Peter Devlin (Canadian Army officer)

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Peter Devlin
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Peter Devlin
AllegianceCanada
Service/branch Canadian Army
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands held1st Bn The Royal Canadian Regiment
2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
Battles/wars Bosnian War
War in Afghanistan
Iraq War
Awards Commander of the Order of Military Merit
Meritorious Service Cross
Canadian Forces Decoration

Lieutenant General Peter John Devlin CMM MSC CD was a senior officer in the Canadian Army and is currently President of Fanshawe College. He served as Commander of the Canadian Army from 2010 to 2013.

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Military career

Educated at the University of Western Ontario, Devlin was commissioned into The Royal Canadian Regiment, having joined the Canadian Forces in 1978. [1] Devlin served in an operational role in Cyprus between 1984 and 1985 and in the Former Yugoslavia in 1992, 1996 and 1998. [2] In 1994, following his experiences in the Former Yugoslavia, Devlin published a report which was critical of the fact that the international community "had no International Peacekeeping Training Centre". [3]

He was appointed Commanding Officer of 1st Battalion of The Royal Canadian Regiment in 1997. [1] Then, in 1998, he was the Canadian Battle Group Commanding Officer in Bosnia. [1]

He became Commander of 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in 2002. [1]

He served with the International Security Assistance Force as Commander of the Kabul Multinational Brigade in Afghanistan from 2003 to 2004. [1]

He was appointed Deputy Commanding General of III (US) Corps and Fort Hood, Texas in 2005 and deployed with the Corps to Iraq. [1] He was Deputy Commanding General of the Multi-National Corps – Iraq from 2006 to 2008 [4] [1] – in that capacity he told the Washington Post that the Multi-National Force was giving "greater legitimacy to the effort here in Iraq.". [5] In 2008 he was made Deputy Commander of the Canadian Expeditionary Force Command. [1]

In March 2010, it was announced that Devlin would be appointed Chief of the Land Staff within the year. [6] The change of command took place on 21 June 2010. [7] [8]

On 6 February 2013, Devlin announced he would be retiring from the service with Lieutenant-General Marquis Hainse to be his replacement. [9]

Fanshawe College President

On 8/6/2013, it was announced that Devlin would be the 5th President of Fanshawe College in London, Canada. His appointment was effective as of 9/2/2013. [10]

Honours


CAN Order of Military Merit Commander and Officer.png MSC ribbon-military.png General Campaign Star Ribbon.png
CAN General Campaign Star EXPEDITION (GCS-EXP).png Golden-wiki-mapleleaf.png Special Service Medal Ribbon.png CPSM Ribbon.png
UNFICYP Medal bar.svg UNPROFOR Medal bar.gif NATO SFOR ribbon bar.svg
QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg CD-ribbon and 2 bars.png Us legion of merit officer rib.png
Legion Honneur Officier ribbon.svg BRA Ordem do Merito Militar Grande Oficial.png Ribbon Bar of the Grand Officer of The Order of Military Merit Jose Maria Cordova.svg

RibbonDescriptionNotes
CAN Order of Military Merit Commander and Officer.png Order of Military Merit (CMM)
  • Commander 18 February 2011
  • Officer 29 May 1998 [11]
MSC ribbon-military.png Meritorious Service Cross (MSC)
  • Military Division
  • 26 November 2004 [12]
General Campaign Star Ribbon.png General Campaign Star
  • South West Asia
CAN General Campaign Star EXPEDITION (GCS-EXP).png Golden-wiki-mapleleaf.png General Campaign Star
  • EXPEDITION
  • 2 Additional Tour Bars (For Iraq)
Special Service Medal Ribbon.png Special Service Medal
CPSM Ribbon.png Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal
UNFICYP Medal bar.svg UN Medal
UNPROFOR Medal bar.gif United Nations Medal
NATO SFOR ribbon bar.svg NATO Medal
  • With "FORMER YUGOSLAVIA" Clasp
  • 30 Days Service on Nato Mission
  • With Rotation Numeral "2"
QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
  • 2012
  • Canadian Version of this Medal [13]
CD-ribbon and 2 bars.png Canadian Forces Decoration (CD)
Us legion of merit officer rib.png Legion of Merit
  • Degree of Officer
  • 25 October 2008
  • 2nd Award 04 December 2010
  • Flag of the United States.svg
Legion Honneur Officier ribbon.svg Legion of Honour
  • Degree of Officer [14]
  • 19 February 2015 [15]
  • Flag of France.svg
BRA Ordem do Merito Militar Grande Oficial.png Order of Military Merit
  • Grand Officer
  • 25 October 2012
  • Flag of Brazil.svg
Ribbon Bar of the Grand Officer of The Order of Military Merit Jose Maria Cordova.svg Order of Military Merit José María Córdova
  • Grand Officer [16]
  • 19 August 2013
  • Also Awarded the Faith in the Cause Military Medal
  • 25 October 2012
  • Flag of Colombia.svg

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Military offices
Preceded by Chief of the Land Staff
(Retitled Commander of the Canadian Army from 2011)

2010–2013
Succeeded by