• December 3: Defence Team Co-Champions mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Messages for the Defence Team

• Early Retirement Incentive – Important information for DND public service employees and their managers
• Holiday season invitations – Guidance for Defence Team members
• Recent amendment to Defence Administrative Orders and Directives (DAOD):
  • DAOD 7025-0, Fraud Prevention and Management (Updated)
• Find out the latest breakthroughs in defence research
• Launch the North: A $105M IDEaS challenge for Canadian space independence
• Can you solve the Defence Team Word Puzzle?

CAF Employees

• Access the Digital Mental Health Platform
• Get online second language evaluations this winter
• December is a three-paycheque month
• Preparing for term, casual, and student end dates
• Changes to the Directive on Union Dues

Leadership Corner

• Submit short-term actings for holiday leave

The Maple Leaf

• CANSOFCOM in the Arctic – Exercising in pursuit of excellence
• Making an impact in the Black Sea: Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic) on Operation REASSURANCE
• Remembrance Day at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea
• A Chaplain earns his PhD in Military Ethics: Developments in Just War Theory
• Senate of Canada honours the Canadian Navy and Coast Guard
• Recovery: The secret ingredient for everyday performance

Digital Learning

• Political activities and non-partisanship info sessions
• December 11: Attend an information session on the Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Starting November 2025, The Torch will no longer be active and will not be updated. To continue your learning, please visit CAF Campus – your hub for CAF Professional Development.

In case you missed it

• DT News on TML - November 25
• DT News on TML - November 18
• DT News on TML - November 5
• DT News on TML - October 28
• DT News on TML - October 21
• DT News on TML - October 16
• DT News on TML - October 7
• DT News on TML - October 1

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