The
Armed Forces Council is the senior military body in Canada. It meets to advise the
Chief of the Defence StaffThe Chief of the Defence Staff is the second most senior member of the Canadian Forces, and heads the Armed Forces Council, having primary responsibility for command, control, and administration of the forces, as well as military strategy, plans, and requirements.-Rank and command:The Chief of...
(CDS) on matters concerning the command, control and administration of the
Canadian ForcesThe Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...
(CF) as well as to help the CDS make decisions regarding these matters. The council replaced the committee of the
Chiefs of StaffThe Chiefs of Staff committee was a collection of the heads of each military service in Canada prior to the beginning of Unification: the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force...
after Unification in 1968.
The Armed Forces Council is chaired by the CDS and consists of the CDS, the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, the Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff, the heads of each of the environmental commands of the CF: Maritime Command, Land Force Command and Air Command, as well as other senior officers.
List of Members of the Armed Forces Council :http://www.cds.forces.gc.ca/pubs/leaders_e.asp
- General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank. The term or equivalent is used by nearly every country in the world. General can be used as a generic term for all grades of general officer, or it can specifically refer to a single rank that is simply called general.-All general officer...
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Armed Forces Council is the senior military body in Canada. It meets to advise the
Chief of the Defence StaffThe Chief of the Defence Staff is the second most senior member of the Canadian Forces, and heads the Armed Forces Council, having primary responsibility for command, control, and administration of the forces, as well as military strategy, plans, and requirements.-Rank and command:The Chief of...
(CDS) on matters concerning the command, control and administration of the
Canadian ForcesThe Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...
(CF) as well as to help the CDS make decisions regarding these matters. The council replaced the committee of the
Chiefs of StaffThe Chiefs of Staff committee was a collection of the heads of each military service in Canada prior to the beginning of Unification: the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force...
after Unification in 1968.
The Armed Forces Council is chaired by the CDS and consists of the CDS, the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, the Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff, the heads of each of the environmental commands of the CF: Maritime Command, Land Force Command and Air Command, as well as other senior officers.
List of Members of the Armed Forces Council :http://www.cds.forces.gc.ca/pubs/leaders_e.asp
- General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank. The term or equivalent is used by nearly every country in the world. General can be used as a generic term for all grades of general officer, or it can specifically refer to a single rank that is simply called general.-All general officer...
W.J. Natynczyk (Chairman) — Chief of the Defence Staff
- Vice-Admiral J. A. D. Rouleau
Vice Admiral J.A.D. Rouleau, OMM, CD, is an officer of the Canadian Forces and the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, serving with General Walter Natynczyk. He was the formerly Chief of Programme at DND....
— Vice Chief of the Defence Staff
- Vice-Admiral Drew Robertson — Chief of the Maritime Staff
- Lieutenant-General
In the Canadian Forces, the rank of Lieutenant-General is an Army or Air Force rank equal to a Vice-Admiral of the Navy. A Lieutenant-General is a General Officer, the equivalent of a Naval Flag Officer...
Andrew LeslieLieutenant-General Andrew Brooke Leslie, CMM, MSC, MSM, CD is the Chief of the Land Staff and Commander of the Land Forces Command of the Canadian Forces...
— Chief of the Land Staff
- Lieutenant-General W. A. Watt — Chief of the Air Staff
- Major-General W. Semianiw — Chief of Military Personnel
- Major-General H. M. Petras — Chief of Reserves and Cadets
- Brigadier-General Ken Watkin
Brigadier General Ken Watkin, OMM, CD, QC, is the current Judge Advocate General of the Canadian Forces. He was promoted to Brigadier General and appointed JAG effective April 14, 2006, for a twenty-five year term....
— Judge Advocate General
- Major-General M. G. Macdonald — Chief of Defence Intelligence
- Chief Warrant Officer
Chief Warrant Officer or CWO is the most senior Army and Air Force non-commissioned member rank of the Canadian Forces. It is senior to the rank of Master Warrant Officer and Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class. Its Naval equivalent is Chief Petty Officer 1st Class...
Greg Lacroix — Canadian Forces Chief Warrant OfficerThe Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer or CFCWO is the senior non-commissioned member appointment in the Canadian Forces.The CFCWO holds the substantive rank of Chief Warrant Officer or Chief Petty Officer 1st Class...