Kent Griffiths

Honours and Recognition Committee Chair

Kent was born and raised in Winnipeg. In 1976, he joined the Canadian Forces Reserves after serving as an Army Cadet. In 1978, he deployed to serve with the United Nations Emergency Force in Egypt. He then moved to Calgary and joined The Calgary Highlanders, where he served until he was promoted to Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) in 2002 and became the Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM).

In 2004, he became the 41 Canadian Brigade Group Sergeant Major. He was then chosen to become the Army Reserve Sergeant Major. This job required him to travel and liaise with foreign armies, including the U.S. Army Reserves and National Guard, and the British Territorial Army.

In May of 2009, he was appointed as the CWO responsible for all Canadian Forces Navy, Army, Air Force, and Special Forces Reserves as well as the Cadet Programs and their staff for Canada. In 2010, he was the first Reserve CWO to complete the Canadian Security Studies Programme at the CF College in Toronto and received the Canadian Forces CWO Award of Excellence in 2011. After that, CWO Griffiths served as the RSM of The Algonquin Regiment from 2013–2016. He then returned to Calgary and was promoted directly to the rank of Major in 2019 before his retirement.

In addition to his many awards, Kent was awarded the Head of the Public Service Award, the National Defence Ombudsman's Award for Ethics, and the 2022 Veterans Affairs Ombudsman’s Commendation.

Kent continues to reside in the Calgary area and volunteers as the curator of the Calgary Highlanders Regimental Museum at The Military Museums. Kent has been a member of the Board of Directors of OMMC since 2022, chairing the Honours and Recognition Committee and the Fund Development Committee.