Lieutenant General Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...

Sir Robert John Hayman-Joyce (born 16 October 1940) is a former

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Military career

Hayman Joyce was commissioned into the

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in 1963. He was appointed

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of the

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in 1980.Debrett's People of Today
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of the

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within

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in 1983 and Deputy Commandant of the

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in 1987. He was made Director of the UK Tank Programme in 1988 and Director-General Fighting Vehicles in 1989. He was promoted to Director

in 1992 and Military Secretary in 1994, before becoming

in 1995. He was appointed Deputy Chief of Defence Procurement in 1997. He retired in 1999. He was also Colonel Commandant of the

from 1995 to 1999.

Retirement

In retirement he was a non-executive director of

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from 1999 to 2004 and has been non-executive chairman of

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Ltd since 2000. He was awarded an honorary

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from

Cranfield University , mottoeng = After clouds light , established = 1946 - College of Aeronautics 1969 - Cranfield Institute of Technology (gained university status by royal charter) 1993 - Cranfield University (adopted current name) , type = Public research uni ...

in 1998.

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