Capital
aCquisition
prograM
an interView with
CAPTAIN(N) JASON
ARMSTRONG,
Former
director naVal
requirements, rcn
18 JUNE/JULY 2019 www.vanguardcanada.com
BY MARCELLO SuKHDEO
the Royal Canadian Navy's
interview
A
s the son of a career soldier, Captain(N) Jason Armstrong grew up
in various army and air force bases throughout Canada, but calls
Sault Ste-Marie, Ontario his hometown. He joined the Canadian
Armed Forces as a Maritime Surface Officer in 1989 and graduated
from the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) Kingston, with
a Bachelor of Arts Honours History in 1993.
Captain(N) Armstrong, upon completion of Naval Warfare Officer training in
1994, joined the Pacific Fleet. Since then, he has served onboard HMC Ships on
both coasts conducting a number of international deployments including NATO,
WESTPLOY, Op AUGMENTATION, and Op ALTAIR. He has had the honour
and privilege of commanding three of Her Majesty's Canadian Ships during his
command tour and deployed onboard HMCS Toronto as Commanding Officer
for Op REASSURANCE in 2014-2015.
Captain(N) Armstrong has served in staff positions at Maritime Pacific and
Canadian Fleet Atlantic Headquarters. He has served thrice in Ottawa as the Un-
derwater Warfare requirements officer in the Directorate of Naval Requirements,
as the Director of Naval Requirements, and now in his most current role as Chief
of Staff for the Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy.
We spoke with Captain(N) Armstrong just before he assumed his new role as
Chief of Staff for the Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy about his duties as
Director of Naval Requirements.
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