1. ON 04 NOVEMBER 2024, CORPORAL ANDREA “PIX” PIXLEY WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AFTER 19+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMY, THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS, THE COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH AND CANADA.

2. ON 15 SEPTEMBER 2005 PIX ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AS A COMMUNICATOR RESEARCH OPERATOR (SIGINT SPECIALIST) AT CFRC EDMONTON, ALBERTA. UPON COMPLETING BASIC TRAINING IN BORDEN, ONTARIO SHE WAS SWEPT AWAY TO CFSCE IN KINGSTON TO ATTEND COMM RSCH QL3 TRAINING. AT THE CONCLUSION OF HER “UP-CLASS”, SHE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY POSTED TO THE MOTHERSHIP, CFS LEITRIM IN 2007 WHERE THE REAL WORK BEGAN, SUPPORTING BOTH DOMESTIC AND OVERSEAS OPERATIONS. SHE WOULD GO ON TO COMPLETE HER QL5 TRAINING IN 2009, RETURNING TO THE MOTHERSHIP FOR ONLY A FEW MONTHS BEFORE SHE WAS POSTED TO THE CANADIAN FORCES NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTRE (CFNOC) WHERE SHE WORKED IN A VARIETY OF JOBS, INCLUDING: SURVEILLANCE ANALYST, CYBER DEFENCE OPERATIONS COORD, A STINT AT CSEC AND A DIGITAL FORENSICS ANALYST.

3. ANDREA WILL BE RETIRING IN THE NCR WITH HER HUSBAND CHRIS AND THEIR TWO KIDS, EVE AND WILL. SHE HAS BEGUN WORK DEVELOPING HER ART STUDIO, SHATTERED OBSIDIAN STUDIO, AND MAY CONTINUE HER HOBBIES THERE TO PRODUCE A RANGE OF ART FROM ILLUSTRATION AND GRAPHIC DESIGN TO WATERCOLOURS AND 3D PRINTING, WITH A FOCUS ON DONATING A PERCENT OF PROFITS TO LOCAL CHARITIES.

4. ANDREA WILL CELEBRATE HER CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FUTURE ENDEAVORS WITH FRIENDS AT AN INFORMAL DEPART WITH DIGNITY EVENT TO BE HELD ON 01 NOVEMBER 2024, 12:00 AT MANDARIN, 290 WEST HUNT CLUB ROAD. THOSE WISHING TO ATTEND ARE ASKED TO RSVP BEFORE 21 OCTOBER 2024 BY EMAIL TO [email protected].