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David Neo Chin Wee is a Singaporean Brigadier General. He currently serves as Deputy Secretary (Technology) at the Ministry of Defence (Singapore). He will take over as the Chief of Army on 10 March 2022.

Education
Neo is an alumnus of Victoria School and was awarded the Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship from the Public Service Commission in May 2012 and the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Postgraduate Scholarship in 2012. He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Business Administration, Management and Operations from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also holds a Master of Science (M.Sc) in Operations Research from Stanford University and Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng) in Electrical Engineering where he graduated with Honours, was a James Scholar and was on the Dean's List. He also holds an A.B Econs in Economics from University of Illinois with a Distinction and was awarded the College of Business Undergraduate Research Award.

He also attended the Indonesian Army Command and Staff College (SESKOAD) in 2007 and attained the Top Foreign Student - Best Thesis.

Military career
Neo enlisted in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in 1996 and served in the Singapore Army as a Commando officer.

Throughout his career he held many appointments and roles, from command tours to staff appointments. The staff appointments include: Training Development Officer from Apr 2001 - Dec 2002, Staff Officer (Plans) / Joint Operations Department from Nov 2004 - Aug 2006, Chairman SICUS Committee NDP 2008 from Aug 2007 - Aug 2008, Deputy Director (Planning) / Head Strategic Plans from Jan 2010 - Jun 2012, Chairman, Show Committee NDP 2014, Head Joint Plans and Transformation Department from Oct 2014 - Jul 2016, Director Joint Operations from May 2019 - Mar 2021 and Deputy Secretary (Technology) on Mar 2021.

As the Head Joint Plans and Transformation Department and Director of Joint Operations, he oversaw the SAF's contributions to the national fight against COVID-19.

His command appointments include: Company Commander from May 2003 - Nov 2004, Commander 1st Battalion Singapore Guards from Jan 2008 - Dec 2009, Commander 2nd Singapore Infantry Brigade from Aug 2013 - Oct 2014 and Commander 3rd Singapore Division from Jul 2018 - Jun 2019. On 10 March 2022, he will take over Goh Si Hou as the Chief of Army.

Non-military career
Outside of the SAF, Neo holds several other appointments. Currently he is a Board Member of Temasek Defense Systems Institute since March 2021 and a Director in DSTA since April 2021.

In the past, Neo was the programme director of the Pioneer Generation Office and the founding Group Chief of the Silver Generation Office under the Agency for Integrated Care. He was also a Member, Board of Governors of Singapore Polytechnic from April 2015 - April 2018 and Alternate Director in Advanced Material Engineering from June 2013 - June 2016.

Awards and decorations

 * Pingat Pentadbiran Awam (Gangsa) (Tentera).png Public Administration Medal (Military) (Bronze) in 2014
 * Long_Service_Medal_(Military)_ribbon_(from_2006).png Long Service Medal (Military), in 2021
 * Singapore_Armed_Forces_Long_Service_and_Good_Conduct_(20_Years)_Medal_ribbon.png Singapore Armed Forces Long Service and Good Conduct (20 Years) Medal
 * [[File:Singapore_Armed_Forces_Long_Service_and_Good_Conduct_(10_Years)_Medal_ribbon_with_clasp.png|80x80px]] Singapore Armed Forces Long Service and Good Conduct (10 Years) Medal with 15 year clasp
 * Singapore Armed Forces Good Service Medal ribbon.png Singapore Armed Forces Good Service Medal
 * Master Parachutist Badge
 * Advanced Freefall Badge
 * Advanced Combat Skills Badge
 * Basic Diver Badge
 * Ranger Tab.svg US Ranger Tab
 * US Army Airborne basic parachutist badge.gif US Airborne Badge
 * US Army Infantry School DUI.png US Army Infantry School DUI Badge
 * Brevet Freefall TNI AD.png Indonesian Army Freefall Badge
 * Brevet Para Madya TNI AD.png Indonesian Army Jumpmaster Badge
 * Australian Army Parachutist Badge
 * Thailand Airborne Badge