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| − | [[Warrant Officer Class One]] '''Glenn John Haughton''' OBE (born May 1972) |
+ | [[Warrant Officer Class One]] '''Glenn John Haughton''' OBE (born May 1972) was a senior [[British Army]] soldier. From November 2018, he was as the [[Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chiefs of Staff Committee]] until July 2021. From March 2015 to 2018, he was the [[Army Sergeant Major]], the most senior warrant officer and member of the [[Other ranks (UK)|other ranks]] in the British Army.<ref name="bio - Soldiers Charity">{{cite web|title=Trustees|url=http://www.soldierscharity.org/about-us/trustees|website=The Soldiers Charity|accessdate=14 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="Soldier Magazine article">{{cite news|title=Soldiers take seat at top table|url=http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7fe7ba28#/7fe7ba28/12|work=Soldier Magazine|publisher=British Army|date=February 2015|pages=13}}</ref> He was previously [[Regimental Sergeant Major]] of the [[1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards]] and [[Academy Sergeant Major]] at the [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]].<ref name="bio - Soldiers Charity" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2015/06/27/senior-military-officers-support-london-pride/|title=Senior military officers support London Pride|work=blog.gov.uk|accessdate=19 October 2015}}</ref> |
==Early life and education== |
==Early life and education== |
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Haughton left school after taking his [[GCSEs]] at the age of 16 and joined the armed forces in 1988.<ref name="Army - New Army Sergeant Major Glenn Haughton">{{cite web|title=New Army Sergeant Major Glenn Haughton|url=http://www.army.mod.uk/news/27179.aspx|website=Army.mod.uk|publisher=British Army|accessdate=20 August 2015|date=20 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127101318/http://www.army.mod.uk/news/27179.aspx |archive-date=27 November 2015}}</ref> |
Haughton left school after taking his [[GCSEs]] at the age of 16 and joined the armed forces in 1988.<ref name="Army - New Army Sergeant Major Glenn Haughton">{{cite web|title=New Army Sergeant Major Glenn Haughton|url=http://www.army.mod.uk/news/27179.aspx|website=Army.mod.uk|publisher=British Army|accessdate=20 August 2015|date=20 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127101318/http://www.army.mod.uk/news/27179.aspx |archive-date=27 November 2015}}</ref> |
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+ | While serving in the army, Haughton completed an BTEC Extended Diploma in strategic management; this is a qualification equivalent to two A-Levels. Haughton holds a first class master's degree in business administration.<ref name="Army - New Army Sergeant Major Glenn Haughton" /> |
==Military career== |
==Military career== |
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On 1 November 2018, Haughton was appointed as the first [[Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chiefs of Staff Committee|senior enlisted advisor]] to the [[Chiefs of Staff Committee]].<ref>{{cite news |title=WO1 Glenn Haughton OBE has been appointed as the first Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chiefs of Staff Committee (SEAC) |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/wo1-glenn-haughton-obe-has-been-appointed-as-the-first-senior-enlisted-advisor-to-the-chiefs-of-staff-committee-seac |agency=UK MOD |publisher=UK MOD |date=5 November 2018}}</ref> |
On 1 November 2018, Haughton was appointed as the first [[Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chiefs of Staff Committee|senior enlisted advisor]] to the [[Chiefs of Staff Committee]].<ref>{{cite news |title=WO1 Glenn Haughton OBE has been appointed as the first Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chiefs of Staff Committee (SEAC) |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/wo1-glenn-haughton-obe-has-been-appointed-as-the-first-senior-enlisted-advisor-to-the-chiefs-of-staff-committee-seac |agency=UK MOD |publisher=UK MOD |date=5 November 2018}}</ref> |
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| − | He left Twitter after claiming 'poor mental health as a result of trolling' after being publicly challenged over his record.<ref>{{Cite web|last=at 5:44pm|first=10th May 2021|title=Armed Forces Mental Health Champion Quits Twitter Over 'Poor Mental Health As A Result Of Trolling'|url=https://www.forces.net/news/armed-forces-mental-health-champion-quits-twitter-over-trolling|access-date=2021-07-05|website=Forces Network|language=en}}</ref> Haughton |
