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This page is intended to keep readers informed on appointments, promotions and postings within the RCMS and CFHS Group. Messages will remain posted for one year.

 

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Cette page vise à tenir les lecteurs au courant des nominations, des promotions et des affectations au sein du SGRC et du Groupe des SSFC. Les messages resteront affichés pendant un an.

 

RCMS AND CFHSG HQ SENIOR APPOINTMENTS

 

CF H Svcs Group Headquarters

Surgeon General promotion: BGen A.M.T. Downes OMM CD QHP was promoted MGen on 28 May 2019. The CDS indicated in 2017 that he would restore the Surg Gen to MGen rank. This was effected upon BGen Downes completing two years as BGen.

Deputy Surgeon General: BGen J.M.G. Bilodeau CD was appointed Deputy Surgeon General and assumed this position on 5 Jul 2019, succeeding Col P.J. Clifford CD, who was appointed Executive Director, Clinical Strategic Innovation.

Chief Dental Officer: Col J.P. Picard CD QHDS was recently appointed Queens Honorary Dental Surgeon. He succeeded to the position of Director Dental Services on 6 Jun 2018, taking over from Col D.M. Lemon MSC CD, who was appointed Deputy Commander, Health Services Group.

Chief of Nursing Services: LCol M.C. Blanchard CD QHN was appointed CNS with effect 2 May 2018. She was recently appointed Queens Honorary Nurse.  She follows LCol R.L. Crew CD QHN, who is seconded to Chief Military Personnel as Health Services representative on The Journey project.

Health Services Group Chief Warrant Officer: CPO1 M.C.L. Simpson CD succeeded CWO J.C.D. Geoffroy MMM CD on 21 Jun 2019. CWO Geoffroy was promoted to Military Personnel Command CWO.

Royal Canadian Medical Service Chief Warrant Officer: CWO M.L.L. Alain CD assumed the position of RCMSBranch CWO on 12 Jul 2019 from CWO B.W. Leahy MMM CD, who will retire. CWO Alain was formerly Training Centre CWO, Canadian Forces Health Services Group Training Centre.

Royal Canadian Dental Corps Chief Warrant Officer: CWO T.D. Sinclair CD succeeded CWO M.P. Bizier CD as RCDC Branch CWO on 16 May 2019. CWO Bizier was promoted to Materiel Group CWO with Assistant Deputy Minister (Materiel). CWO Sinclair was formerly the CWO, 1 Canadian Field Hospital.

Field Units

1 Canadian Field Hospital: LCol C.L. Goulet CD took command on 12 Jul 2019 from LCol M. Coleman-McLean CD, who is posted to Chief Military Personnel. The new RSM is CPO1 A.R. Lye CD.

1 Field Ambulance: Cdr G. Barnes CD assumed command from Cdr J. Biddiscombe OMM CD on 22 Mar 2019. Cdr Biddiscombe is deployed to OP IMPACT. The new RSM is CWO G.N.R. Short CD. LCol D.M. Moore is A/CO until Cdr Barnes arrives in location later this month.

2 Field Ambulance: LCol S.D. Pirie CD transferred command to LCol F.J. Kirk CD on 27 Jun 2019. The new RSM is CWO M.J. Walters CD.

5 Field Ambulance: LCol J.P.A. Grenier CD is in his third year of command. His new RSM is CWO L.F. Robichaud CD, who succeeds CWO J.M.C. Bedard MMM MSC CD, posted to 4 Health Services Group as Group CWO.

 

 

COLONEL/CAPTAIN (NAVY) PROMOTION

 

OLONEL ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED W.E. RIDEOUT WILL BE PROMOTED SUBSTANTIVE COLONEL AND REMAIN AS CA SURGEON, AT CF H SVCS GP HQ, OTTAWA

LIEUTENANT-COLONEL S.M. ROUX WILL BE PROMOTED COLONEL AND APPOINTED RCAF SURGEON, CF H SVCS GP HQ, IN OTTAWA, REPLACING COLONEL H.L. WRIGHT

COMMANDER M.E. THOMSON WILL BE PROMOTED CAPTAIN(N) AND APPOINTED DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF HEALTH SERVICES DELIVERY, AT CF H SVCS GP HQ, IN OTTAWA, REPLACING LIEUTENANT-COLONEL N. SINGH

