1. AFTER MORE THAN 37 YEARS OF LOYAL SERVICE, MAJ M. ST-CYR RETIRED FROM THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS AND THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON AUGUST 1, 2024.  

2. MAJ ST-CYR JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN JULY 1987 AS A TERMINAL EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN (TET).  

3. AFTER COMPLETING HIS EDUCATION AND TRAINING AT CFLRS AND CFLS ST-JEAN SUR LE RICHELIEU, HE HEADED TO CFSCE IN KINGSTON TO COMPLETE HIS TERMINAL EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN (TET) QUALIFICATION. HIS FIRST POSTING WAS TO 731 COMMUNICATION ESC IN SHILO, MANITOBA, FROM APRIL 1989 TO JUNE 1992.   

4. IN 1992, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO 711 SIGNAL SQUADRON AT THE VALCARTIER BASE FOR A PERIOD OF 1 YEAR, BEFORE BEING TRANSFERRED TO 5 CMBG GHQ IN AUGUST 1993. DURING THIS POSTING, HE WAS DEPLOYED TO CROATIA IN 1995 WITH THE 2R22R.  

5. IN MARCH 1997, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE R22R BATTLE SCHOOL, WHERE HE WAS ASSIGNED TO RADIO REPAIR AND COMPUTER SUPPORT. IN 1999, THEN MCPL, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE 2R22R, DURING WHICH TIME HE WAS DEPLOYED IN 1999/2000 WITH THE 3R22R TO EAST TIMOR, AND IN 2002 TO BOSNIA WITH HIS UNIT. PROMOTED TO SGT IN 2003, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE 12 RBC AS A TP TRANS SGT. IN 2004, HE WAS AGAIN DEPLOYED TO BOSNIA AS COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER AT THE ZGON CAMP.   

6. IN JULY 2006, HAVING ATTAINED THE RANK OF WO, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO LONGUE-POINTE AT CMESEA AS THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WO IN THIS NEW UNIT.  

7. IN JULY 2009, NOW IN THE RANK OF MWO, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE LFQA CDT POSITION. IN 2011, HE TOOK HIS OFFICER COMMISSION AT THE RANK OF CAPT AND BECAME 2 DIV CA’S OSSI UNTIL 2017. TO CONCLUDE HIS CAREER IN THE REGULAR FORCES, HE HELD THE POSITION OF CMDT/A WITH THE TRANS ESC OF THE SERV TI A LONGUE-POINTE UNTIL HIS TRANSFER TO THE RESERVES AS OPERATIONS OFFICER AND ESC CMDT IN OCTOBER 2018.  

8. PROMOTED TO HIS CURRENT RANK IN DECEMBER 2022, HE HELD THE POSITION OF ESC CMDT UNTIL AUGUST 1, 2024, HIS END-OF-SERVICE DATE AFTER MORE THAN 37 YEARS.  

9. MAJ ST-CYR WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE MEMBERS WITH WHOM HE HAS HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE TO WORK AND RUB SHOULDERS THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, AS WELL AS THE MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY, HIS CHILDREN AND THEIR MOTHER, FOR THEIR SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS.  

10. A DEPARTURE FROM DIGNITY WILL TAKE PLACE ON OCTOBER 25, 2024 AT 12:00 P.M. AT LES 3 BRASSEURS RESTAURANT IN THE GALERIES D’ANJOU – 7225 BOUL DES GALERIES D’ANJOU, MONTREAL, QC, H1M 2W2.  

11. ANYONE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING MUST CONFIRM THEIR PRESENCE TO L’ADJ CANTIN AT THE FOLLOWING E-MAIL ADDRESS [email protected].