Alain Parent Explained

Lieutenant General Joesph Alain Jacques Parent^[1] is a retired senior Royal Canadian Air Force officer, who served as acting Vice Chief of the Defence Staff from May 2017 until his retirement in June 2018.^[2]

Military career

Parent joined the Canadian Forces in 1979. Following certification of his pilot training in 1985, he flew a variety of Air Command helicopter and accrued over 4900 hours of flying on the CH-136 Kiowa, CH-135 Twin Huey and the CH-146 Griffon.^[3]

Parent became Commander of 1 Canadian Air Division in July 2011. He served as the Deputy Commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) from 2012^[4] and was appointed acting Vice Chief of the Defence Staff on 30 May 2017.^[5]

Personal life

He is married and has two children.

Awards and decorations

Parent's personal awards and decorations include the following:

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Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Order of Military Merit (CMM)	Appointed Commander (CMM) on 17 October 2012[6] Appointed Officer (OMM) on 28 November 2008
		Decoration awarded in 1992
	Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)	with two Clasp for 32 years of services

• He was a qualified RCAF Pilot and as such wore the RCAF Flight wings
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Notes and References

1. https://www.blatherwick.net/documents/General%20%26%20Flag%20Officers%201964%20to%20Current/2018%20General%20%26%20Flag%20Officers.pdf
2. https://cdainstitute.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/LIEUTENANT-GENERAL-Ret%E2%80%99d-ALAIN-J.-PARENT-CMM-CD.pdf
3. https://cdainstitute.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/LIEUTENANT-GENERAL-Ret%E2%80%99d-ALAIN-J.-PARENT-CMM-CD.pdf
4. Web site: New NORAD Canadian Deputy Commander . NORAD . September 4, 2012 . January 8, 2018.
5. Web site: LGen Alain Parent to Assume Role of VCDS . Canadian Defence Review . July 3, 2017 . January 8, 2018.
6. Web site: Order of Military Merit List. The Governor General of Canada.