a desk job in Ottawa. He resigned from the military effective December 2010. On July 21, 2011, he pled guilty to two counts relating to inappropriate conduct; the obstruction charges were dropped. He was fined $7,000 and demoted to the rank of corporal, although his resignation rendered the demotion symbolic. The incident resulted in public debate in Canada about the Canadian military's rules about fraternization as well as workplace relationships in general. Private sector GardaWorld Security company GardaWorld hired Ménard in November 2011 as their managing director for Afghanistan, working out of Afghanistan and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Canada's Department of National Defence paid $40,000 for him to relocate from the Montreal area to the United Arab Emirates to take up the job, under a policy which allows retired members with at least 20 years of service to claim the cost of one post-retirement move. On January 10, 2014, Ménard was arrested in Kabul following a meeting with Afghan officials. He was accused of possessing military equipment – 129 rifles and 148 radios – without a license. Afghan authorities described the charges as "gun smuggling," but GardaWorld described the situation as an administrative issue relating to licensing for the equipment, as Afghanistan strictly regulates the licensing of military equipment to private military contractors. Ménard was kept in a holding facility until he was released without charges on February 19. He departed the country for Dubai shortly after. Subsequent positions After spending nearly 6 years with GardaWorld, Ménard resigned in early 2017 to assume the position of chief operations officer with Quebec-based supply chain, Groupe Robert. Ménard later served as the chief executive officer of Montreal-based security technology company Octasic. , Ménard is the chief operating and financial officer at Voti Detection, a Montreal-based company which specializes in 3D X-ray security scanning. Personal life Ménard is married with two children. His wife was a major in the Canadian Armed Forces. References Canadian generals Living people Canadian military personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Year of birth missing (living people)