Gaétan Bédard
BornSherbrooke
AllegianceCanada
Service/branchCanadian Army
Years of service1994–present
RankColonel
Commands heldRMC Saint-Jean
Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School
Battles/warsYugoslav Wars War in Afghanistan
AwardsCanadian Forces' Decoration
Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) Commendation

Colonel Gaétan Bédard, CD is a Canadian Army officer who is currently serving as the Commandant of RMC Saint-Jean since July 23, 2021.[1] Previously, Bédard served as commandant of the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School[2] and was a Executive Assistant to the Vice Chief of the Defense Staff at National Defense Headquarters.[3]

Education

Gaétan Bédard enrolled into the Canadian Armed Forces in 1994 and attended the Royal Military College Saint-Jean and the Royal Military College of Canada where he would graduate with a bachelor's degree in Military Studies. In addition he holds a Masters of Defence Studies from the Canadian Forces College, and a Master of Arts in Strategic Studies from the US Army Command and General Staff College.[3]

Military career

After Graduating from the Royal Military College Bédard commissioned into the 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment as a Infantry Platoon commander. In 2002 he would deploy to Bosnia and Herzegovina for Operation Palladium part of the NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[3] He would later be a Company commander in Operation Hestia in Haiti with the 3rd Battalion. He would later deploy to Afghanistan as a mentor to Afghan army and police elements, for which he would be awarded with the Chief of the Defence Staff Commendation.[4]

In 2016, Bédard took command of the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School a position he held until 2018.[5][6] In July 2021, Bédard took over command of the Royal Military College Saint-Jean and is currently the CO.

References

  1. ↑ "New Faces at the Helm of RMC and RMC Saint-Jean / De nouveaux leaders pour le CMR et le CMR Saint-Jean". e-Veritas. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  2. ↑ Teisceira-Lessard, Philippe (2016-09-19). "Enquête sur la mort soudaine d'un jeune militaire en formation". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  3. 1 2 3 Departement of National Defence, Chief Military Personnel (2015-06-23). "Commandant's Biography - Royal Military College Saint-Jean (RMC Saint-Jean)". www.cmrsj-rmcsj.forces.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  4. ↑ Defence., Canada. Department of National (2014). Honours & recognition for the men and women of the Canadian Forces 2013 = Distinctions honorifiques et reconnaissance pour les hommes et femmes des Forces canadiennes 2013 (PDF) (in English and French). Canada: [National Defence]. p. 65.
  5. ↑ Ventura-Giroux, Alexandrea (11 Aug 2016). "LE LIEUTENANT-COLONEL BÉDARD À LA TÊTE DE L'ELRFC". SERVIR. 23.
  6. ↑ rédaction, La. "Passation de commandement de l'École de leadership et de recrues des Forces canadiennes (PHOTOS) – 45eNord.ca" (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-01.
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