 Other notable areas inside of the Mega include the O'Mega Mess (the Junior Ranks Mess and popular after hours area for recruits), the Patriot Club (Senior NCO and Officer's Mess).The building is named for General Jean Victor Allard, the first French-Canadian to become a Chief of the Defence Staff, the highest position in the Canadian Forces.He was also the first to hold the accompanying rank of (full, four-leaf) general.