Operations Officer
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
Captain MacIntyre joined the Canadian Forces in 1994 after being accepted into the ROTP program in Yellowknife NT. Upon graduation from the University of Alberta in 1998, he was posted to Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) in Edmonton, Alberta.
During his first Regimental tour (1999-2002), Captain MacIntyre was employed as an Armoured Troop Leader with C Squadron and A Squadron. While with A Squadron, he deployed to Bosnia in 2000. Upon redeployment he was employed as the Regimental Training Officer. In May of 2002, Captain MacIntyre was posted to the Armour School. After successfully applying to the Land Force Technical Staff Program, he was posted to Kingston in 2004 and subsequently employed in Ottawa within the Directorate of Land Requirements (DLR), Armour section until 2007. During Captain MacIntyre’s second Regimental tour (2007-present), he deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan as the Tank Squadron Second in Command for B Squadron, Second Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group.
Captain MacIntyre’s extra-Regimental employment was to the Armour School in Gagetown, New Brunswick as an instructor and technical advisor to the Commandant, and Ottawa as a staff officer within DLR.
Captain MacIntyre has a BA in Economics from the University of Alberta and is a graduate of the Land Force Technical Staff Program and the Army Operations Course.
Captain MacIntyre assumed his present position as the Regimental Operations Officer in October 2008.
Captain MacIntyre is married to Shannon with two kids, Gavin (3 years old) and Meaghan (1 years old). He enjoys endurance races and triathlons as a means of getting some ‘alone’ time while balancing family and his busy schedule.
