Charles Style
Charles Rodney Style, is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies from 2008 to 2012.Naval career
Educated at the University of Cambridge, Style joined the Royal Navy in 1974. He commanded the frigates and and the aircraft carrier. He was appointed Equipment Capability Manager for Precision Attack in 2002, Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces in 2004 and Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff in 2006. In 2007 he had to deal with the detention of fifteen Royal Navy personnel by Iranian Revolutionary Guards. He became Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies in 2008.