Robert Bernard Bruce | |
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Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | British Army |
Years of service | 1986– |
Rank | Major-General |
Commands held |
Royal Scots 4th Mechanised Brigade |
Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
Awards |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order |
Major-General Robert ('Bob') Bernard Bruce CBE, DSO is a British Army officer.
Bruce was commissioned into the Royal Engineers on 5 September 1986. He became commanding officer of the Royal Scots in February 2006. He went on to be commander 4th Mechanised Brigade in 2011 and was deployed as commander of Task Force Helmand in October 2012. Following his return to the United Kingdom in April 2013, he became Director Combat at Army Headquarters. He was deployed again as Deputy Commander of a multi-national task force in Afghanistan in January 2015 and then became Director-General, Capability in November 2015. He will become Military Secretary and General Officer, Scotland in 2017.
He became colonel of the Royal Regiment of Scotland in July 2016.