Colin Boag
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Major General
Colin James Boag CBE is a senior British Army
officer.
and was commissioned at the rank of second lieutenant in the Corps of Royal Engineers on 6 August 1983, with seniority from 3 May 1981, and immediately promoted to lieutenant, with seniority from 3 May 1983. He was promoted to captain
on 3 November 1987 and attained field officer
status with promotion to major on 30 September 1991.
Having served in the Balkans
in 1995, Boag was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service
, in recognition of "gallant and distinguished services in the former Republic of Yugoslavia
" in 1996. Boag was promoted to lieutenant colonel in June 1997, colonel in June 2001 and to brigadier
, the British Army's highest field officer rank, on 31 December 2003. Boag was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours.
Boag attained general officer status with promotion to the substantive rank of major general
on 25 January 2008, whereupon he assumed the appointment of Headquarters Land Command/Headquarters Adjutant General's Command Collocation Programme Team Leader. He was awarded the American Legion of Merit
(Degree of Officer), "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services during coalition operations in Iraq", in March 2008 and granted unrestricted permission to wear the decoration on his uniform.
In 2010, Boag served as Chief of Staff to the International Security Assistance Force
(ISAF) Joint Command, in which capacity he gave a lecture to personnel at Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, who were preparing for deployment to Afghanistan.
Major-General (United Kingdom)
Major general is a senior rank in the British Army. Since 1996 the highest position within the Royal Marines is the Commandant General Royal Marines who holds the rank of major general...
Colin James Boag CBE is a senior British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
officer.
Military career
Boag graduated from the Royal Military Academy SandhurstRoyal Military Academy Sandhurst
The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst , commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is a British Army officer initial training centre located in Sandhurst, Berkshire, England...
and was commissioned at the rank of second lieutenant in the Corps of Royal Engineers on 6 August 1983, with seniority from 3 May 1981, and immediately promoted to lieutenant, with seniority from 3 May 1983. He was promoted to captain
Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)
Captain is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines. It ranks above Lieutenant and below Major and has a NATO ranking code of OF-2. The rank is equivalent to a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and to a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force...
on 3 November 1987 and attained field officer
Field officer
A field officer is an army, marine, or air force commissioned officer senior in rank to a company officer but junior to a general officer; in some navies, it is an officer who is a Lieutenant Commander, Commander, or Captain....
status with promotion to major on 30 September 1991.
Having served in the Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
in 1995, Boag was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service
Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service
The Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service is a British military award that recognises meritorious service during, or in support of, operations...
, in recognition of "gallant and distinguished services in the former Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
" in 1996. Boag was promoted to lieutenant colonel in June 1997, colonel in June 2001 and to brigadier
Brigadier (United Kingdom)
Brigadier is a senior rank in the British Army and the Royal Marines.Brigadier is the superior rank to Colonel, but subordinate to Major-General....
, the British Army's highest field officer rank, on 31 December 2003. Boag was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours.
Boag attained general officer status with promotion to the substantive rank of major general
Major-General (United Kingdom)
Major general is a senior rank in the British Army. Since 1996 the highest position within the Royal Marines is the Commandant General Royal Marines who holds the rank of major general...
on 25 January 2008, whereupon he assumed the appointment of Headquarters Land Command/Headquarters Adjutant General's Command Collocation Programme Team Leader. He was awarded the American Legion of Merit
Legion of Merit
The Legion of Merit is a military decoration of the United States armed forces that is awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements...
(Degree of Officer), "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services during coalition operations in Iraq", in March 2008 and granted unrestricted permission to wear the decoration on his uniform.
In 2010, Boag served as Chief of Staff to the International Security Assistance Force
International Security Assistance Force
The International Security Assistance Force is a NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan established by the United Nations Security Council on 20 December 2001 by Resolution 1386 as envisaged by the Bonn Agreement...
(ISAF) Joint Command, in which capacity he gave a lecture to personnel at Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, who were preparing for deployment to Afghanistan.