Nick Carter (British Army officer)

Nick Carter (British Army officer)
For other persons of the same name, see Nick Carter.
Nicholas Patrick Carter
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Carter while serving in Afghanistan in 2010
Nickname Nick Carter
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Flag of the British Army.svg British Army
Years of service 1978 – present
Rank Major General
Unit Royal Green Jackets
Commands held 2nd Battalion, Royal Green Jackets
20th Armoured Brigade
6th Division
Battles/wars Bosnian War
Kosovo War
Iraq War
War in Afghanistan
Awards Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service (2)

Major General Nicholas Patrick "Nick" Carter CBE DSO is a senior British Army officer and formerly Commander of combined forces, including British Forces, in Southern Afghanistan.

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Military career

Carter was commissioned into the Royal Green Jackets as second lieutenant on 8 April 1978, initially holding a short service commission.[1][2] He was promoted lieutenant on 8 April 1980,[3] switched to a full career commission in 1982,[4] promoted captain on 8 October 1984,[5] and major on 30 September 1991.[6] He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1996 New Year Honours.[7]

Carter was promoted lieutenant-colonel on 30 June 1996.[8] In 1998 he was appointed Commanding Officer of 2nd Battalion, Royal Green Jackets in which role he was deployed to Bosnia in 1998 and Kosovo in 1999.[2] For his service in Bosnia, he was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service on 7 May 1999.[9] In Kosovo, Carter commanded a group of peacekeepers on a bridge over the River Ibar at Mačvanska Mitrovica where he was tasked with keeping apart thousands of Serbs and Albanians gathered either side of the bridge. Carter later described the role as being the "meat in the sandwich".[10][11] He was promoted Officer of the Order of the British Empire on 3 November 2000.[12]

High command

Carter was promoted to colonel on 31 December 2000 (with seniority from 30 June),[13] and to Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 29 April 2003, following service in the War in Afghanistan.[14] He was promoted brigadier on 31 December 2003 (with seniority from 30 June),[15] and in 2004 he was given command of 20th Armoured Brigade, commanding British forces in Basra,[16][17] at one point stating that British forces could be in Iraq for "as long as a decade".[18] On 7 September 2004 he was awarded a further Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service for his service in Iraq.[19]

In 2006 he became Director of Army Resources and Plans at the Ministry of Defence.[2] In 2007 he was given the honorary appointment of Deputy Colonel of The Rifles,[20] (the successor regiment to the Royal Green Jackets) and held this post until 1 November 2009.[21] On 23 January 2009 he was promoted major general and became General Officer Commanding 6th Division[22] which has been deployed to Afghanistan with Carter appointed as Commander ISAF Regional Command South.[2] In September 2009, referring to the efforts of UK and NATO forces, Carter said that "time was not on our side".[23] Carter returned to the UK in November 2010 after a year deployed. Upon his return, he gave an interview in which he warned that "the insurgency is resilient, and alive and well".[24] Since then he has been Director-General Land Warfare.[25] In March 2011 he was awarded the DSO.[26]

Family

He is married to Louise and they have four children: Edward, George, Charlotte and Thomas.[2]

References

  1. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 47566. p. 7138. 12 June 1978. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e ISAF Who's Who
  3. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 48170. p. 6337. 28 April 1980. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  4. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 48865. p. 796. 18 January 1982. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  5. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 49897. p. 13958. 15 October 1984. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  6. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 52691. pp. 16034–16035. 21 October 1991. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  7. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 54255. p. 6. 29 December 1995. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  8. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 54453. pp. 8911–8912. 1 July 1996. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  9. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 55477. p. 5083. 6 May 1999. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  10. ^ Whitaker, Raymond (February 23, 2000). "Mitrovica crisis must be solved `in two weeks'". The Daily Telegraph (Telegraph Media Group). http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-5058835.html. Retrieved 21 February 2010. 
  11. ^ GALL, CARLOTTA (February 23, 2000). "Serbs on Edge After a Rally by Albanians in a Kosovo City". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). http://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/23/world/serbs-on-edge-after-a-rally-by-albanians-in-a-kosovo-city.html. Retrieved 21 February 2010. 
  12. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 56017. p. 12362. 3 November 2000. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  13. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 56078. p. 14615. 2 January 2001. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  14. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 56920. p. 5273. 29 April 2003. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  15. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 57168. p. 123. 6 January 2004. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  16. ^ "Explosion near Baghdad: 15 British Marines Injured". The Pakistan Times. 23 March 2004. http://pakistantimes.net/2004/03/23/twt2.htm. Retrieved 21 February 2010. 
  17. ^ Fairweather, Jack (22 April 2004). "British blamed as attacks expose security failings". The Daily Telegraph (Telegraph Media Group). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/1459998/British-blamed-as-attacks-expose-security-failings.html. Retrieved 21 February 2010. 
  18. ^ "UN key to Iraq's future - Blair". BBC News (BBC). 19 April 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3640025.stm. Retrieved 21 February 2010. 
  19. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 57402. pp. 11250–11251. 7 September 2004. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  20. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58345. p. 8037. 5 June 2007. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  21. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59323. p. 1679. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  22. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58961. p. 1334. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  23. ^ 'Time against' Afghanistan forces BBC News, 18 September 2009
  24. ^ Norton-Taylor, Richard (10 November 2010). "Taliban insurgency alive and well, warns British major general". The Guardian (Guardian Media Group). http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/10/afghan-taliban-insurgency-resilient. Retrieved 16 November 2010. 
  25. ^ "Land Warfare Conference Programme 2011". RUSI. http://www.rusi.org/downloads/assets/Land_Warfare_2011_Conference_Programme.pdf. Retrieved 3 September 2011. 
  26. ^ "Warminster based Army Officers awarded honours". Warminster People. 25 March 2011. http://www.warminsterpeople.co.uk/groups/militaryactivities/Warminster-Army-Officers-awarded-honours/story-10876600-detail/story.html. Retrieved 15 October 2011. 
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