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Brigadier General F.G. Carpentier, CD is currently the Canadian National Military Representative to Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe. [1] He was previously the commanding officer of the 2nd Canadian Division , a position he has held from 2019 to 2021.
Sébastien Bouchard OMM MSM CD [4] is a Canadian Army brigadier-general who serves as Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC). [5] [6] [7] [8] He ...
Krista Brodie CD is a Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) officer serving as a brigadier general in the Canadian Army. She is currently serving as the Public Health Agency of Canada's (PHAC) vice president of logistics and operations leading the federal government's COVID-19 vaccination distribution program.
When Carignan was promoted to brigadier-general, in June 2016, she became the first Canadian female general from a combat command. She was promoted again in 2019, to major-general, and commanded NATO forces in Iraq. In 2021, she was promoted to lieutenant-general, and became CAF’s first chief for Professional Conduct and Culture.
Sheila Anne Hellstrom CD (January 15, 1935 – December 7, 2020) was a Canadian Forces officer who became the first woman in the regular force to achieve the rank of brigadier-general in 1987, as well as being the first woman to graduate from Canadian Forces College. [1]
Brigadier general or brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional general.When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000 troops (two regiments or four battalions).
Brigadier General Sean Friday, OMM, MSM, CD (RMC ‘89) 2015–2017 Special Staff Assistance Visit – Report on the Climate, Training Environment, Culture and ROTP Programme at the Royal Military College of Canada; 16888 Brigadier General Al Meinzinger, CD (RMC ‘89) 2013–2015 14835 Brigadier General J.G. Eric Tremblay CD (CMR '85) 2011–2013
According to Canadian Forces Dress Instructions, the Monarch or their representative (the Governor General) may wear the uniform and corresponding cap/hat badge of a flag/general officer, with a special flag/general officer sleeve braid embellished with the governor general's badge, and a large embroidered governor general's badge on the shoulder straps or boards, facing forward.