Dr. Alan C. Okros, OMM, CD2,Associate Professor

Department of Military Psychology and Leadership

Dr. Alan Okros was recently appointed Associate Professor in the Department of Military Psychology and Leadership at the Royal Military College of Canada having retired from the Canadian Forces in July 2004. He is the Chair of IUS Canada, the Inter-University Seminar on the Armed Forces and Society and also serves as the academic researcher for the Minister's Education Advisory Board.

Dr. Okros joined the Canadian Forces in 1971 and graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1975 with a Bachelor of Commerce. Following eight years service as a MARS Officer, he reclassified to the Personnel Selection Branch in 1983. He has served in a number of research, policy and staff positions at Canadian Forces Bases, MARCOM Headquarters and National Defence Headquarters. He completed a Masters of Applied Science in Psychology at the University of Waterloo in 1987 and returned to University of Waterloo completing his doctorate in 1993. Senior appointments include serving as Commanding Officer or Director of four academically focussed organizations: the Canadian Forces Personnel Applied Research Unit, the Personnel Research Team, the Directorate of Strategic Human Resource Coordination and the Canadian Forces Leadership Institute. In this latter appointment, he led a multi-disciplinary team conducting research and producing CF doctrine on leadership and professionalism including the publication of Duty with Honour: The Profession of Arms in Canada and the draft Leadership Manuals. He was appointed Officer of the Order of Military Merit in December 1997.