Guy Thibault

Thibault joined the Canadian Forces in 1978.^[1] He became Base Commander, CFB Kingston in 2002 before deploying with the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in 2004.^[1] He went on to be Commander of Land Force Central Area in 2005, Assistant Chief of the Land Staff in 2007 and Chief of Staff (Information Management) in 2009.^[1] After that he became Chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board in June 2011 and Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in September 2013.^[2] On 13 September 2013, he was awarded the Meritorious Service Cross.^[3]

On 19 January 2016, it was announced that Lieutenant-General Thibault would retire and be replaced in his position by Vice-Admiral Mark Norman.^[4] He retired from Canadian Armed Forces on 8 August 2016.^[5]

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Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Order of Military Merit (CMM)
	Meritorious Service Cross (MSC)
	General Campaign Star
	Special Service Medal
	Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Medal
	Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)	2 Clasps; 32 years of Canadian Forces service