Jock Slater
| Sir Jock Slater | |
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Admiral Sir Jock Slater
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| Nickname(s) | Jock |
| Born | 27 March 1938 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1958–1998 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
First Sea Lord Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff Commander-in-Chief Fleet HMS Illustrious HMS Kent HMS Jupiter HMS Soberton |
| Battles/wars | Cold War |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order |
Admiral Sir John Cunningham Kirkwood "Jock" Slater GCB, LVO, DL (born 27 March 1938) is a retired Royal Navy officer. He commanded a minesweeper, a frigate and then a destroyer before taking over the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious and then achieving higher command in the Navy. He served as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff from 1995 to 1998: in that capacity he played a key role in the 1998 Strategic Defence Review carried out by the Labour Government that had come to power a year earlier.
Born the son of James Kirkwood Slater OBE and Margaret Claire Byrom Slater (née Bramwell), Slater was educated at the Edinburgh Academy, Sedbergh School and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. Slater is a great nephew of Admiral of the Fleet The Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope who served as First Sea Lord during the Second World War.
Slater joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1956 and was confirmed in the rank of sub lieutenant on 1 January 1959. During his early career he served in the destroyer HMS Troubridge, the minesweeper HMS Yaxham, the Royal Yacht HMY Britannia and the destroyer HMS Cassandra. In 1965 he was given command of the minesweeper HMS Soberton, which he commanded on fishery protection duties, before specialising in navigation. He was posted to the shore establishment HMS Dryad later that year and then served in the aircraft carrier HMS Victorious and then the frigate HMS Scarborough over the next two years.
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