▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Royal ▁Ro ads ▁Military ▁College , ▁the ▁Royal ▁Military ▁College ▁of ▁Canada , ▁Mc Master ▁University ▁Medical ▁School , ▁the ▁US ▁Un iform ed ▁Services ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁Health ▁Sciences , ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Army ▁Command ▁and ▁Staff ▁College , ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Forces ▁College , ▁and ▁Queen ' s ▁University ' s ▁business ▁school . ▁Upon ▁R MC ▁gradu ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁with ▁an ▁hon ours ▁B A ▁in ▁History ,   he ▁was ▁commission ed ▁in ▁Princess ▁Pat ric ia ' s ▁Canadian ▁Light ▁Infantry , ▁commanded ▁rif le ▁and ▁anti - arm our ▁pl ato ons ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁assistant ▁and ▁acting ▁adj ut ant ▁with ▁the ▁Third ▁Battalion ▁in ▁Victoria , ▁instruct ed ▁at ▁the ▁P PC LI ▁Battle ▁School ▁in ▁W ain w right ▁and ▁the ▁Infantry ▁School ▁in ▁G aget own , ▁and ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Oper ations ▁Staff ▁of ▁ 1 ▁Canadian ▁Brigade ▁Group ▁Head quarters ▁in ▁Cal g ary . ▁Upon ▁completion ▁of ▁his ▁medical ▁education ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Regiment al ▁Medical ▁Officer ▁to ▁Third ▁Battalion ▁The ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Regiment ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁hospital ▁medical ▁officer ▁in ▁Baden - So ell ingen   G erm any , ▁commanded ▁Mac Ph erson ▁Hospital ▁as ▁Base ▁Sur geon ▁in   Cal g ary , ▁under w ent ▁training ▁with ▁US ▁establish ments ▁in ▁medical ▁nuclear , ▁bi ological , ▁and ▁chemical ▁defence , ▁and ▁completed ▁post - grad uate ▁public ▁health ▁and ▁environmental ▁health ▁programs