Tom Riefesel

Lieutenant Commander Tom Riefesel is an officer in the Royal Canadian Navy, who previously served as the Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, the most senior enlisted position in the Navy.

Tom Riefesel
Allegiance Canada
Service/branch Royal Canadian Navy
Years of service1982 - date
RankLieutenant Commander
Commands held
Awards

CPO1 Riefesel joined the Navy in 1982 as a signalman. He was promoted to Chief Petty Officer 1st class in February 2005, serving with Maritime Force Atlantic Headquarters as Unit Chief Petty Officer before being appointed as the Coxswain of HMCS Ville de Québec in June 2006. In 2008 he was appointed the Coxswain for Sea Training Atlantic.[1]

In July 2009, he was appointed as the Formation Chief Petty Officer for Maritime Forces Atlantic, until he was appointed Chief Petty Officer of the Navy in August 2012.[1]

In August 2016 he relinquished the position of Chief Petty Officer of the Navy and was directly commissioned as a Lieutenant Commander.[2]

Honours and awards

He was appointed to the Order of Military Merit in January 2011.[3]

References
  1. "Chief Petty Officer of the Navy". Royal Canadian Navy. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  2. Blakeley, Darlene (August 18, 2016). "New Command Chief Petty Officer takes over". Royal Canadian Navy. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  3. "The Governor General Announces 114 new Appointments to the Order of Military Merit". Governor General of Canada. January 25, 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2015.


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