PROMOTIONS AND SENIOR APPOINTMENTS (AMENDMENT 1) 2018 – GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS

  1. FOLLOWING MY PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT (AT REF), IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO ANNOUNCE ADDITIONAL GENERAL OFFICER AND FLAG OFFICER PROMOTIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND RETIREMENTS THAT WILL OCCUR IN 2018. THESE PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS WILL SUPPORT RECENT DECISIONS ON MILITARY OPERATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS, AND THEY REFLECT OUR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO OPERATE AS A UNIFIED CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) LED BY REGULAR AND RESERVE FORCE OFFICERS. I WISH TO OFFER MY DEEPEST APPRECIATION FOR THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICES OF OUR RETIRING OFFICERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND I OFFER MY CONGRATULATIONS AND SINCEREST BEST WISHES TO THOSE TAKING ON NEW APPOINTMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  2. PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS RESULTING FROM RETIREMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
    1. BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.B. PLOUGHMAN WILL RETIRE FROM SERVICE RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTION AND APPOINTMENT:

      (1) BRIGADIER-GENERAL G.R. SMITH WILL BE APPOINTED ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF J5, AT SHAPE, IN CASTEAU, BELGIUM, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.B. PLOUGHMAN

      (2) COLONEL D.O. (DARLENE) QUINN WILL BE PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND APPOINTED AS NATIONAL MILITARY REPRESENTATIVE EUROPE, IN CASTEAU BELGUIM, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL G.R. SMITH

    2. BRIGADIER-GENERAL K.L. WOIDEN WILL RETIRE FROM SERVICE RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENT:

      (1) BRIGADIER-GENERAL D.B. COCHRANE WILL BE APPOINTED COMMANDER NATIONAL CADET AND JUNIOR CANADIAN RANGERS SUPPORT GROUP, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL K.L. WOIDEN

    3. BRIGADIER-GENERAL S.A. HOWDEN WILL RETIRE FROM SERVICE RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTION AND APPOINTMENT:

      (1) COLONEL A.R. DAY WILL BE PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER- GENERAL AND APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR GENERAL AIR STAFF AND DIRECTOR GENERAL AIR RESERVE, AT NDHQ, OTTAWA ON, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL S.A. HOWDEN

    4. COMMODORE R. PUMPHREY WILL RETIRE FROM SERVICE RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTION AND APPOINTMENT:

      (1) CAPTAIN (N) J.M. HAMILTON WILL BE PROMOTED ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED TO THE RANK OF COMMODORE AND APPOINTED DIRECTOR GENERAL DEFENCE FORCE PLANNING, AT NDHQ, OTTAWA ON, REPLACING COMMODORE R. PUMPHREY

  3. THE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS RESULT FROM NEW AND CONTINUING SERVICE REQUIREMENTS:
    1. VICE-ADMIRAL M.A.G. NORMAN WILL BE APPOINTED TO A SUPERNUMERARY POSITION IN THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE STAFF WHICH WILL RESULT IN THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENT:

      (1) LIEUTENANT-GENERAL P.F. WYNNYK WILL BE APPOINTED VICE CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE STAFF, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING VICE-ADMIRAL M.A.G. NORMAN

    2. MAJOR-GENERAL W.D. EYRE WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT- GENERAL INTO A NEW POSITION AT UNITED NATIONS COMMAND (UNC) AND APPOINTED AS DEPUTY COMMANDER UNC KOREA, RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTION AND APPOINTMENT:

      (1) COMMODORE H.C. EDMUNDSON WAS PROMOTED TO REAR-ADMIRAL AND APPOINTED DEPUTY COMMANDER MILITARY PERSONNEL COMMAND, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING MAJOR-GENERAL W.D. EYRE

    3. COLONEL C.R. KEIVER WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND WILL DEPLOY ON OP IMPACT (JTF-I), REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL A.R. JAYNE
    4. BRIGADIER-GENERAL M. THERIAULT WILL BE SECONDED TO RIDEAU HALL AS SENIOR MILITARY ASSISTANT TO HER EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR GENERAL, IN OTTAWA ON, RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTION AND APPOINTMENT:

      (1) COLONEL J. JANZEN WILL BE PROMOTED ACTING WHILE SO EMPLYED TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR GENERAL PUBLIC AFFAIRS, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL M. THERIAULT

    5. COMMODORE M.B. MULKINS WILL TRANSITION TO CLASS A SERVICE WITH THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTION AND APPOINTMENT:

      (1) CAPTAIN (NAVY) S.E. HOPPER WILL BE PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF COMMODORE AND BE APPOINTED AS COMMANDER NAVAL RESERVE, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING COMMODORE M.B. MULKINS

    6. BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.D.M. ROBIDOUX WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE IN HER CURRENT APPOINTMENT AS DEPUTY CHIEF OF RESERVES RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTION AND APPOINTMENT:

      (1) COLONEL C. MERCIER WILL BE PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER- GENERAL AND BE APPOINTED DEPUTY COMMANDER 2 CANADAIN DIVISION JOINT TASK FORCES (EAST), IN MONTREAL QC, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.D.M. ROBIDOUX

  4. THE FOLLOWING ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED COMMODORES AND BRIGADIER- GENERALS WILL BE PROMOTED TO THEIR SUBSTATIVE RANK:
    1. COMMODORE L. CAROSIELLI
    2. COMMODORE J.A. CLARKE
    3. COMMODORE C.S. EARL
    4. COMMODORE M.T.J. KURTZ
    5. BRIGADIER-GENERAL D.D. BASINGER
    6. BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.A.S. BERNARD
    7. BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.B.P. CARPENTIER
    8. BRIGADIER-GENERAL W.H. FLETCHER
    9. BRIGADIER-GENERAL H.W.R. GOODYEAR
    10. BRIGADIER-GENERAL C.R. KEIVER
    11. BRIGADIER-GENERAL M. MISENER
    12. BRIGADIER-GENERAL P. PEYTON
    13. BRIGADIER-GENERAL D.A. QUINN
    14. BRIGADIER-GENERAL M. THERIAULT
  5. AFTER DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO CANADA AND THE CAF, THE FOLLOWING GENERAL OFFICERS WILL RETIRE IN 2018:
    1. COMMODORE R. PUMPHREY
    2. BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.B. PLOUGHMAN
    3. BRIGADIER-GENERAL K.L. WOIDEN
    4. BRIGADIER-GENERAL S.A. HOWDEN
  6. SENIOR APPOINTMENTS THAT REQUIRE DIPLOMATIC CONCURRENCE OR FURTHER APPROVAL WILL BE COORDINATED AS NECESSARY
  7. INDIVIDUAL SCREENING AND POSTING MESSAGES WILL BE DISPATCHED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. PRESS RELEASES ARE TO BE COORDINATED WITH ADM (PA) / DPAO. ALL OFFICERS ARE TO FORWARD TO DSA COORD AN UPDATED BIOGRAPHY IN FRENCH AND ENGLISH AND AN UPDATED PHOTOGRAPH, AS APPLICABLE
  8. APPOINTMENTS REQUIRING ADDITIONAL STAFFING, SCREENING OR DIPLOMATIC APPROVALS WILL BE PROMULGATED IN FUTURE MESSAGES
  9. SIGNED BY GENERAL J.H. VANCE, CDS

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