Mike Jeffery
Mike Jeffery | |
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Born | London, United Kingdom |
Allegiance | Canada |
Service/ | Canadian Forces |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands | Chief of the Land Staff |
Battles/wars | Namibia |
Awards | Commander of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces' Decoration |
Lieutenant-General Michael Jeffery CMM CD was the Chief of the Land Staff of the Canadian Forces.
Military career
After a short period as a soldier apprentice, Jeffery was commissioned into the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery in 1967,[1] rising over his career to be the Commanding Officer of the Third Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery.[1]
In 1989 he was selected to be Canadian Contingent Commander to the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) in Namibia.[1] He was subsequently Commandant of the Canadian Land Forces Command and Staff College and then Commander of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division.[1]
He served as Chief of the Land Staff from August 2000 to May 2003.[1] In that role he expressed concerns that the commitment of two six-month rotations of about 1,800 soldiers to Afghanistan meant about a third of the army’s deployable forces were committed internationally.[2] He retired from military service in the rank of Lieutenant General in 2003.[1]
In 2000, he was promoted in the Order of Military Merit to the grade of Commander.[1] In 2004 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the Royal Military College of Canada.[1] He is also a Distinguished Alumni at the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute Archived 2010-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Canadian Security Guide Book, 2005 Edition, An Update of Security Problems in Search of Solutions
- ^ Distinguished Alumni
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Preceded by William Leach | Chief of the Land Staff 2000–2003 | Succeeded by |
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