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'{{Short description|Canadian general officer}} {{Use Canadian English|date=October 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}} {{Infobox military person | honorific_prefix = | name = Jennie Carignan | honorific_suffix = {{postnominals|country=CAN|CMM|MSC|MSM|CD}} | image = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = The coward of Iraq | birth_date = <!-- {{birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}} if dead --> | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} death date first, then birth date --> | death_place = | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial = | placeofburial_coordinates = <!-- {{Coord|LAT|LONG|display=inline,title}} --> | allegiance = {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Canada]] | branch = {{army|Canada}} | serviceyears = 1986–present | rank = [[File:Canadian Army OF-8.svg|20px]] [[Lieutenant-General (Canada)|Lieutenant-General]] | servicenumber = <!-- Do not use data from primary sources such as service records --> | unit = | commands = Chief, Professional Conduct and Culture (2021–Present)<br>Commander, NATO Mission Iraq (2019-2020)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_166936.htm|title = NATO Mission Iraq}}</ref><br>Chief of Staff of Army Operations (2016–2018) | battles_label = | battles = | awards = {{ublist|[[Meritorious Service Medal (Canada)|Meritorious Service Medal]]|[[Canadian Forces' Decoration]]|[[Order of Military Merit (Canada)|Order of Military Merit]]}} | memorials = | parents = | father = | mother = | spouse = Eric Lefrançois | children = 4 | relations = | alma_mater = [[Royal Military College of Canada]] ([[BEng]])<br>[[Université Laval]] ([[MBA]])<br>[[United States Army Command and General Staff College]] (ILE, [[Master of Military Art and Science|MMAS]]) | laterwork = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> }} '''Jennie Carignan''' {{postnominals|country=CAN|CMM|MSC|MSM|CD}} is a [[Lieutenant-general (Canada)|lieutenant-general]] in the [[Canadian Armed Forces]] (CAF). == Early life, education, and family == Carignan grew up in [[Asbestos, Quebec|Asbestos]], [[Quebec]], in a French-speaking household. Growing up, the only career that she considered aside from the military was dancing as she had learned [[ballet]], [[Lyrical dance|lyrical]] and [[Jazz dance|jazz dancing]] since the age of eight.<ref name=maclean>{{cite news|title=Jennie Carignan: the 1st female general from the combat arms|url=http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/jennie-carignan-will-be-the-first-female-general-from-the-combat-arms-trades/|accessdate=26 November 2017|work=Macleans|date=3 June 2016}}</ref> She joined the [[Canadian Armed Forces]] (CAF) in 1986 and studied for a degree in fuels and materials engineering from the [[Royal Military College Saint-Jean]]. She received a commission in 1990 and served at the Canadian Forces Bases of [[CFB Chilliwack|Chilliwack]] and [[CFB Valcartier|Valcartier]].<ref name=mil>{{cite web|title=Biography – Colonel Jennie Carignan – Royal Military College Saint-Jean (RMC Saint-Jean)|url=http://www.cmrsj-rmcsj.forces.gc.ca/com-com/bio/bjc-jcb-eng.asp|publisher=Royal Military College Saint-Jean|accessdate=26 November 2017|language=en}}</ref> Carignan married Eric Lefrançois in 1990, having met while in the same platoon at military college and taking ballroom dance classes together whilst there.<ref name=maclean/> He later retired from the army to look after their four children.<ref name=maclean/> Two of their children, a son and a daughter, are also serving in the CAF.<ref name=mil/> ==Military career== She served as a peacekeeper in the [[United Nations Disengagement Observer Force]] in the [[Golan Heights]] in 1993. She was to be posted to the [[United Nations Protection Force]] in Bosnia in 1995 but had to withdraw after becoming pregnant.<ref name=maclean/> Carignan was promoted to major in 1999 and awarded a [[Master of Business Administration]] degree from [[Laval University]](citation needed).<ref name=mil/> She has also completed the Intermediate Learning Education (ILE) programme at the [[United States Army Command and General Staff College]] and holds the degree of Master of Military Art and Science (MMAS) from the college's [[School of Advanced Military Studies]].