Biographical Data

Couturier, Joseph Pierre Gilles

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Title Rear-Admiral (RCN)
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Birth 20/12/1963 Death (nk)
Place Sept-Iles Place (nk)
Area QC Area (nk)
Country Canada Country (nk)
 
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Qualifications pcsc; nssc;
 
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Military Service
He was appointed as an Officer Cadet (N) 1983. He served in Canadian Forces Officer Candidate School for basic officer training 1983. He served in Université de Montréal 1986. He served in HMCS Oriole for training 1984. He served in Venture The Naval Officers Training Centre for training 1985. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (With seniority dated 01/05/1986). He served in Venture The Naval Officers Training Centre for training 1986. He served in HMCS Fundy for training 1986. He served in HMCS Chaleur for training 1987. He served in HMCS Yukon for training 1987. With seniority datedSub-Lieutenant (With seniority dated 10/09/1987). He served in Canadian Forces Fleet School Halifax for Naval Operations Course 1987. He served in HMCS Skeena for training 1987. He served in Canadian Forces Fleet School Halifax for Above-Water Weapons Officer Course 1989. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (N) (With seniority dated 01/01/1989). He served in HMCS Skeena as Above-Water Weapons Officer 1989. He served in Canadian Forces Fleet School Halifax for Shipboard Air Controller Course 1990. HMCS Skeena as Deck Officer and Shipboard Air Controller 1990. He served in MARCOMHQ as Flag Lieutenant to the Commander Maritime Command 1991. He served in Canadian Forces Fleet School Halifax for Operations Officer Course 1993. He served in HMCS Huron as Combat Officer 1994. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (With seniority dated 01/01/1995). He served in Canadian Fleet Pacific as Combat Officer 1997. He served in Canadian Forces Command and Staff College 2000. He served in HMCS Ville de Quebec as Executive Officer 2001. He was appointed as a Commander (With seniority dated 01/01/2002). He served in NDHQ as Executive Assistant to the Chief of the Maritime Staff 2003. He served in HMCS Fredericton (In command) 2005. He served in NDHQ as Executive Assistant to the Chief of the Defence Staff 2007. He served in Canadian Forces College for National Security Studies programme 2008. He was appointed as a Captain (N) (With seniority dated 01/01/2008). He served in Commander Maritime Operations Group Four 2008. He served as Maritime Component Commander, Vancouver 2010. He served in NDHQ CMS as Director-General Maritime Strategic Management - Naval Transformation Planning Team Lead 2010. He was appointed as a Commodore (With seniority dated 17/06/2011). He served in USCENTCOM as Deputy Director J5. He served in NDHQ Strategic Joint Staff as J5 - DG Plans 2013. He was appointed as a Rear-Admiral (With seniority dated 01/01/2014). He served in NDHQ ADM (Policy) as Director-General International Security Policy 2014. He was appointed as Commander Maritime Forces Pacific and Commander Joint Task Force Pacific 2015. He served in NDHQ as Deputy Commander Royal Canadian Navy 2016. (He was retired in 2018.)
 
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References
http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dsa-dns/sa-ns/ab/sobv-vbos-eng.asp?mAction=View&mBiographyID=826; Canada's Admirals and Commodores (3rd ed.) (2016);
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