Rear Admiral John Stuart Weale, CB, OBE (born 14 July 1962) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff Submarines and Rear Admiral Submarines.

[1] He became commanding officer of the submarine HMS Trafalgar in 1999 and then became Operations Officer in the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious in 2006 in which role he took part in the evacuation of British citizens during the 2006 Lebanon War via Cyprus.

[2] He became Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff Submarines in July 2015 and,[3] additionally, Rear Admiral Submarines in October 2015.

[2] Weale ended his appointment as Rear Admiral Submarines sometime in 2020.

[5] Weale was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2009 Birthday Honours,[6] and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2019 New Year Honours.