Air Commodore Robert Rodgers CSM
Director General Personnel - (Air Force Representative)

Air Commodore Rodgers joined the RAAF in 1985 as Special Duties Administration. After completing his Officer Training Course, he was posted to No 37 Squadron in Richmond, NSW. In 1986 he was employed out of specialisation as a Ground Defence Officer and then on promotion to Flying Officer in 1988, he was posted to RAAFCOL OTS as an instructor. He was promoted to Flight Lieutenant in 1989 and subsequently served as ADMINO BSDAR, and Officer Manager Project 5276 in Canberra before being promoted to Squadron Leader in 1995.

As a Squadron Leader he served in various positions including Personal Staff Officer to Assistant Chief of Air Force Personnel and Resource Management. He also served as Senior Administrative Officer at RAAF Williamtown and then as Staff Officer Doctrine Air and Staff Officer Plans within the ADF Warfare Centre. In 1998 he attended the RAAF Command and Staff Course and subsequently took up appointment within the Directorate of Personnel Officers for which he was awarded an Australian Day Medallion.

In 2000 he was promoted to WGCDR and posted to the RAAF Staff College as a Directing Staff member. In 2000 he was selected to establish the Air Force Adaptive Culture Team which he led until 2003. During this time he also established and led the Air Force Communication and Branding Cell. He was appointed Commanding Officer of the RAAF School of Post Graduate Studies in 2003.

In 2005 he was posted as a Deputy Director Ground Operations Air Force within the Directorate of Personnel. In 2006 he was awarded a Conspicuous Service Medal and was also deployed to the Middle East Area of Operations as the J09 Theatre Senior Military Public Affairs Officer. He was then promoted to GPCAPT in late 2006 and took up the appointment of Director Personnel Air Force.

GPCAPT Rodgers was then posted to RAAF College in December 2009 to take up the appointment of Commandant. GPCAPT Rodgers was promoted to AIRCDRE in November 2010 and took up the appointment of Director General Personnel – Air Force.

AIRCDRE Rodgers is married and has three adult children.