Gary Wight

Gary Wight
Born (1968-09-21) 21 September 1968
Liverpool, New South Wales
Allegiance Australia
Service/branch Royal Australian Navy
Years of service 1987 – present
Rank Warrant Officer
Commands held Warrant Officer of the Navy
Battles/wars Operation Okra

Warrant Officer Gary Wight is a senior sailor in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and is the current Warrant Officer of the Navy.[1]

He was born in Liverpool, New South Wales, 21 September 1968. He joined the navy in January 1987, later completing submarine training.

As chief petty officer, he served as Chief of the Boat of HMAS Sheean. He was promoted to warrant officer in 2006 and appointed Ships Warrant Officer of the frigate HMAS Darwin.[1] In September 2012 he served as Command Warrant Officer of Career Management until he deployed in June 2015 as the Command Warrant Officer of Joint Task Force 633.[2]

He was awarded two Fleet Commander's Commendations. The first was for his service as Communications Capability Staff Officer, Submarine Force HMAS Stirling. The second was for service as the ship’s warrant officer of HMAS Darwin.[1]

He became the 8th Warrant officer of the Navy in 2016.[3] He holds a Master of Business Management from the University of New South Wales.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Official Biography". Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  2. Jamieson, Cameron (10 August 2015). "Senior first for senior sailor". Australian Navy. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  3. Morley, Dave (29 April 2016). "New Warrant Officer of the Navy appointed". Australian Navy. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
Military offices
Preceded by
Martin Holzberger
Warrant Officer of the Navy
2016 –
Incumbent
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