Admiral Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...

Robert Hilborn Falls, (April 24, 1924 – November 6, 2009) was Chief of Defence Staff of the

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from 1977 to 1980.

Military career

Falls first joined the

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in 1942 as a pilot and later transferred to the

Royal Canadian Navy The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; french: Marine royale canadienne, ''MRC'') is the Navy, naval force of Canada. The RCN is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2021, the RCN operates 12 frigates, four attack s ...

after

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. He served as commander of the Canadian Flotilla Atlantic, as Vice Chief of the Defence Staff from 1974 to 1977, as Chief of Defence Staff of the

from 1977 to 1980, and as

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from 1980 to 1983. Falls later became president of the Canadian Centre for Arms Control and Disarmament (now the Canadian Council for International Peace and Security).

Awards and decorations

Falls' personal awards and decorations received during his naval career include the following: * Rcaf Flight wings

He was a qualified RCAF Pilot and as such wore the Royal Canadian Forces Pilot Wings

References

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