Warrant Officer C.A. Davidson

Operations Warrant Officer

Warrant Officer Colin Davidson joined the Canadian Armed Forces in October 2004 as a Reserve Force infanteer with the Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada. In 2009, he transferred to the Regular Force as an armoured crewman and was badged a Strathcona. Initially posted to the Regiment’s Transport Troop, he supported gun camps and preparatory training for the Regiment’s deployment on Operation PODIUM. 

In the fall of 2009, then-Corporal Davidson was moved into the A Squadron Squadron Quartermaster shop for a deployment on Operation ATHENA Task Force 1-10 in Afghanistan. Post-deployment, he was promoted to Master Corporal and continued to serve in A Squadron for the next few years, deploying twice on Operation LENTUS to support flood relief efforts in Medicine Hat, Alberta and Portage La Prairie, Manitoba. He also participated in an International Unit exchange to Chili as a tank commander.

From 2016-2019 then-Sergeant Davidson was posted to the 3rd Canadian Division Training Centre in Wainwright, Alberta, where he served as an instructor for multiple Primary Leadership Qualification courses, Soldier Qualification courses, and on numerous BOLD EAGLE serials. Between courses, he qualified as an Advanced Direct Fire Specialist and an Armoured Troop Warrant (Tank). 

In 2019, he was posted back to the Regiment and promoted to Warrant Officer. Since then, he has held the roles of Troop Warrant Officer, Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant, Squadron Gunnery Warrant Officer, and Acting Squadron Sergeant Major. In January 2023, Warrant Officer Davidson deployed on short notice with a training team from A Squadron to Swietoszow, Poland, as the Leopard Training Element Sergeant Major for Operation UNIFIER. Warrant Officer Davidson’s team trained two serials of Ukrainian soldiers to enable them to effectively operate the Leopard 2s that had been donated by NATO countries to assist Ukraine in their fight against Russia.

Upon return from deployment, Warrant Officer Davidson held the role of the Regimental Gunnery Warrant Officer. He became the Regimental Operations Warrant Officer in the summer of 2024.

Warrant Officer Davidson met his wife (now Captain Davidson), who is a Nursing Officer with 1 Canadian Field Hospital, in the summer of 2016. Together they have two amazing sons, and they enjoy travelling all over the world and to both coasts of this beautiful country while also watching the Edmonton Oilers on their downtime as a family.