Mike Jeffery

Mike Jeffery
Born	London, United Kingdom
Allegiance	Canada
Service/branch	Canadian Forces/Land Force Command
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Chief of the Land Staff
Battles/wars	Namibia
Awards	Commander of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces Decoration

Lieutenant-General Michael Jeffery CMM CD was the Chief of the Land Staff of the Canadian Forces.

Military career

After a short period as a soldier apprentice, Jeffery was commissioned into the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery in 1967,^[1] rising over his career to be the Commanding Officer of the Third Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery.^[1]

In 1989 he was selected to be Canadian Contingent Commander to the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) in Namibia.^[1] He was subsequently Commandant of the Canadian Land Forces Command and Staff College and then Commander of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division.^[1]

He served as Chief of the Land Staff from August 2000 to May 2003.^[1] In that role he expressed concerns that the commitment of two six-month rotations of about 1,800 soldiers to Afghanistan meant about a third of the army’s deployable forces were committed internationally.^[2] He retired from military service in the rank of Lieutenant General in 2003.^[1]

In 2000, he was promoted in the Order of Military Merit to the grade of Commander.^[1] In 2004 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the Royal Military College of Canada.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute
2. ^ Canadian Security Guide Book, 2005 Edition, An Update of Security Problems in Search of Solutions

Military offices
Preceded by William Leach	Chief of the Land Staff 2000-2003	Succeeded by Rick Hillier

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Name	Jeffery, Mike
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