What ELSE General Menard May be Being Investigated For

In case you haven't heard yet, Canada has a new Task Force commander in Afghanistan:

Commander Canadian Expeditionary Force Command (CEFCOM), Lieutenant-General Marc Lessard announced today that he has relieved Brigadier-General Daniel Menard from his position as Commander Joint-Task Force Afghanistan (JTF-Afg) and has designated Colonel Simon Hetherington as Acting Commander in the interim.

LGen Lessard made this decision following allegations concerning BGen Menard’s inappropriate conduct related to the Canadian Forces Personal Relationships and Fraternization directives, which caused Commander CEFCOM to lose confidence in BGen Menard’s capacity to command.

An investigation into the circumstances related to the allegations is being launched.

In the near future, the Canadian Forces will dispatch former JTF-Afg Commander, Brigadier-General Jon Vance to Afghanistan to assume command, pending the arrival of the next JTF-Afg Commander, Brigadier-General Dean Milner.

Now, before one jumps to conclusions about the nature of the alleged "inappropriate conduct related to the Canadian Forces Personal Relationships and Fraternization directives", let's look at what ELSE is covered by said directives:

A CF member in a personal relationship with another CF member, DND employee or member of an allied force, contractor or an employee of a contractor shall not be involved, regardless of rank or authority, in the other person's:

• performance assessment or reporting, including training evaluations and audits;

• posting, transfer or attached posting;

• individual training or education;

• duties or scheduling for duties;

• documents or records;

• grievance process; or

• release proceedings.

You can find the full Defence Administrative Orders and Directive on the issue - DAOD 5019-1, Personal Relationships and Fraternization - here.