Rear Admiral Alan Green (born ) is a retired South African Navy officer who served as Chief: Military Policy, Strategy and Planning for the

South African National Defence Force The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) comprises the Military, armed forces of South Africa. The commander of the SANDF is appointed by the President of South Africa from one of the Military branch, armed services. They are in turn a ...

from 1 Nov 2011. He retired in Dec 2012.

Military career

He was born in

Cape Town Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...

and matriculated from

Hottentots Holland High School Hottentots-Holland High School is an Afrikaans- and English-speaking school in the Western Cape in South Africa, situated between the towns of Somerset West and Strand. The parallel-medium, co-educational school, situated to the northeast of the ...

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in 1970. He joined the navy in 1971. Alan attended the

South African Military Academy The South African Military Academy is based on similar principles to that of the military academy system of the United States (United States Military Academy United States Naval Academy United States Air Force Academy). The academy is a military ...

and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Military Science from

Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University ( af, Universiteit Stellenbosch) is a public research university situated in Stellenbosch, a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Stellenbosch is the oldest university in South Africa and the oldest extant ...

. He later commanded the

Warrior class strike craft The Warrior-class strike craft (ex Minister class) are in service with the South African Navy, with the design being a modified Sa'ar 4 (''Reshef'')-class fast attack craft. The class was initially known as the Minister class as all the boats we ...

(previously ) in 19881999. Defence Advisor to France during 19961998. He completed the Joint Staff Course Nr. 42 in 1999. Cdr Green completed the South African Navy Senior Staff Course before the joint concept system was widely implemented in 2002. Like his older brother he was a boxer and also commanded the much later. Commander from 19992002, Chief of Staff SANDF Training Command from 20022007 as a rear admiral (junior grade). Director Military Strategy at Military Policy Strategy Planning Division from July 2007December 2010. He was promoted to two star admiral in January 2011 and appointed as the Chief of Military Policy Strategy Planning at the Corporate Staff Division. His awards and honours include the

Medal for Distinguished Conduct and Loyal Service The Medal for Distinguished Conduct and Loyal Service is a South African military medal which was instituted by the Republic in 1987. It was awarded to members of the South African Defence Force for forty years of loyal service and distinguished ...

for 40 years service. He retired from the SANDF on 31 December 2012.

Awards and decorations

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References

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