During
a 32-year career in the Royal Navy, Stephen Saunders travelled extensively and
worked with many different navies. A surface-ship officer and anti-submarine
warfare specialist, he served in most classes of warship from Mine Countermeasures
vessels to Aircraft Carriers. He commanded the frigate HMS SIRIUS and, as Captain
1st Frigate Squadron, HMS COVENTRY; in this role he also commanded the Royal
Navy's Armilla Patrol when deployed to the Gulf. His broad staff experience
comprised attachment to the NATO staff of Commander US 6th Fleet and several
tours in the Ministry of Defence, London. Appointments in Naval Operational
Requirements and Defence Concepts led to his final job as Director Force Development
within the Defence Policy Division. He graduated form the National Defence College,
Latimer, in 1982 and the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1994. Since leaving
the Royal Navy in 1998, he has worked in the shipbuilding industry and as a
defence consultant.
During
a 32-year career in the Royal Navy, Stephen Saunders travelled extensively and
worked with many different navies. A surface-ship officer and anti-submarine
warfare specialist, he served in most classes of warship from Mine Countermeasures
vessels to Aircraft Carriers. He commanded the frigate HMS SIRIUS and, as Captain
1st Frigate Squadron, HMS COVENTRY; in this role he also commanded the Royal
Navy's Armilla Patrol when deployed to the Gulf. His broad staff experience
comprised attachment to the NATO staff of Commander US 6th Fleet and several
tours in the Ministry of Defence, London. Appointments in Naval Operational
Requirements and Defence Concepts led to his final job as Director Force Development
within the Defence Policy Division. He graduated form the National Defence College,
Latimer, in 1982 and the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1994. Since leaving
the Royal Navy in 1998, he has worked in the shipbuilding industry and as a
defence consultant.