Military looks to add more ‘rigour’ in its assessment, selection of senior leaders, says acting defence chief

The military is producing a ‘much more prescriptive’ code of professional military conduct, says Lt.-Gen. Wayne Eyre, which will provide members ‘much more detail’ about what is expected under its values, beyond the existing manual.

Acting chief of the defence staff Wayne Eyre, pictured in August 2019, told the House Status of Women Committee that bringing change to the military and making sure it can attract recruits is a 'national problem.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

March 23, 2021

The Canadian Armed Forces is at an “inflection point” and is “rapidly” working on plan to address sexual misconduct, including changes to add “rigour” into the selection of senior leaders, says the acting chief of the defence staff, as the military continu...

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