Biographical Data

Santarpia, B.W.N.

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Title Rear-Admiral (RCN)
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Birth 14/10/1966 Death (nk)
Place North Vancouver Place (nk)
Area BC Area (nk)
Country Canada Country (nk)
 
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Military Service
He was appointed as an Officer Cadet (With seniority dated 06/09/1986). He served in Venture (Naval Officer Training Centre) for training 1987. He served in HMCS Oriole for training 1987. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (With seniority dated 07/06/1987). He served in HMCS Miramichi for training 1988. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (With seniority dated 07/05/1988). He served in HMCS Saskatchewan for training 1988. He served in HMCS Restigouche for training 1988. He served in Canadian Forces Fleet School Halifax for Naval Operations Course 1988. He served in HMCS Huron for training 1989. He served in HMCS Fundy as Deck Officer 1990. He served in HMCS Chaleur as Deck Officer 1990. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (N) (With seniority dated 01/01/1990). He served in Canadian Forces Fleet School Halifax for Fleet Navigating Officer training 1990. He served in HMCS Cormorant as Navigating Officer 1991. He served in HMCS Vancouver as Navigating Officer 1991. He served in Venture (Naval Officer Training Centre) as Navigation Instructor 1994. He served in HMCS Chaleur as Executive Officer 1995. He served in Canadian Forces Naval Operations School for Operations Room Officer’s Course 1995. He served in HMCS Huron as Deputy Combat Officer 1996. He served in HMCS Huron as Combat Officer 1998. He served in Royal Roads University for undergraduate degree1999. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (With seniority dated 01/01/2000). He served in Canadian Forces Fleet School Esquimalt as Warfare Training Division Commander 2000. He served in Sea Training Pacific as Operations Officer 2001. He served in Canadian Forces Command and Staff College 2003. He served in HMCS Halifax as Executive Officer 2004. He was appointed as a Commander (With seniority dated 01/01/2005). He served in CFB Halifax for French Language Training 2006. He served in HMCS St John’s (In command) 2007. He was appointed as Commander Sea Training Atlantic 2008. He was appointed as a Captain (N) (With seniority dated 01/01/2009). He served in NDHQ as Special Adviser to the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff 2009. He served in CFB Halifax as Base Commander 2010. He served in Canadian Forces College for National Securities Programme 2012. He was appointed as a Commodore (With seniority dated 18/06/2013). He served in NDHQ as Director-General Naval Personnel and Commander Naval Training System 2013. He served in NDHQ as Director-General Naval Strategic Readiness 2014. He served in USNAVCENT Bahrain as Commander CTF 150 2015. He served in NDHQ as COS VCDS 2015. He served in NDHQ SJS as Director-General Plans 2016. He was appointed as a Rear-Admiral RCN (With seniority dated 29/06/2018). In 2018 he was appointed Chief of Staff Operations, CJOC, at NDHQ. In 2022 he served as Commander Joint Task Force Atlantic.
 
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References
http://espritdecorps.ca/we-were-cadets-once/; Canada's Admirals and Commodores (3rd ed.) (2016);
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2018-10-18 00:00:00

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