Alain Forand
| Major General (ret) Alain Forand | |
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Colonel of the Royal 22e Régiment
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January 27, 1944 Farnham, Quebec, Canada |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Service/branch | Canadian Forces/Land Force Command |
| Years of service | 1967–2000; 2007–2015 |
| Rank | Major General |
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Commander - Order of Military Merit Officer - Order St.John Star of Courage Meritorious Service Cross Canadian Forces Decoration |
Major-General Joseph Robert Alain Pierre (Alain) Forand, CMM, SC, MSC, CD (born January 27, 1944) was a Canadian infantry officer and the former Colonel of the Royal 22e Régiment.
Alain Forand was born in Farnham, Quebec, Canada on 27 January 1944. He is married to Pierrette Langlois and is father of two sons: Jean Guillaume and Marc Antoine.
In 1967, Major-General Alain Forand enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces as an infantry officer with the Royal 22e Régiment. He served in all the battalions of the regiment in Canada and Germany as well with the Canadian Airborne Regiment. Major-General Forand commanded the 3rd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment (Valcartier, Quebec, the 5th Mechanized Brigade Group of Canada (Valcartier, Quebec) and the Quebec Area Land Force (Montreal, Quebec). His other assignments were the Aide de Camp (ADC) of the Commander of the Army, Infantry School Chief Instructor, Instructor at the Army Command and Staff College in Kingston (Ontario), responsible for training the Army and postings as Staff officer at NDHQ (Ottawa, Ontario), at Colonel and Brigadier-General as responsible for plans and operations. Major-General Forand participated in three United Nations missions: UNFICYP (2), MINURSO (2), UNPROFOR.
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