Andrew Willis (RAN officer)

Commander Andrew Scott Willis, is the current Commanding Officer of HMAS Parramatta. Andrew originally joined the Royal Australian Navy during 1992 as a Principal Warfare Officer.

Military career

Willis joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1992, eventually graduating from the Australian DeFence Force Academy. He certified as a Principal Warfare Officer, serving as the operations officer in 2003–2004 and as the Executive Officer in 2008–2009 of HMAS Parramatta.

Willis has served in a number of aid and advisory capacities, Australian Defence Force advisor to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Aide-de-Camp to the Chief of the Defence Force and Equerry to Queen Elizabeth II during her 2011 official vist to Australia. He was appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order for his service's during the Queen's visit.

Willis went on to attend the Australian Command and Staff College. He holds a Master of Arts in Strategy and Management, Masters in Human Resource Management and a Masters of Project Management.

Honours and awards

External links

• Official photo (copyright)
• Defence Leaders page entry