Parent joined the Canadian Forces in 1979. Following certification of his pilot training in 1985, he flew a variety of Air Command helicopter and accrued over 4900 hours of flying on the CH-136 Kiowa, CH-135 Twin Huey and the CH-146 Griffon. Parent became Commander of 1 Canadian Air Division in July 2011. He served as the Deputy Commander of
North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) from 2012 and was appointed acting Vice Chief of the Defence Staff on 30 May 2017. ==Personal life==