+ | He left Twitter after claiming 'poor mental health as a result of trolling' after being publicly challenged over his record.<ref>{{Cite web|last=at 5:44pm|first=10th May 2021|title=Armed Forces Mental Health Champion Quits Twitter Over 'Poor Mental Health As A Result Of Trolling'|url=https://www.forces.net/news/armed-forces-mental-health-champion-quits-twitter-over-trolling|access-date=2021-07-05|website=Forces Network|language=en}}</ref> Haughton faced an internal probe after allegations of extra-martial affairs.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nicol |first=Mark |date=5 July 2021 |title=Army's mental health tsar 'had affair with wife of soldier': Married major, 49, faces probe over claim he bedded wife of junior colleague who approached him for help |url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9758555/Armys-mental-health-tsar-faces-probe-claim-affair-wife-soldier-wanted-help.html |work=Daily Mail |access-date=16 August 2021}}</ref> Haughton left the armed forces, handing over the SEAC appointment to Royal Marine WO1 Rick Angove.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=WOCarlSteedman |number=1468916346146729991 |date=9 December 2021 |title=A genuine pleasure to have worked with the 15th Corps RSM WO1 Rick Angove & the very best in the next stage of your career. So a warm welcome to a good friend & the 16th Corps RSM..WO1 Nick Ollive …looking forward to the exciting times ahead..}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |user=GlobenLaurel |number=1471025561946439682 |date=15 December 2021 |title=We wish to thank WO1(RSM) Rick Angove RM for his support and work as a Trustee for Globe & Laurel during his tenure as Corps RSM. We wish him well in his new role as SEAC and look forward to a 'Read Yours' phot with his new boss!!! Thank you Royal.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Obese-Jecty |first=Ben |date=10 November 2021 |title=The army must get its ship in order before embracing wokery |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/11/10/army-must-get-ship-order-embracing-wokery/ |work=Daily Telegraph |location= |access-date=13 June 2022}}</ref> |
==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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==Honours and decorations== |
==Honours and decorations== |
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| − | In January 2014, Haughton was awarded the [[Meritorious Service Medal (United Kingdom)|Meritorious Service Medal]] for distinguished service.<ref name="LG 28 January 2014">{{London Gazette |issue=60765 |date=28 January 2014 |page=1689 |supp=y}}</ref> In the |
+ | In January 2014, Haughton was awarded the [[Meritorious Service Medal (United Kingdom)|Meritorious Service Medal]] for distinguished service.<ref name="LG 28 January 2014">{{London Gazette |issue=60765 |date=28 January 2014 |page=1689 |supp=y}}</ref> In the 2018 New Year Honours, he was appointed an [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE).<ref name="LG 30 December 2017">{{London Gazette |issue= 62150 |date= 30 December 2017 |page= N6 |supp= y}}</ref> |
==References== |
==References== |
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| Glenn Haughton | |
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 Haughton in June 2019 | |
| Born | May 1972 (age 51) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1988-2021 |
| Rank | Warrant Officer Class One (Commissioned at captain but serves as WO1) |
| Unit | Grenadier Guards |
| Commands held |
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chiefs of Staff Committee (2018–present) Army Sergeant Major (2015–18) |
| Battles/wars |
Gulf War War in Afghanistan Iraq War |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Warrant Officer Class One Glenn John Haughton OBE (born May 1972) was a senior British Army soldier. From November 2018, he was as the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chiefs of Staff Committee until July 2021. From March 2015 to 2018, he was the Army Sergeant Major, the most senior warrant officer and member of the other ranks in the British Army.[1][2] He was previously Regimental Sergeant Major of the 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards and Academy Sergeant Major at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.[1][3]
Early life and education
Haughton left school after taking his GCSEs at the age of 16 and joined the armed forces in 1988.[4]
While serving in the army, Haughton completed an BTEC Extended Diploma in strategic management; this is a qualification equivalent to two A-Levels. Haughton holds a first class master's degree in business administration.[4]
Military career
Early career
Regimental Sergeant Major Haughton (left) during the State Opening of Parliament, 2013
In 1988, Haughton joined the British Army as a guardsman in the Grenadier Guards.[4] During his career he has served a number of overseas posting and was involved in a number of conflicts including the Gulf War, the War in Afghanistan, and the Iraq War.[5] He was appointed Regimental Sergeant Major of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards in 2011. This meant he became the most senior soldier of the regiment.[4]
In 2010, Haughton was selected for a Late Entry Commission (i.e. he was a senior serving soldier selected to become a commissioned officer). However, he was chosen to continue working as one of the army's most senior warrant officers rather than immediately take up the role of a staff officer.[4] On 9 December 2013, he was commissioned into the British Army with the rank of captain but continued serving in the rank of warrant officer class 1.[6] He was appointed academy sergeant major of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in January 2014.[1]
Senior appointments
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Army Sergeant Major Haughton in 2018
In January 2014, Haughton was appointed Academy sergeant major. The AcSM position is one of the most senior warrant officer appointments in the British Army.
