Years of service 1982 – present Allegiance United Kingdom | Role Military Officer Name David Cullen Rank Major-general | |
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Commands held 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery12th Mechanized Brigade Battles/wars War in IraqWar in Afghanistan Awards Order of the Bath, Order of the British Empire Battles and wars Iraq War, War in Afghanistan | ||
Major General David Mark Cullen CB, OBE is a senior British Army officer. He served as the Assistant Chief of the General Staff from 2013 to 2015.
Military career
Cullen was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1982. He served as commanding officer of the 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery during deployment to Basra in Iraq in 2004, for which he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. He was made Commander of the 12th Mechanized Brigade in November 2007, in which role he saw service in Afghanistan, Director of Army Staff in December 2009, and Chief of Staff for Land Forces in October 2011. He went on to serve as Assistant Chief of the General Staff from January 2013 to December 2015. He is now an adviser to the Ministry of Defence. Cullen retired from the British Army on 11 May 2016.