Meritorious Service Decorations - Military Division
Meritorious Service Medal
Awarded on: 2011-07-14
Invested on: 2012-01-26
As deputy commanding general of the Combined Security Transition Command–Afghanistan from November 2006 to May 2007, Brigadier-General Young worked with the President of Afghanistan and his Minister of the Interior to establish a legitimate and professional national police force. His dedicated efforts were instrumental in establishing the rule of law, extending the government’s legitimacy and transitioning the nation to democracy. Brigadier-General Young’s leadership tremendously increased the country’s policing capabilities, bringing great credit to the Canadian Forces and to Canada.