In March 2015, he was appointed Army Sergeant Major, making him the most senior warrant officer/other ranks soldier in the British Army. As the Army Sergeant Major, he was the only soldier (and the first) to be a member of the Army Board.[4]
On 1 November 2018, Haughton was appointed as the first senior enlisted advisor to the Chiefs of Staff Committee.[7]
He left Twitter after claiming 'poor mental health as a result of trolling' after being publicly challenged over his record.[8] Haughton faced an internal probe after allegations of extra-martial affairs.[9] Haughton left the armed forces, handing over the SEAC appointment to Royal Marine WO1 Rick Angove.[10][11][12]
Personal life
Haughton is married and has two children.[1][13]
Honours and decorations
In January 2014, Haughton was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for distinguished service.[14] In the 2018 New Year Honours, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).[15]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Trustees". http://www.soldierscharity.org/about-us/trustees. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "Soldiers take seat at top table". Soldier Magazine. British Army. February 2015. pp. 13. http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7fe7ba28#/7fe7ba28/12.
- ↑ "Senior military officers support London Pride". blog.gov.uk. https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2015/06/27/senior-military-officers-support-london-pride/. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "New Army Sergeant Major Glenn Haughton". British Army. 20 August 2015. http://www.army.mod.uk/news/27179.aspx. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ↑ "Senior military officers support London Pride". Ministry of Defence. 27 June 2015. https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2015/06/27/senior-military-officers-support-london-pride/. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ↑ "No. 60777". 11 February 2014. p. 2811. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/60777/supplement/2811
- ↑ "WO1 Glenn Haughton OBE has been appointed as the first Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chiefs of Staff Committee (SEAC)". UK MOD. 5 November 2018. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/wo1-glenn-haughton-obe-has-been-appointed-as-the-first-senior-enlisted-advisor-to-the-chiefs-of-staff-committee-seac.
- ↑ at 5:44pm, 10th May 2021. "Armed Forces Mental Health Champion Quits Twitter Over 'Poor Mental Health As A Result Of Trolling'" (in en). https://www.forces.net/news/armed-forces-mental-health-champion-quits-twitter-over-trolling.
- ↑ Nicol, Mark (5 July 2021). "Army's mental health tsar 'had affair with wife of soldier': Married major, 49, faces probe over claim he bedded wife of junior colleague who approached him for help". Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9758555/Armys-mental-health-tsar-faces-probe-claim-affair-wife-soldier-wanted-help.html.
- ↑ WOCarlSteedman (9 December 2021). "A genuine pleasure to have worked with the 15th Corps RSM WO1 Rick Angove & the very best in the next stage of your career. So a warm welcome to a good friend & the 16th Corps RSM..WO1 Nick Ollive …looking forward to the exciting times ahead..". https://twitter.com/WOCarlSteedman/status/1468916346146729991.
- ↑ GlobenLaurel (15 December 2021). "We wish to thank WO1(RSM) Rick Angove RM for his support and work as a Trustee for Globe & Laurel during his tenure as Corps RSM. We wish him well in his new role as SEAC and look forward to a 'Read Yours' phot with his new boss!!! Thank you Royal.". https://twitter.com/GlobenLaurel/status/1471025561946439682.
- ↑ Obese-Jecty, Ben (10 November 2021). "The army must get its ship in order before embracing wokery". Daily Telegraph. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/11/10/army-must-get-ship-order-embracing-wokery/.
- ↑ Tan, Michelle (13 September 2015). "British army appoints first Army sergeant major". Army Times. http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/2015/09/13/british-army-appoints-first-army-sergeant-major/71976280/. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ↑ "No. 60765". 28 January 2014. p. 1689. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/60765/supplement/1689
- ↑ "No. 62150". 30 December 2017. p. N6. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/62150/supplement/N6
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