Robert Cléroux

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Robert Cléroux
Chief Warrant Officer of the Canadian Forces Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Cleroux visits SEAC Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia.jpg
Allegiance Canada
Service/branch Royal Canadian Navy
Years of service1977-2013
RankChief petty officer, 1st class
Commands heldCanadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer
Awards

Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Robert 'Bob' Cléroux MMM CD is a retired Royal Canadian Navy chief petty officer 1st class. He served as the Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer from 2010 to 2013.

Military career[]

Cléroux joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1977.[1] In January 1998, he became chief engineer of HMCS Ottawa.[2]

In July 2010, he was appointed the Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer.[1] This made him the most senior non-commissioned member of the Canadian Forces.

He retired from the military in 2013.[3]

Addressing a Symposium in 2010

Awards and decorations[]

Cléroux's personal awards and decorations include the following:

Order of Military Merit (Canada) ribbon (MMM).jpgSpecial Service Medal Ribbon.png
CPSM Ribbon.pngCD-ribbon and 2 bars.png

Ribbon Description Notes
Order of Military Merit (Canada) ribbon (MMM).jpg Order of Military Merit (MMM)
  • Appointed Member (MMM) on 29 September 2004[4]
Special Service Medal
  • with NATO-OTAN Clasp
Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal
NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia
  • with FORMER YUGOSLAVIA clasp
CD-ribbon and 2 bars.png Canadian Forces Decoration (CD)
  • with one Clasp for 22 years of service

References[]

  1. ^ a b "News Release - The Chief of the Defence Staff presides over Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer Change of Appointment Ceremony". Government of Canada. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  2. ^ Thermidor, Emeline (9 February 2011). "The best job in the world". The Maple Leaf. Archived from the original on 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  3. ^ "The Chief of the Defence Staff Presides Over Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer Change of Appointment Ceremony". Wall Street Journal. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Order of Military Merit List". The Governor General of Canada.
Military offices
Preceded by
Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer
2010-2013
Succeeded by
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