- Jean Boyle
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name=Joseph Édouard Jean Boyle
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awards=Commander of the Order of Military MeritCanadian Forces Decoration General Joseph Édouard Jean Boyle, CMM, CD (born 1947 inOttawa, Ontario ) is a Canadian fighter pilot, retired General, and businessman.Boyle joined the military in 1967, and graduated from the
Royal Military College of Canada four years later, student # 8790. He returned to the Royal Military College of Canada as Commandant in 1991. [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=M1ARTM0010643 Jean Boyle]In 1995, he was made a Commander of the Order of Military Merit. He was Vice President, International Business Development, Boeing Military Aircraft and Missile Systems Group.
Boyle became the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), the head of the Canadian Military, in January 1996 but was forced to resign in October 1996 due to his involvement with the coverup of the altering of documents related to the
Somalia Affair . [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=M1ARTM0010643 Jean Boyle]References
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External links
* [http://www.canadianencyclopedia.ca/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=M1ARTM0011009 Collenette Resigns Defence Post]
* [http://www.wpni.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/canada/stories/resign100996.htm Defense Staff Chief Resigns in Canada]References
Books
*4237 Dr. Adrian Preston & Peter Dennis (Edited) "Swords and Covenants" Rowman And Littlefield, London. Croom Helm. 1976.
*H16511 Dr. Richard Arthur Preston "Canada's RMC - A History of Royal Military College" Second Edition 1982
*H1877 R. Guy C. Smith (editor) "As You Were! Ex-Cadets Remember". In 2 Volumes. Volume I: 1876-1918. Volume II: 1919-1984. Royal Military College. [Kingston] . The R.M.C. Club of Canada. 1984
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