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'{{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|sep=,|OMM|MSM|CD}} | image = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | 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|name=Canadian Armed Forces}} | serviceyears = 1986–present | serviceyears_label = | rank = [[Brigadier general#Canada|Brigadier general]] | rank_label = | servicenumber = <!-- Do not use data from primary sources such as service records --> | unit = | commands = Chief of Staff of Army Operations (2016–present) | 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 = <!-- Add spouse if reliably sourced --> | children = | relations = | laterwork = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> }} '''Jennie Carignan''' {{postnominals|country=CAN|OMM|MSM|CD}} is a [[Brigadier general|brigadier-general]] in the [[Canadian Armed Forces]]. == Early life, education, and family == Jennie 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 learnt [[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> Carignan 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/> ==Career== A graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada in Engineering, Brigadier-General Jennie Carignan was commissioned into the Canadian Military Engineers in 1990. Her command appointments include Commanding Officer of 5 Combat Engineer Regiment, Commandant of the Task Force Kandahar Engineer Regiment and Commandant of the Royal Military College Saint-Jean. Overseas, she served in deployments to Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Golan Heights, and Kandahar (Afghanistan). BGen Carignan earned a Master's degree from the United States Army Command and General Staff College and the School of Advanced Military Studies. She is a graduate of the National Security Studies Programme and earned a Master’s degree in business administration from Université Laval. BGen Carignan is the recipient of the Order of Military Merit and the Meritorious Service Medal. She was awarded the Major-General Hans Schlup Award for excellence in international relations as well as being ranked amongst Canada's 2011 top 100 most powerful women. She also received the prestigious Gloire de l'Escolle medal which recognizes graduates from Université Laval who have distinguished themselves professionally and in service to their communities. Brigadier-General Carignan was promoted to her current rank in June 2016 and assumed command of Commander 2nd Canadian Division and Joint Task Force (East) on 28 June 2018.<ref>http://www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/about-army/2div.page</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} {{Authority Control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Carignan, Jennie}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Canadian generals]] [[Category:Canadian military engineers]] [[Category:Female generals]] [[Category:United States Army Command and General Staff College alumni]] [[Category:Université Laval alumni]] [[Category:Royal Military College Saint-Jean alumni]] [[Category:Royal Military College Saint-Jean faculty]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Carignan, Jennie}}'