RCAF Jump Seat

About RCAF Jump Seat

“This is who we are. This is what we do.” This podcast presents candid conversations with Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) members and veterans. Although the RCAF Defence Team is our primary audience, the topics covered on this podcast should be relevant to anyone who has an interest in Canadian military affairs.

Publisher

Royal Canadian Air Force

Category

government · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Apr 2023

Latest episode

16 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

8 of 10 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   16 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ready to Deploy (S3 E1)

   Brigadier General Steeve Belley shares insights on leadership and agile combat employment during his RCAF Jump Seat interview.

2. 

   24 Sept 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Out the Door! (S2 E4)

   Colonel Laura Gagne discusses deployments: personal readiness, impact on family, and the return home.

3. 

   23 May 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Celebrating 100 Years (S2 E3)

   Colonel Jody Hanson and Chief Warrant Officer Philippe Cousineau explore the history and significance of Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg's centennial in this interview.

4. 

   14 Nov 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Full Circle (S2 E2)

   Captain Pete Musters chats about the roots of his passion for flying, his experience as an RCAF pilot and flying instructor, and connecting past and present in one unforgettable flight.

5. 

   2 Oct 2024TRANSCRIPT

   From Cockpit to Command (S2 E1)

   Major-General Jamie Speiser-Blanchet, Deputy Commander of the RCAF, discusses her career journey, cultural evolution, and preparing today’s RCAF for the challenges of tomorrow.

6. 

   20 Feb 2024TRANSCRIPT

   That Others May Live (S1 E5)

   Master Warrant Officer Manuel "Manny" Seguin shares stories from his years serving as a Search and Rescue Technician, bringing help from above to people stranded or in distress in remote locations.

7. 

   5 Feb 2024TRANSCRIPT

   A view from the CAOC (S1 E4)

   LCol Phil Desmarais discusses working in the Combined Aerospace Operations Centre (CAOC), leadership, and cultural evolution in the RCAF.

8. 

   11 Jan 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Charting Her Path (S1 E3)

   A high school visit from a recruiting team led LCol Geneviève Dussault to embark on a multi-faceted career journey: flying as an Air Combat Systems Officer, passing on her skills and experience as an instructor, and today serving as Commanding Officer of 402 "City of Winnipeg" Squadron.

9. 

   16 Nov 2023

   Looking back on Operation AEGIS (S1 E2)

   Major Mylene Lavallee reflects on the challenges and rewards of her role in Op Aegis. Operation AEGIS was the CAF’s contribution to Canada’s efforts to evacuate Afghans with significant and/or enduring relationships with the Government of Canada, along with their accompanying family members. In coordination with international allies, the CAF successfully evacuated more than 3,700 people, including Canadian citizens and permanent residents, citizens of allied countries, Afghan nationals with links to Canada, and other vulnerable Afghans.

10. 

    17 Apr 2023

    Balancing Family Life and a Career in the RCAF (S1 E1)

    In the inaugural episode of the RCAF Jump Seat podcast, we sit down with Brigadier-General Denis O'Reilly to discuss the challenges and rewards of raising a family while enjoying a decades-long career in the Canadian Armed Forces.

Inside a recent episode

Ready to Deploy (S3 E1)

Published 16 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I think it's what what is critical. All of this leads to a central concept for the future of the Royal Canadian Air Force, agile combat employment. It's a technical term, but it's also based on human values. And if you had time to define agile combat employment with a single value, which would it be? Trust will be like the single value that I will. So one of the key principle of agile combat employment or ACE is to trust to delegate. And so trust to adapt and to make quick decision in complex situation. What we want to make sure is we're creating that trust in our detachment at each location. The true reality is most likely the environment we will work on is going to be contested and including in the communication and satellite link. […]

Who has been a guest on RCAF Jump Seat

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Steeve Belley
• Colonel Jody Hanson
• Chief Warrant Officer Philippe Cousineau

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

4.1 / 5

13 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 27 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

28

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

67

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Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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