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Eric BOUCHER

'''Senior Captain

Officer of the Royal Artillery'''

• Senior Captain Eric BOUCHER is born in Brussels – BELGIUM on the 17th of November 1966.

• After completion of his basic education at school in Wavre, Eric reached the University of Louvain-La-Neuve in order to follow the cursus in the Economics and Politic's Faculty in 1984.

• On the 3rd of October 1988, he joined the Belgian Armed Forces, in order to attend the Officer’s course at the Royal Artillery School. He was graduated as Topographic Officer, Forward Observer and Commanding Officer.

• Thereafter he joined the 3rd Regiment of Field Artillery at Werl – GERMANY on the 1st Of Augustus 1989, serving as Nuclear Platoon Leader, Firing Battery Officer, 2nd in Command and Battery Commander. In addition, he was liaison officer with the 4th Detachment U.S.AFAD.

• On the 30th of June 1993, Senior Captain Eric BOUCHER went back to BELGIUM in order to serve at the 1st Regiment of Field Artillery in the function of Battery Topographic Officer, Forward Observer, 2nd in Command, Deputy Operation Officer, and Regimental Recce Officer. • During this period at the 1st, he also participated to the UNPROFOR in the Balkans (Oriental Slavonia) with the Belgian Battle Group (BELBAT VI) in 1994 and to the Joint Guard and Joint Forge Operation in Bosnia in 1999.

• In Slavonia, he acted as Infantry Platoon Leader, and in Bosnia as Forward Air Controller and Deputy Operation Officer (Air Mobile Operations) with the BELUBG4, and CAS Adviser with the NATO SFOR HQ. In addition he was temporary detached at the UNMBIH with Mister Jacques KLEIN, special representative of the UN for Bosnia, as investigator about genocide.

• In July 2001, he joined the Instructor School where he was graduated as Officer Instructor.

• Than he was appointed as Instructor in the Royal Artillery School, teaching in a first time to the candidates NCO, than to the candidates Officer.

• He also taught doctrines, tactics and organization to the candidates Battery Commanders.

• In Augustus 2004, Senior Captain Eric BOUCHER joined the Headquarters at Brussels where he was appointed Chief of the Third Dimension / Forward Air Controller within the Army Staff. During this appointment, he developed a lot of cooperation with the NATO partners. In this period, he was also appointed as National Representative with the NSA (NATO Standardization Agency, Brussels), with the European Air Group (High Wycombe – UK), and Project Officer with the U.S. JFC during the Bold Quest demonstration.

• As from the 10th of December 2007, he currently served within the General Directorate of    Human Resources within The Intervention Office. In this function, he manages the parliamentary and governmental interventions.

• Senior Captain Eric BOUCHER attended several courses and education cycles in the following institutes:

o Royal High College of Defense,

o Joint Fire Center of Excellence,

o Netherlands Air Ground Operation School,

o NATO SHAPE School,

o 15 United States Air Force Europe Air Ground Operation School,

o School Grond Lucht Samenwerking,

o Luftwaffeschulle Für Offizieren,

o Artillerieschulle – 6 Inspektion,

• Senior Captain Eric Boucher is awarded with the following distinctions and medals:

o Knight of the Royal Order of The Crown,

o Cross of Honor for Foreign Military Duty,

o Foreign Operations Distinguished Medal,

o United Nations Service Medal,

o NATO Service Medal

• He is a member of the following clubs and associations:

o The Union Jack Club – London

o The Cavalry and Guards Club – London,

o Cercle National des Armées – Paris,

o Prince Albert Club – Brussels,

o Army and Navy Club – London,

o United Service Club, Brisbane