Brian Drewett

Experience

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  Oxfordshire County Council

  Sept 2001 - Jun 2002

  Assistant Teacher, The Henry Box School

  Responsible for small groups of children within and outside of a classroom environment that needed extra support in an area, such as literacy or numeracy. Included work with children with special educational needs (SEN), which the primary teacher cannot always accommodate in a normal class.

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  Britannia Royal Naval College

  Jun 2004 - Jun 2005

  Officer Cadet

  After completing my degree I began my training at BRNC. Trained, not only Military Tactics but also the instructed in the art of Leadership and Management. The aim of BRNC was to prepare us as Young Officers for our first position of responsibility. The core objectives are listed below:To develop commanders of courage and willpower, with the temperament for decisive action in difficult and dangerous circumstances. To foster attitudes to integrity, selflessness and loyalty.To teach Officer Cadets how to think and communicate as commanders and to foster a deep interest and care for the individual. To achieve a grounding in British Military Doctrine and its significance in all forms of conflict. To encourage the analysis of strategic and war studies as a foundation to military thought and wisdom. To train Officer Cadets in the basic skills and knowledge required of a Naval Officer Show less

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  Royal Navy

  Nov 2006 - Jun 2008

  • Navigating Officer

    Jan 2008 - Jun 2008

  • Navigating Officer

    Nov 2006 - Dec 2007
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  Royal Navy

  Aug 2008 - Jan 2011

  Exchange appointment with the US Navy. Lived and worked in Norfolk, VA and deployed as part of CSG10. Primary responsibility is to be aware of ship's position at all times. Responsibilities include planning the journey, advising the Commanding Officer timing to destinations while en route, and ensuring hazards are avoided. In charge of maintaining ship's nautical charts, nautical publications, and navigational equipment, and generally has responsibility for meteorological equipment and communications. Frequently involved in weapon systems employment and part of the Command Team. Show less

  • Navigating Officer, USS WINSTON S. CHURCHILL

    Jul 2009 - Jan 2011

  • Navigating Officer

    Oct 2008 - Jun 2009

  • Officer Of Watch

    Aug 2008 - Oct 2008
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  University of Oxford - Guy Hudson Memorial Trust

  Mar 2011 - Mar 2013

  Secretary/Treasurer

  Secretary/Treasurer of a large endowment bequest to the University of Oxford, providing opportunities for Royal Navy and Royal Marine Officers to study at this prestigious institution. The Trust manages the bequest, though the University central trust administrators, primarily to support the Hudson Fellow, a senior officer who spends a year in Oxford on an extended research project. It also provides grants to fund conferences on naval history, other research areas of naval or military interest, and projects by students in the URNU. Show less

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  Royal Navy

  Apr 2011 - Mar 2013

  HMS Smiter is an Archer Class Patrol vessel and was built by Watercraft Ltd in Shoreham and commissioned in 1986. Her primary mission is to support the Oxford URNU’s activities but the vessel also conducts other RN tasking.Oxford University Royal Naval Unit (URNU) was formed in October 1994 to provide training to undergraduates from Oxford, Oxford Brookes and Reading Universities.The student midshipmen's syllabus is based primarily around navigation and seamanship both ashore and at sea in the unit’s fast patrol boat.Membership of the URNU provides opportunities for travel, both around the UK and overseas, and for personal development and leadership training. Show less HMS Tracker was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1998. Her primary mission is to support the Oxford URNU’s activities but the vessel also conducts other RN tasking, including warfare officer training, youth and cadet outreach, fleet trials, VIP transport and engagement with the wider maritime community. Oxford University Royal Naval Unit (URNU) was formed in October 1994 to provide training to undergraduates from Oxford, Oxford Brookes and Reading Universities. The student midshipmen's syllabus is based primarily around navigation and seamanship both ashore and at sea in the unit’s fast patrol boat. Membership of the URNU provides opportunities for travel, both around the UK and overseas, and for personal development and leadership training. Show less

  • Commanding Officer, HMS SMITER

    Sept 2012 - Mar 2013

  • Commanding Officer Oxford University Royal Naval Unit

    Mar 2011 - Mar 2013

  • Commanding Officer, HMS TRACKER

    Apr 2011 - Sept 2012
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  Royal Navy

  Jul 2013 - Dec 2016

  The PWO on watch is the officer incharge of the Operations room, to whom authority is delegated by the commanding Officer to “direct, co-ordinate and control ship operations.” PWOs also undertake designated departmental management roles. The PWO is intimately involved in controlling the ship’s activities aimed at accomplishing the assigned mission. To fight and win is a non-negotiable goal because failure to succeed will, in the worst case, involve loss of the ship. The PWO’s pivotal function in fighting the ship assigns great responsibility to the position. it therefore requires the highest standards of professional excellence, leadership and accountability. Show less

  • Commanding Officer Designate Course

    Oct 2016 - Dec 2016

  • Staff Warfare Officer (Above water) - Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST)

    Feb 2016 - Oct 2016

  • Principal Warfare Officer (Operations Officer)

    Jul 2014 - Feb 2016

  • PWO

    Jul 2014 - Feb 2016

  • PWO Course

    Jul 2013 - Jun 2014
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  The Royal British Legion, MKC HEROES

  Mar 2016 - Jun 2018

  Trustee

  Offering support to children of service personnel.

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  Royal Navy

  Feb 2017 - May 2020

  • Maritime Operations

    Aug 2019 - May 2020

  • Commanding Officer

    Feb 2017 - Jul 2019
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  UK Ministry of Defence

  May 2020 - Sept 2020

  Security Policy & Operations
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  Defence Academy of the United Kingdom

  Sept 2020 - Jul 2021

  ACSC 24 student
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  Standing Joint Force Headquarters

  Jul 2021 - Sept 2022

  Planner
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  Royal Navy

  Sept 2022 - now

  As a Warfare Officer I must be able to make safe decisions quickly and calmly, even under pressure. Often carrying out several tasks at the same time, and hence highly organised, flexible and adaptable. Relied upon to perform at the very best at any time of day or night. A proven leader, but also part of the team and a vital member in a ship’s peacetime, as well as operational, roles and tasks.

  • Surface Warfare Officer

    Jun 2004 - now

  • Commanding Officer - Warship

    Dec 2022 - Aug 2024

  • Commanding Officer designate

    Sept 2022 - Dec 2022
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  UK Ministry of Defence

  Sept 2024 - now

  Defence Maritime Force Generation