01/31/2026
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HUA!!
A Leader Forged in Excellence: LGen Steve Boivin 🇨🇦
From Hell Week to commanding Canada’s most elite forces, Lieutenant-General Steve Boivin embodies what it means to lead from the front.
Starting as a young officer in 1996, LGen Boivin didn’t take shortcuts. He went through the same grueling training as every other soldier—earning his place through grit, determination, and an unwavering commitment to excellence.
His journey speaks for itself:
🔹 Multiple combat deployments to Haiti, East Timor, Bosnia, and Afghanistan
🔹 Completed the Special Operations Assaulter Course before joining the legendary Joint Task Force 2
🔹 Led Canadian special operations forces during critical missions against ISIS in Kurdistan (2014-2015)
🔹 Commanded JTF 2 from 2013-2016
🔹 Currently serves as Commander of Canadian Joint Operations Command
Twice awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for extraordinary bravery and leadership in Afghanistan, LGen Boivin fought alongside his troops in intense combat against numerically superior enemies. He didn’t ask his soldiers to do anything he wouldn’t do himself.
Awarded the Meritorious Service Cross for his pivotal role in halting ISIS advancement in Iraq—his tactical brilliance and partnerships with Kurdish forces helped change the course of the conflict.
This is what professionalism looks like. This is what earned respect looks like.
LGen Boivin proved that true leadership isn’t about rank—it’s about character, courage, and standing shoulder-to-shoulder with those you lead.
🇨🇦 A soldier’s soldier. A leader’s leader.