Sébastien Bouchard

Sébastien Bouchard OMM MSM CD^[4] is a Canadian Army brigadier-general who serves as Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC).^[5][6][7][8] He served previously as Commanding Officer of the Second Canadian Division Support Group in Montreal, as Deputy Chief of Staff (Strategic) at the Canadian Joint Operations Command, and as the Commanding Officer for National Support Element (NSE) for OP ATHENA^[5]

Sébastien Bouchard
Born	Lac St-Jean
Allegiance	Canada
Branch	Canadian Army
Years of service	1988–present
Rank	Brigadier-General
Commands	Royal Military College of Canada (RMC)[1] Second Canadian Division Support Group National Support Element (NSE) for OP ATHENA
Battles / wars	War in Afghanistan
Awards	Officer of the Order of Military Merit Military Meritorious Service Medal Canadian Forces' Decoration
Alma mater	Royal Military College of Saint-Jean Royal Military College of Canada Canadian Forces College
Spouse(s)	Major (Retired) Karine Chayer[2]
Children	Maxym, Pier-Alex, Roxanne and Maud.[2][3]

Career and education

Bouchard graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering,^[3] and would later obtain his master's degree in defense studies from the Canadian Forces College.

Bouchard served as Commandant of RMC during the COVID-19 Pandemic and made the decision to send most officer cadets to learn from home during the duration of the pandemic.^[9]

On February 9, 2021, Bouchard announced his intention to retire from the Canadian Armed Forces.^[10]