Harjit Singh-First Sikh Canadian takes command of BC Regiment

Lt.Col. Harjit Singh Sajjan, has become the first Sikh in Canada to take command of a British Columbia regiment. In a historic ceremony, a change of command in the British Columbia Regiment took place on September 11th in  Vancouver.

Harjit Singh

Harjit had joined the British Columbia Regiment as a Trooper in 1989 and was commissioned in the Regiment in 1991. He was promoted to Captain in 1995 and to Major in 2005. Established in 1883, the regiment is said to be the oldest military unit in Vancouver, and has received forty battle honours in its history.
Lieutenant-Colonel Harjit Singh was born in Punjab and moved to Canada with his parents at the age of five . Lieutenant-Colonel Harjit Singh’s most recent deployment to Afghanistan was in November 2010 .