Soldiers Resistant to Culture Change in Armed Forces Must Be ‘Educated’ or ‘Move Along’: Defence Chief

Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre waits to appear before the Standing Commitee on National Defence to provide a briefing on the mandate and priorities of the minister of national defence, in Ottawa on Sept. 28, 2023. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby

Soldiers who resist the military’s culture overhaul and “cannot be educated” should “move along,” says Canada’s top general.

Chief of the Defence Staff General Wayne Eyre made the comments during his testimony before the House of Commons defence committee on May 8. Gen. Eyre is set to retire in the coming months.