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Lieutenant-General P.J. Devlin, CMM, MSC, CD, ICD.D, GCB.D

Lieutenant-General (Ret’d) Devlin is no stranger to the members of The Regiment. He joined the CF in 1978 and attended the University of Western Ontario before being commissioned as an infantry officer in The RCR. He spent the majority of his career with the field force. He commanded at all levels from platoon to army, including CO of the 1st Battalion, (97-99), Commander 2 CMBG (02-04), Deputy Commanding General of III (US) Corps and Ft Hood (05-08), Deputy Commander Canadian Expeditionary Force Command (08-10), and finally as the Commander of the Canadian Army (10-13).

LGen Devlin (Ret’d) deployed on numerous tours in several capacities throughout his career. These include UN tours to Cyprus (84-85), the former Yugoslavia (92), Bosnia (96-97) and a tour as the Commanding Officer of the Canadian Battle Group in Bosnia(98). Lgen (Ret’d) Devlin went on to command the Kabul Multinational Brigade as part of ISAF in Afghanistan (03-04) and was the Deputy Commanding General of the Multi-National Corps in Iraq (06-08).

Upon retirement in 2013, LGen (Ret’d) Devlin was appointed the President of Fanshawe College and still serves in that capacity. LGen (Ret’d) Devlin also serves on numerous provincial and national college committees, the London Economic Development Corporation’s Board of Directors and the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries.

LGen (Ret’d) Devlin has been married to his wife, Judy, for over 40 years, and they have four children.

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