Gen. Wayne Eyre, chief of the defence staff, led the unit that documented the massacre of civilians near the village of Medak in the former Yugoslavia in 1993.
The Canadian military is expecting to get a new top commander on July 18, 2024. Who it will be appears to be anybody’s guess at this point — and even the current chief of the defence staff says he has no idea who is replacing him.Gen. Wayne Eyre, chief of the defence staff, is retiring. While the date of the change of command has been set, he said he still doesn't know who his replacement will be.
"We know any handover period is going to be greatly abbreviated, which increases risk to the institution," Eyre said.Changes to training forced by budget cuts could leave military less ready for a fight, experts warnEyre signaled in January that he was planning to retire this summer after 40 years in uniform. At the time, the Prime Minister's Office congratulated him in a media statement and thanked him for his service.
Eyre has been in the job since February 2021, when he replaced the now-retired admiral Art McDonald as defence chief. McDonald stepped aside after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced — claims that military police later decided not to pursue. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shakes hands with Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre following a press conference about Canada's new defence policy at CFB Trenton, in Trenton, Ont., on Monday, April 8, 2024.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Canada can no longer be ‘naive’ about the ‘real’ threats it faces: Chief of defence staffAs Canada’s top soldier, Gen. Wayne Eyre, is set to step down from his post as chief of the defence staff this summer, ‘The West Block’ host Mercedes Stephenson speaks with Gen. Eyre about the Canadian Armed Forces being a target of foreign interference. Gen.
Read more »
Millennial Sparks Debate After Saying Gen X And Gen Z Don't Get Along As CoworkersShouting at these kids isn’t going to solve the problem, Rachel said in her recent TikTok video.
Read more »
“Gen X Aren’t Working Well With Gen Z”: Woman Questions Older Managers Mishandling Younger StaffShouting at these kids isn’t going to solve the problem, Rachel said in her recent TikTok video.
Read more »
A sense of urgency: What a new portrait of Gen. Wayne Eyre says about the state of Canada’s securityThe Chief of the Defence Staff is reaching the end of his term at a worrying time for the Canadian Armed Forces
Read more »
Canada can no longer be ‘naive’ about the ‘real’ threats it faces: defence chiefGen. Wayne Eyre said he's 'cautiously optimistic' that the Canadian military is on the 'upswing,' but that growth is still 'not fast enough' to face the global threat environment.
Read more »
'We need to pull our weight': Top soldier on feds' defence spending recordOutgoing Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre says Canada is unprepared to meet the challenges of an increasingly insecure world and needs to step up for its allies, as it remains the only NATO member without a clear date to reach the group's spending commitments.
Read more »