The ''Canadian Army Journal'' (french: Journal de l'Armée canadienne) abbreviated as ''CAJ'', is a quarterly

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published by the

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and French. It was established in 1947.

History

The journal was established in 1947 with Jack G. DeProse as founding

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. Preceded by the ''Canadian Army Training Memorandum'' which was published from 1941 to 1947, it ceased publication in June 1965 amidst reform within the Department of National Defence seeking to unify the journals of the

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. In 1965 the Canadian Army Journal, the

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's ''The Crowsnest'' and the

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's ''The Roundel'' were merged to form the ''Canadian Forces Sentinel'', which changed its name to simply ''Sentinel'' in 1973 and ceased publication in 1994. The Canadian Army Journal was effectively succeeded in 1980 by the ''Canadian Army Doctrine Bulletin'', which was revamped into the ''Army Doctrine and Training Bulletin'' in August 1998. The journal returned to its original name in 2004.

Past Editors

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