Biographical Data
McNeil, Daniel G. Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo

 

Title	Rear-Admiral (CF)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	19/10/1951	Death	(nk)
Place	London	Place	(nk)
Area	ON	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

 

Titles
Honours	CMM;
Awards
Qualifications	pcsc;

 

Biography

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Officer Cadet (With seniority dated 10/09/1970). He served in University of Western Ontario 1970. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (With seniority dated 01/05/1973). He served in Canadian Forces Fleet School Esquimalt Officer Training Division for training 1973. He served in HMCS Mackenzie for training 1974. He served in HMCS Fraser for training 1974. He served in Canadian Forces Fleet School Halifax for Destroyer Weapons Officer Course 1975. He served in Training Group Pacific Headquarters as Term Lieutenant 1976. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (N) (With seniority dated 01/01/1977). He served in Venture (Naval Officers Training Centre) as Term Lieutenant 1977. He served in HMCS Gatineau as a watchkeeping officer 1978. He served in Canadian Forces Fleet School Halifax for Combat Control Officer’s Course 1978. He served in HMCS Yukon as Training Officer 1980. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (With seniority dated 01/01/1981). He served in HMS Dryad Royal Navy School of Maritime Operations as CF Exchange Officer 1981. He served in Canadian Forces Command and Staff College 1983. He served in Canadian Forces Command and Staff College on staff 1984. He served in Fifth Canadian Destroyer Squadron as Squadron Combat Officer 1985. He served in HMCS Annapolis as Executive Officer 1985. He was appointed as a Commander (With seniority dated 01/01/1987). He served in HMCS Assiniboine (In command) 1987. He served in MARCOM HQ as Senior Staff Officer 1989. He served in CFB Shearwater for French Language Training 1989. He served in NDHQ Director-General Personnel Careers as Navy Career Manager 1990. He served in Royal Military College of Canada for post graduate studies (Master of War Studies) 1992. He served in NDHQ Director-General International Security Policy as a Senior Staff Officer 1994. He served in NDHQ as Director Maritime Force Development 1994. He was appointed as a Captain (N) (promoted 08/1994 later backdated seniority to 01/01/1990). He served in HMCS Protecteur (In command) 1997. He served in HMCS Huron (In command) 1998. He served in NDHQ Director-General Strategic Planning as Director Defence Analysis 1999. He was appointed as a Commodore (With seniority dated 01/01/2000). He served in NDHQ as Director Force Planning and Programme Coordination 2000. He served in NDHQ seconded to Privy Council Office (Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat) 2002. He was appointed as a Rear-Admiral (With seniority dated 01/01/2003). He served in NDHQ seconded to Privy Council Office as Senior Defence Policy Adviser 2003. He was appointed as Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic 2004. He was appointed as Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic and Commander Joint Task Force Atlantic 2004. (He was retired 10/09/2006.)

 

Vessels Owned
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Anecdotes

 

References
Macpherson, Ken & Ron Barrie (2002); Lead & Line Vol 14 Issue 5 May 2000; MacFarlane, John M. (1994); Canada's Admirals and Commodores (3rd ed.) (2016);
Last update
2011-02-27 00:00:00

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