David Morrison
Biography
Lieutenant General David Morrison, AO took up his appointment as Chief of Army in June 2011. He joined the Army in 1979 and graduated from the Officer Cadet School, Portsea to the Royal Australian Infantry Corps. Between 1980 and 1991 he held a variety of regimental positions including Australian Instructor at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the UK in 1987–1988. He was deployed to Bougainville as part of Operation LAGOON in 1994, and in 1999 took up the position of Colonel Operations, Headquarters International Force East Timor (INTERFET). He commanded the 3rd Brigade from 2002–2004, was appointed Director-General Preparedness and Plans in 2005, Commander of the Australian Defence Colleges in 2006 and Deputy Chief of Army in 2008. During 2008 he led a review into the Army’s command and control structure which resulted in the Adaptive Army initiative. He was appointed as an Officer in the Order of Australia in 2010 for his service to the Australian Army in the fields of training and education, military strategic commitments and force structure and capability.
