Bruce Kafer

Bruce Kafer
Born1959 (age 64–65)
Newcastle, New South Wales
AllegianceAustralia
Service/branchRoyal Australian Naval Reserve
Years of service1977 – present
RankRear Admiral
CommandsHead Cadet, Reserve & Employer Support Division
Director-General of the Australian Navy Cadets & Reserves
Australian Defence Force Academy
Combined Task Force 152/158
Hydrographic Service
HMAS Leeuwin
HMAS Flinders
Battles/warsIran–Iraq War
Iraq War
AwardsMember of the Order of Australia
Conspicuous Service Cross

Rear Admiral Bruce Kafer, AM, CSC (born 1959) is a senior Royal Australian Navy officer and former Commandant of the Australian Defence Force Academy, a position he held from December 2009 until December 2013. Kafer served as the Director-General of the Australian Navy Cadets and Reserves from December 2014 to December 2016, when he was appointed Head of the Cadet, Reserve and Employer Support Division.