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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|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 = [[File:Canadian Army OF-8.svg|20px]] [[Lieutenant-General (Canada)|Lieutenant-General]] | rank_label = | servicenumber = <!-- Do not use data from primary sources such as service records --> | unit = | commands = Chief of Staff of Army Operations (2016–2018)<br> Commander NATO Mission Iraq (2019-2020)<ref>https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_166936.htm</ref> | 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 = 4 | relations = | laterwork = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> }} '''Jennie Carignan''' {{postnominals|country=CAN|OMM|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== Carignan 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]].<ref name=mil/> She also holds a degree from the [[United States Army Command and General Staff College]] and a master's degree in military arts and science from the US [[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|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, with the responsibility to prevent sexual assault in the military. == 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:Royal Military College Saint-Jean faculty]] [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]'