Lieutenant Commander Christoph Scharf joined the German Armed Forces in 2009. After completing his officer training in the Navy, he pursued a degree in Economics and Organizational Sciences at the University of the Bundeswehr in Munich.
Starting in 2015, he served on frigates in the Navy and was most recently the ship operations officer on the frigate HESSEN. In 2017 and 2018, he participated in the Personnel Exchange Program with the US Navy as a navigation officer on the USS FARRAGUT.
Currently, Corvette Captain Scharf is a participant in the National General and Admiral Staff Course (2023) at the Leadership Academy in Hamburg.