Captain A.P. Berube

2IC Headquarters Squadron

Capt Berube was born to a military family and grew up through postings across Canada and the United States. He enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces as an Armored Officer in August 2007 and attended Royal Military College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Military Psychology and Leadership. Upon completion of DP 1.2 in April 2013, he was badged into the 12^e Régiment Blindé du Canada.

During his first Regimental tour at the 12^e, Capt Berube was fortunate enough to be appointed to three troop leader positions, including 2^nd troop in both D and B Squadrons and the Regimental Recce Troop. His first tour’s employment culminated in a short stint as the Liaison Officer of A Squadron and an appointment as the Battle Captain of the same squadron before being posted to the National Capital Region in the Summer of 2015.

While stationed in the NCR, he served as the Captain Coordinator for the Canadian Army International Training Engagements cell and as Canadian Army Headquarters G1 – Regular Force Management. After two years in the NCR, Capt Berube released from the CAF and joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for 14 months. In May 2019, he returned to the CAF and the Armoured Corps. He was then posted to the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps School as a Troop Leading instructor and subsequently appointed as the Battle Captain of B Squadron and then Second-in-Command of A Squadron.

In February of 2021 he rebadged as a Strathcona, and he was posted to Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) in July of 2022. Upon arriving at the Regiment, he was appointed Second-in-Command of D Squadron. He had the privilege of attending the Army Operations Course in the Fall of 2022. After completing AOC, he was deployed on Operation REASSURANCE as the Acting J3 Operations and J3-3 Current Operations at Task Force Latvia Headquarters in Riga between May 2023 and March 2024. Following his deployment, he was appointed to his current position as Second-in-Command of the Headquarters Squadron.

Capt Berube lives in St. Albert with his wife Michelle and four pets. In his free time, he is often found in the weight room powerlifting or enjoying his other hobbies of reading, gaming, playing board games, or fishing.