<ref name=mil/> She deployed to Bosnia in 2002 to clear explosive ordnance from farmers' fields.<ref name=maclean/> Carignan was deputy commanding officer and acting commander of [[5 Combat Engineer Regiment]] from 2003 and was promoted to the rank of [[lieutenant-colonel]] in 2005.<ref name=mil/> Carignan served as an instructor at the [[Canadian Army Command and Staff College|Canadian Land Force Command and Staff College]] in [[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]], [[Ontario]], before she returned to 5 Combat Engineer Regiment as commanding officer in 2008.<ref name=mil/> Between 2009 and 2010 she commanded the [[Task Force Kandahar]] Engineer Regiment in Afghanistan, being appointed deputy commander of [[5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group]] upon her return.<ref name="maclean" /><ref name=mil/> Carignan was promoted to colonel in June 2011 and appointed chief of staff of [[Joint Task Force Central]]. She was named one of Canada's 100 most powerful women by the Women's Executive Network in 2011. She also received the Major-General Hans Schlup Award for excellence in international relations. In July 2013, Carignan became commandant of the Royal Military College Saint-Jean and in the same year received the Hermès Award for excellence in administration.<ref name=mil/> Carignan introduced sexual conduct training for all officer candidates and also reintroduced ballroom dance classes which had been discontinued in the 1990s.<ref name="maclean" /> Carignan was promoted to brigadier-general on 15 June 2016 and appointed chief of staff of army operations.<ref name=maclean/><ref>{{cite web|title=Brigadier-General Jennie Carignan becomes highest-ranked female officer in the Combat Arms of the Canadian Army – Canada.ca|date = 16 June 2016|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2016/06/brigadier-general-jennie-carignan-becomes-highest-ranked-female-officer-in-the-combat-arms-of-the-canadian-army.html?wbdisable=true|publisher=Government of Canada|accessdate=26 November 2017|language=en}}</ref> She was the first female Canadian general from a combat (as opposed to technical) arm.<ref name=maclean/> Carignan was promoted to the rank of major-general on 15 August 2019 ahead of taking command of a training mission in Iraq.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brigadier-General promoted to Major-General {{!}} CTV News |url=https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/brigadier-general-promoted-to-major-general-1.4547795 |accessdate=6 October 2019 |work=CTV News Montreal |date=13 August 2019}}</ref> She was promoted to lieutenant-general in 2021 upon her appointment to the newly-created position of Chief for Professional Conduct and Culture,<ref>{{cite web |title=Chief, Professional Conduct and Culture |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/organizational-structure/chief-professional-conduct-culture.html |website=canada.ca |date=29 April 2021 |publisher=Government of Canada |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430092110/https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/organizational-structure/chief-professional-conduct-culture.html |access-date=30 April 2021|archive-date=30 April 2021 }}</ref> with the responsibility of preventing sexual assault in the military.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/feds-initiate-independent-review-into-sexual-misconduct-in-the-military-1.5407336|title = Feds initiate independent review into sexual misconduct in the military|date = 29 April 2021}}</ref> On 28 June 2024, it was announced that LGen Carignan would succeed [[Wayne Eyre|General Wayne Eyre]] as the [[Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)|Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS)]] upon his retirement in July 2024<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ling |first=Philip |date=28 June 2024 |title=Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan chosen as next chief of the defence staff |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carignan-new-chief-defence-1.7249581 |url-status=live |access-date=29 June 2024 |website=CBC News}}</ref>. == Honours and decorations == Carignan has received the following orders and decorations during her military