 Commando in July, 1999.

During his year-long tenure of command the Commando undertook environmental training in Belize and took part in the peacekeeping in Kosovo. Following this Robison was appointed to staff positions in the Ministry of Defence before being assigned to Iraq for six months as Deputy Commander of the Iraq Survey Group in 2003. From 2004 to 2006 he was Commandant of the Commando Training Centre, before being promoted Major-General in June 2006 and being made Commandant-General Royal Marines and COMUKAMPHIBFOR, the commander of Britain's amphibious warfare capability.

In private life he married Bridget Anne (née Clark) in 1982, with whom he was one son and two daughters. He is president of Royal Navy Cricket, Royal Marines Cricket, Royal Marines Football and Vice-President of Royal Navy Football.