Captain D.F. Patt

Adjutant

Captain Dale Patt was born in Squamish and raised in Kelowna, British Columbia. He joined the Canadian Armed Forces as a Non-Commissioned Member with a Primary Reserve Regiment, the British Columbia Dragoons, in 2007. After completion of their degree, Captain Patt completed a Component Transfer in 2017 and on graduating their Armour Officer Training was posted to Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) in 2018.

While employed within the Regiment, Capt Patt has served as a Troop Leader and Battle Captain in A Squadron and the Administration Officer in Headquarters Squadron. During his extra-regimental employment, Captain Patt served as an instructor, course officer, and eventually the Second-in-Command of A Squadron at the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps School.

Captain Patt’s operational experience includes two overseas deployments: once to Operation ATHENA as a General Duties soldier at Headquarters Regional Command – South in Kandahar, Afghanistan in 2010; and once to Operation IMPACT as the Projects Officer for the Canadian Training and Assistance Team – Jordan in Amman, Jordan in 2019. Domestically, he was employed as security during Operation PODIUM in Vancouver in 2010, and as the Administration Officer for Op LENTUS in 2018.

Captain Patt holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of British Columbia (2015). He and his wife Julia live in Morinville and have three children: Aurora, Emrys and Andreas. As a family they enjoy going for drives, watching movies, swimming, and good conversation with family and friends. Captain Patt spends most of his time off trying to relax, but takes pleasure in playing video games, reading, skiing, wood working, and scratching items off his to-do list.