Years of service 1975– Rank Admiral Allegiance United Kingdom | Name Trevor Soar | |
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Commands held HMS OcelotHMS TalentHMS ChathamHMS InvincibleFleet Awards Order of the Bath, Order of the British Empire | ||
Meeting tomorrow's security challenges today - ADM Sir Trevor Soar
Admiral Sir Trevor Alan Soar KCB OBE (born 21 March 1957) is a former Commander-in-Chief Fleet of the Royal Navy.
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- Meeting tomorrows security challenges today ADM Sir Trevor Soar
- Early life
- Naval career
- Private military career
- Honours
- Personal life
- References
Early life
Soar was born in Belper, and was educated at Loughborough Grammar School. He joined the Royal Navy in 1975, attending BRNC Dartmouth.
Naval career
He commanded the submarines HMS Ocelot from 1987 to 1990 and HMS Talent from 1991 to 1994. He went on to command the frigate HMS Chatham from 1997 to 1998 and the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible from 2002 to 2004. Trevor Soar was appointed Capability Manager (Precision Attack) in 2004 in the rank of rear admiral and was promoted to Chief of Materiel (Fleet), Defence Equipment & Support in the rank of vice admiral in 2007.
On 17 October 2008, it was announced that he will be promoted to admiral and appointed as Commander-in-Chief Fleet and Allied Maritime Component Commander, Northwood. He fully assumed the role (on promotion) on 10 June 2009. He also held the honorary position of Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2012.
Private military career
After leaving the military, Trevor Soar has worked for several private arms or security companies. In 2012, he took up roles with British Maritime Security, Vessel Protection Services and Babcock International.
Honours
Personal life
In 1978 he married Anne Matlock. They have two sons (Gareth and David), who attended Denstone College. They live in Boylestone in Derbyshire. He is President of Royal Navy Rugby Union.