15 Facts About Jonathan Vance

On March 30,2022, Jonathan Vance pleaded guilty to a summary charge of obstruction of justice, and subsequently received a conditional discharge.

Jonathan Vance was born on January 3,1964, in Kingston, Ontario.

Jonathan Vance himself went on to join the Canadian Forces in 1982, attending the Royal Roads Military College where he obtained a bachelor of arts in military and strategic studies in 1986.

Jonathan Vance holds a master of arts degree in war studies from the Royal Military College of Canada.

Jonathan Vance served as deputy commander of the Allied Joint Force Command Naples, and commander of the Canadian Task Force in Kandahar, Afghanistan in 2009 and 2010.

Jonathan Vance went on to be commander of the Canadian Joint Operations Command in September 2014.

Jonathan Vance formally succeeded General Thomas J Lawson in the role following a transfer of command ceremony held on July 17,2015.

On July 23,2020, Jonathan Vance announced his intention to retire as chief of Defence Staff after five years in office, serving until his replacement would be named.

On December 23,2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Jonathan Vance would be succeeded by then-Vice Admiral Art McDonald as Chief of the Defence Staff, with the change of command held on January 14,2021.

On July 15,2021, Jonathan Vance was formally charged with obstruction of justice under Section 139 of the Criminal Code.

Jonathan Vance was reportedly engaged in a 20-year consensual relationship with Brennan, concurrent with his higher rank in the military and fathered two of her eight children.

Brennan says that Jonathan Vance told her that he was "untouchable" and that he "owned" the military police.

On March 30,2022, Jonathan Vance pleaded guilty to one count of obstruction of justice in the Ontario Court of Justice in Ottawa.

In May 2022, Jonathan Vance was expelled from the alumni association of the Royal Military College of Canada over his guilty plea.

Jonathan Vance has received the following orders and decorations during his military career:.