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Jamie Speiser-Blanchette
Lieutenant-General Jamie Speiser-Blanchet is Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force and the first woman to lead it.
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May 5, 2026
Episode 100: The Commander Series: Commanding the RCAF and Flying the CH-146 Griffon - Jamie Speiser-Blanchet
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Brian MorrisonHOST
So right now we simply don't have all those people, so what is the plan to make this happen in short order?
J
17:59order?So we are constantly evaluating this and monitoring this issue.
J
18:05So in addition to planning growth and working on streamlining a lot of the recruiting things, so what the-- because chief military personnel and the command there obviously own the recruiting process, we have been working with them a lot.
J
18:17And the RCAF set up an attractions team to help in terms of obviously, you know, communicating with Canadians and working with, uh, whether those are community colleges or other kinds of organizations to help increase awareness about opportunities in the RCAF specifically.
J
18:32But they're also helping applicants and, you know, working along that side.
J
18:35So there's, there's a bit of the, you know, recruiting front end growth, and there are improvements being made.
J
18:40And, and in fact, we surpassed our strategic intake plan again, so we're, we're on a path to growth.
21 MINS LATER

Brian MorrisonHOST
What was it like to watch Jeremy make history, and how do you see the space domain fitting into the future of the RCAF?