NOMINATIONS  AU GRADE DE COLONEL ET CAPITAINE DE VAISSEAU 

LE COLONEL INTERIMAIRE POUR LA DUREE DE L AFFECTATION W.E. RIDEOUT SERA PROMU AU GRADE DE COLONEL EFFECTIF ET DEMEURERA MEDECIN CHEF DE L AC, A QG GP SVC S FC, A OTTAWA

LE LIEUTENANT-COLONEL S.M. ROUX SERA PROMU AU GRADE DE COLONEL ET NOMME MEDECIN CHEF DE L ARC, A QG GP SVC S FC, A OTTAWA, EN REMPLACEMENT DU COLONEL H.L. WRIGHT

LE CAPITAINE DE FREGATE M.E. THOMSON SERA PROMU AU GRADE DE CAPITAINE DE VAISSEAU ET NOMME SOUS-CHEF D ETAT-MAJOR PRESTATION DES SERVICES DE SANTE, A QG GP SVC S FC, A OTTAWA, EN REMPLACEMENT DU LIEUTENANT-COLONEL N. SINGH

 

CLINICAL APPOINTMENT

 

LCol Andrew Beckett has been appointed Chief of General Surgery, Canadian Forces Health Services Group. Click here to learn more.

 

2019 COLONEL / CAPTAIN (NAVY) PROMOTIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND RETIREMENTS

COLONEL C.A. FORESTIER WILL PROCEED TO THE ADVANCED TRAINING LIST TO ATTEND THE DEVELOPMENTAL PHASE FOUR PROGRAMME, AT CANADIAN FORCES COLLEGE, IN TORONTO

COLONEL S.M. PLOURDE WAS APPOINTED CHIEF OF STAFF, CANADIAN FORCES HEALTH SERVICES GROUP HEADQUARTERS, IN OTTAWA, REPLACING COLONEL D.A. FARRIS

COLONEL H.L. WRIGHT WILL BE APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF MENTAL HEALTH, AT CF H SVCS GP HQ, IN OTTAWA, REPLACING COLONEL C.A. FORESTIER

LIEUTENANT-COLONEL M.M.M. ASSELIN WAS PROMOTED COLONEL AND APPOINTED COMMANDER 4 HEALTH SERVICES GROUP, IN MONTREAL, REPLACING COLONEL S.M. PLOURDE

COMMANDER J.A. BIDDISCOMBE WILL BE PROMOTED CAPTAIN(N) ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED AND APPOINTED MEDICAL LIAISON OFFICER, MINISTERIAL LIAISON TEAM, OP IMPACT, REPLACING COLONEL ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED G.J. PECKHAM

 

NOMINATIONS ET DEPARTS A LA RETRAITE AU GRADE DE COLONEL ET CAPITAINE DE VAISSEAU POUR L ANNEE 2019

LE COLONEL C.A. FORESTIER SERA MIS SUR LA LISTE DES EFFECTIFS EN FORMATION AVANCEE POUR LE PROGRAMME DE PHASE QUATRE DE DEVELOPPEMENT, AU COLLEGE DES FORCES CANADIENNES, A TORONTO

LE COLONEL S.M. PLOURDE A ETE NOMME CHEF D ETAT-MAJOR, QUARTIER GENERAL DU GROUPE DES SERVICES DE SANTE DES FORCES CANADIENNES, A OTTAWA, EN REMPLACMENT DU COLONEL D.A. FARRIS

LA COLONEL H.L. WRIGHT SERA NOMMEE DIRECTRICE DE LA SANTE MENTALE, AU QG GP SVC S FC, A OTTAWA, EN REMPLACEMENT DU COLONEL C.A. FORESTIER

LA LIEUTENANT COLONEL M.M.M. ASSELIN A ETE PROMUE AU GRADE DE COLONEL, ET A ETE NOMMEE COMMANDANT DU 4E GROUPE DES SERVICES DE SANTE, A MONTREAL, EN REMPLACEMENT DU COLONEL S.M. PLOURDE

LE CAPITAINE DE FREGATE J.A. BIDDISCOMBE SERA PROMU AU GRADE CAPITAINE DE VAISSEAU INTERIMAIRE POUR LA DUREE DE L AFFECTATION ET NOMME OFFICIER DE LIAISON MEDICAL A L EQUIPE DE LIAISON MINISTERIELLE, OP IMPACT, EN REMPLACEMENT DU COLONEL INTERIMAIRE POUR LA DUREE DE L AFFECTATION G.J. PECKHAM