career: <div class="center"> [[File:CAN_Order_of_Military_Merit_Commander_and_Officer.png|100x100px]][[File:CAN_Meritorious_Service_Cross_(military_division)_ribbon.svg|100x100px]] [[File:MSM Ribbon-military.png|100x100px]]{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-leaf|ribbon=CAN_General_Campaign_Star_SWA_two_bars_(390_days).png|width=95}}[[File:CAN General Campaign Star EXPEDITION (GCS-EXP).png|100x100px]] [[File:CPSM Ribbon.png|100x100px]][[File:ONZ Medal w Służbie Pokoju UNDOF BAR.svg|100x100px]]{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-leaf|ribbon=NATO_Medal_Yugoslavia_ribbon_bar.svg|width=100}} [[File:QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg|100x100px]][[File:CD-ribbon_and_2_bars.png|100x100px]][[File:Us legion of merit officer rib.jpg|100x100px]] </div> {| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto;" |'''Ribbon''' |'''Description''' |'''Notes''' |- |[[File:CAN_Order_of_Military_Merit_Commander_and_Officer.png|80x80px]] |[[Order of Military Merit (Canada)|Order of Military Merit]] (CMM) | * Appointed Officer (OMM) on 1 June 2016<ref>{{Cite web |last=General |first=Office of the Secretary to the Governor |date=2016-06-01 |title=Order of Military Merit Investiture Ceremony |url=https://www.gg.ca/en/media/news/2016/order-military-merit-investiture-ceremony |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=The Governor General of Canada}}</ref> |- |[[File:CAN_Meritorious_Service_Cross_(military_division)_ribbon.svg|left|frameless|80x80px]] |[[Meritorious Service Cross]] (MSC) | * Awarded on June 16, 2021<ref>{{Cite web |last=General |first=Office of the Secretary to the Governor |date=2021-11-08 |title=Governor General honours members of the Canadian Armed Forces |url=https://www.gg.ca/en/media/news/2021/governor-general-honours-members-canadian-armed-forces |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=The Governor General of Canada}}</ref> |- |[[File:MSM Ribbon-military.png|80x80px]] |[[Meritorious Service Medal (Canada)|Meritorious Service Medal]] (MSM) | * Awarded April 26, 2011<ref>{{Cite web |last=General |first=Office of the Secretary to the Governor |title=Lieutenant-General Marie Annabelle Jennie Carignan |url=https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/139-748 |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=The Governor General of Canada}}</ref> |- |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-leaf|ribbon=CAN_General_Campaign_Star_SWA_two_bars_(390_days).png|width=80}} |[[General Campaign Star|General Campaign Star - SOUTH-WEST ASIA]] | * with '''AFGHANISTAN''' Clasp and '''Rotation bar''' |- |[[File:CAN General Campaign Star EXPEDITION (GCS-EXP).png|frameless|83x83px]] |[[General Campaign Star|General Campaign Star - EXPEDITION]] | * Operation IMPACT in Iraq |- |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-leaf|ribbon=CPSM_Ribbon.png|width=80}} |[[Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal]] | |- |[[File:ONZ Medal w Służbie Pokoju UNDOF BAR.svg|left|frameless|80x80px]] |[[United Nations Disengagement Observer Force|UN Disengagement Observation Force (UNDOF)]] | |- |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-leaf|ribbon=NATO_Medal_Yugoslavia_ribbon_bar.svg|width=80}} |[[NATO Medal]] for the former Yugoslavia | |- |[[File:QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg|left|frameless|80x80px]] |[[Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal]] | |- |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-|ribbon=CD-ribbon_and_2_bars.png|width=80}} |[[Canadian Forces' Decoration]] (CD) | * with two Clasp for 32 years of services |- |[[File:US Legion of Merit Officer rib.png|frameless]] |[[Legion of Merit]] - United States | * Officer |} * [[Honorary degree]] of [[Université Laval]] in 2019 == References == {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Carignan, Jennie}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Canadian generals]] [[Category:Canadian military engineers]] [[Category:Female army generals]] [[Category:United States Army Command and General Staff College alumni]] [[Category:Université Laval alumni]] [[Category:Royal Military College Saint-Jean alumni]] [[Category:Academic staff of the Royal Military College Saint-Jean]] [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]'