Meritorious Service Medal
- Awarded on: October 19, 2017
- Invested on: February 28, 2018
Rank: Brigadier-General
From September 2015 to January 2017, Brigadier-General Ermel exhibited leadership and professionalism during the development of the Defence Policy Review. His contribution directly enabled the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces to present a comprehensive defence policy to the government for the first time in over 20 years. Brigadier-General Ermel’s organizational vision, coupled with an indefatigable work ethic, resulted in an impressively executed review that was lauded at the highest levels of government.
