Lieutenant Colonel Anthony (Tony) R. Welsh, CD

• 1972 – Joined Governor General Horse Guards Cadet Corps #2402
• 1977 – Attended Canadian Basic parachute course
• 1978 – Joined the Toronto Scottish Regiment – Summer Youth Employment Program – Top Candidate Trade Qualification 1 Infantry
• Transferred to CMASU
• 1 April 1979 – Moved to Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada
• 1979 – Exercise Georgian Strike 2 – 2 Commando, Canadian Airborne Regiment
• 1980 – Exercise Obese Pain – 1 Royal Canadian Regiment
• 1981 – Promoted to Corporal then commissioned in RESO program
• 1981 – Top Candidate RESO One-Two
• 1982 – Top Candidate RESO Three
• 1983 – Top Candidate Range Safety Officers Course
• August 1983 – Completed Airborne Indoc Course
• 1983 – Awarded Operational Parachute wings
• Awarded Queen’s Jubilee Medal
• 1989 – Top Candidate – Combat Team Comd Course
• Served as first Airborne Platoon Comd, first Op-tasked Company Commander
• 1990 – Award Canada Decoration
• 1990 – Company Commander – On-Guard 90
• 1997 – Composite Battle Group Comd – Ex ?
• 199? – Top Candidate – Militia Command and Staff Course
• May 1994 – CMA Area Commanders Commendation – Ipperwash
• February 1996 – Toronto District Commanders Commendation – Op “Cold Snap”
• 17 September – Promoted Lieutenant Colonel and appointed 41st Commanding Officer Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada
• 30 Sep 1998 – Relinquished Command
• Class B – G3, G1 Toronto Militia District / Commanding Officer – Toronto Battle School / G3 Ops – Canadian Militia Area Headquarters / Land Forces Central Area Headquarters
• Reserve Advisor at LFDTS for 2 years
• 2001-2008 – Commanding Officer Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) Detachment
• Developed and conducted Tactical CIMIC Operators course – Pearson Peacekeeping Centre (Nova Scotia), Peace Support Training Centre (Kingston), Topcheda Barracks (Serbia), The NATO School (Oberammergau – Germany), Swiss Training Centre
• Conducted NATO Strategic CIMIC Staff Officer’s Course – The NATO School (Oberammergau, Germany), The Carabinari Officers College, Rome)
• 2008 – Commanding Officer Land Forces Central Area Troops Battalion
• 2008 – Retired