Paul Wynnyk

Paul Wynnyk
Lt. Gen. Paul Wynnyk in 2016
Allegiance	Canada
Service/branch	Canadian Army
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	1 Combat Engineer Regiment 1 Area Support Group Land Force Western Area Canadian Forces Intelligence Command
Battles/wars	War in Afghanistan
Awards	Commander of the Order of Military Merit Meritorious Service Medal Canadian Forces Decoration

Military career

Paul Wynnyk is of Ukrainian descent, the grandson of emigrants in Alberta from Stryi.^[1] Educated at Royal Roads Military College and the Royal Military College of Canada, Wynnyk was commissioned into the Canadian Military Engineers in 1986.^[2] He became commanding officer of 1 Combat Engineer Regiment in Edmonton in 1997, commander of 1 Area Support Group in 2004 and Assistant Commanding General at the Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan in March 2009.^[2] He went on to be commander of Land Force Western Area in 2010, Deputy Commander of the Canadian Army in 2012 and Commander of the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command and Chief of Defence Intelligence in July 2014.^[2] In January 2016 it was announced that he would become Chief of the Army Staff and Commander of the Canadian Army.^[3] In his speech during the ceremony, Wynnyk gave credit to his parents for supporting him on the path to this point in his career. "My mom Joan, who is here today, has watched and supported my journey in uniform from cub scout, to army cadet, to reservist, to regular officer," he said. About his late father Walter, Wynnyk said, "As both my high school principal and the commanding officer of my army cadet corps, it was he who encouraged me to embark upon a career of military service.^[3]

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Military offices
Preceded by Marquis Hainse	Commander of the Canadian Army 2016–	Succeeded by Incumbent

Commanders of the Canadian Army

General Officers Commanding	Edward Smyth Richard Luard Frederick Middleton Ivor Herbert William Gascoigne Edward Hutton Richard Haly Earl of Dundonald

Chiefs of the General Staff	Percy Lake William Otter Colin Mackenzie Willoughby Gwatkin Arthur Currie James MacBrien Herbert Thacker Andrew McNaughton Ernest Ashton Thomas Anderson Harry Crerar Kenneth Stuart John Murchie Charles Foulkes Guy Simonds Howard Graham Samuel Clark Geoffrey Walsh

Commanders, Mobile Command	Jean Allard William Anderson Gilles Turcot William Milroy Stanley Waters Jacques Chouinard Jean Paradis Charles Belzile James Fox Kent Foster Jim Gervais

Chiefs of the Land Staff	Gord Reay Maurice Baril William Leach Mike Jeffery Rick Hillier Marc Caron Andrew Leslie

Commanders of the Canadian Army	Peter Devlin Marquis Hainse Paul Wynnyk

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