 

2019 SENIOR APPOINTMENTS (SA), KEY POSITIONS (KP) OF CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS 1ST CLASS / CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS

CWO J.C.D. GEOFFROY WILL BE APPOINTED MILITARY PERSONNEL COMMAND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER, IN OTTAWA, REPLACING CWO J.B.M. COLBERT

CWO J.L.S. PARENT WAS APPOINTED CANADIAN FORCES RECRUITING GROUP CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER, IN BORDEN, REPLACING CWO M.A. DAVIS

CWO L. ALAIN WILL BE APPOINTED ROYAL CANADIAN MEDICAL BRANCH CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER, IN OTTAWA, REPLACING CWO B. LEAHY

CWO M. BEDARD WILL BE APPOINTED 4 HEALTH SERVICES GROUP HEADQUARTERS CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER, IN MONTREAL, REPLACING CPO1 G. POULIN

CWO J. BERUBE WILL BE APPOINTED 1 HEALTH SERVICES GROUP HEADQUARTERS CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER, IN EDMONTON, REPLACING CPO1 J. ROBERT

 

AFTER DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO CANADA AND THE CAF, THE FOLLOWING SA AND KP CWOS HAVE RETIRED IN THE LATTER STAGE OF 2018 OR WILL RETIRE IN 2019: CWO B.W. LEAHY AND CWO D. MAIDMENT

 

NOMINATIONS SUPERIEURES (NS), POSTES CLES (PC) DE 2019 POUR LES PREMIERS MAITRES DE 1RE CLASSE ET LES ADJUDANTS- CHEFS

ADJUC J.C.D. GEOFFROY SERA NOMME ADJUDANT-CHEF DU COMMANDEMENT DU PERSONNEL MILITAIRE, A OTTAWA, EN REMPLACEMENT DE L ADJUC J.B.M. COLBERT

ADJUC J.L.S PARENT A ETE NOMME ADJUDANT-CHEF DU GROUPE DE RECRUTEMENT DES FORCES CANADIENNES, A BORDEN, EN REMPLACEMENT DE L ADJUC M.A. DAVIS

ADJUC L. ALAIN SERA NOMME ADJUDANT-CHEF DE LA BRANCHE DES SERVICES SANTE, A OTTAWA, EN REMPLACEMENT DE L ADJUC B. LEAHY

ADJUC M. BEDARD SERA NOMME ADJUDANT-CHEF DE LA 4E GROUPE DES SERVICES DE SANTE, A MONTREAL, EN REMPLACEMENT DU PM1 G. POULIN

ADJUC J. BERUBE SERA NOMME ADJUDANT-CHEF DE LA 1ER GROUPE DES SERVICES DE SANTE, A EDMONTON, EN REMPLACEMENT DE PM1 J. ROBERT

APRES AVOIR SERVI AVEC DISTINCTION LE CANADA ET LES FAC, LES ADJUC ET PM1 EN POSTES DE NS ET PC SUIVANTS ONT PRIS LEUR RETRAITE DANS LA DERNIERE PARTIE DE 2018 OU PRENDRONT LEUR RETRAITE EN 2019 : ADJUC B.W. LEAHY ET ADJUC D. MAIDMENT

CFHS Centre (Pacific) Honorary Captain (N)

Cdr (Retd) Ross Brown appointed Honorary Captain (N) CFHS Centre (Pacific)

 

 

 

 

CFHSG Promotions and Senior Appointments

LCol C.A. Forestier has been promoted Col and appointed Director Mental Health, at CFHSG HQ, in Ottawa, replacing Col A.M.T. Downes.

LCol W.E. Rideout has been promoted Col Acting while so employed and appointed Army Command  Surgeon,in Ottawa, replacing Col  A.M.C. Bouchard.

LCol H.L. Wright  has been promoted Col Acting while so employed and appointed RCAF Surgeon, in Ottawa, replacing COL P.J. Morissette.

CWO J.C.D. Geoffroy will be appointed CFHSG Chief Warrant Officer , in Ottawa, replacing CWO J.B.M. Colbert.