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 served previously as Commanding Officer of the Second Canadian Division Support Group in Montreal, as Deputy Chief of Staff (Strategic) at the Canadian Joint Operations Command, and as the Commanding Officer for National Support Element (NSE) for OP ATHENA[5]
Sébastien Bouchard | |
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| Born | Lac St-Jean |
| Allegiance |  Canada |
| Service/ |  Canadian Army |
| Years of service | 1988–present |
| Rank |  Brigadier-General |
| Commands held |
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| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of Military Merit Military Meritorious Service Medal Canadian Forces' Decoration |
| Alma mater | Royal Military College of Saint-Jean Royal Military College of Canada Canadian Forces College |
| Spouse(s) | Major (Retired) Karine Chayer[2] |
| Children | Maxym, Pier-Alex, Roxanne and Maud.[2][3] |
Career and education edit
Bouchard graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering,[3] and would later obtain his master's degree in defense studies from the Canadian Forces College.
Bouchard served as Commandant of RMC during the COVID-19 Pandemic and made the decision to send most officer cadets to learn from home during the duration of the pandemic.[9]
On February 9, 2021, Bouchard announced his intention to retire from the Canadian Armed Forces.[10]
References edit
- ^ July 14, Elliot Ferguson Published on; July 14, 2017 | Last Updated; Edt, 2017 12:05 Pm (July 14, 2017). "'Cadets need to trust the system': RMC Commandant".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "The Commandant". www.rmc-cmr.ca. March 23, 2015.
- ^ a b August 25, Steph Crosier Published on; August 25, 2017 | Last Updated; Edt, 2017 3:18 Pm (August 25, 2017). "'Clear mandate' for RMC's new commandant".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "Colonel Sebastien Bouchard, M.S.M., C.D." The Governor General of Canada.
- ^ a b "Commandant RMC". 23 March 2015.
- ^ "BGen Sébastien Bouchard, Commandant RMC, on Leadership, the SSAV and the State of the College / Le Bgén Sébastien Bouchard, commandant du CMR, sur le leadership, la VAEM spéciale et la situation du Collège".
- ^ "Royal Military College commandant defends value of education at the institution". Global News.
- ^ Campion-Smith, Bruce (21 November 2017). "Costly Royal Military College falling down in training leaders: auditor general | The Star". The Toronto Star.
- ^ Pinsent, Andrew (2020-10-06). "Kingston's Royal Military College sending first-year cadets home for remainder of semester". Ottawa. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ^ "BREAKING NEWS: Retirement Message from 18777 BGen Sébastien Bouchard / DERNIÈRES NOUVELLES: Message de retraite de 18777 Bgén Sébastien Bouchard". e-Veritas. Retrieved 2021-02-09.