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Nick Cowley
Cowley in 2024
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	2000 – Present
Rank	Brigadier
Commands	16 Air Assault Brigade Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Battles / wars	Iraq War War in Afghanistan
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Brigadier Nick Cowley, OBE is a senior British Army officer who has been serving as the Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst since October 2024.

Military Career

Cowley was commissioned into the The Queen’s Royal Hussars in 2000.

Brigadier Nick Cowley joined the British Army in 2000 and commissioned into The Queen’s Royal Hussars with whom he conducted tours of Kosovo and Iraq.  From 2005 he commanded at both troop and squadron level in a specialist unit.  During that time, he conducted multiple tours of Iraq and Afghanistan before being wounded in 2013.

On recovery, Brigadier Cowley served as the Chief of Staff of 16 Air Assault Brigade in 2014/15 before studying for a Masters Degree in Planning and Strategy at the US Joint Advanced Warfare School in Norfolk, Virginia.

In 2016/17 Brigadier Cowley deployed to Iraq as part of the coalition to defeat ISIS before assuming command of The Queen’s Royal Hussars in Germany. On completion of unit command in 2019 Brigadier Cowley worked as the Military Assistant to The Chief of the General Staff before assuming command of 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team in 2021. Brigadier Cowley was appointed Commander of the Combat Manoeuvre Centre in July 2023.

Brigadier Cowley is married to Katherine, and they have three daughters.  In 2011 he founded The Talent Tap, a charity which helps underprivileged school leavers achieve their potential.  He has been awarded a QCVS in 2009, an MBE in 2015 and an OBE in 2019.