Gen. Jonathan Vance denies the allegations of inappropriate behaviour and says he has been a "champion" and "friend" to Maj. Kellie Brennan.

In an unprecedented five-page letter to the troops, defence chief Gen. Jonathan Vance says military planners are busy identifying who will be asked to respond if and when the call for military assistance arrives.

The "duty to report'' regulation compels service members to report any type of inappropriate or criminal behaviour -- whether sexual or not -- to higher authorities, which begins a formal complaint process.

A year-end interview with Global News on Friday had the general share his views on why he says focusing on ballistic missile defence is "not useful," what could happen if North Korea launched a missile strike against an ally like Japan to how the massive #MeToo movement will help the military in its efforts to knock out sexual misconduct in its ranks.