1. SERGEANT BRIAN ‘EDDY’ SLOCUM WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 28 FEBRUARY 2025 AFTER 14+ YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS AND CANADA.

2. SGT SLOCUM JOINED THE CAF ON 29 JULY 2010 IN BARRIE, ONTARIO. ORIGINALLY ENROLLING AS A LAND COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN, HE WAS EXCITED TO START TRAINING ON ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS, BUT THE ARMY HAD OTHER PLANS. HE SPENT HIS FIRST YEAR AWAITING TRAINING FROM THE WONDERFUL WAINWRIGHT SHACKS, THEN AS PART OF THE CEREMONIAL GUARD IN OTTAWA. NEXT CAME THE FIRST CHANGE OF TRADE TO ACISS CST AND A POSTING TO CFJSR, HIS FAVOURITE POSTING TO THIS DAY. HE HAS FOND MEMORIES OF GUN CAMP, DEPLOYMENT TO OP IMPACT AND A HAWAIIAN SURFING VACATION EX RIMPAC. HE WAS THEN POSTED TO JTF-X IN 2016 IN A SUPPORT ROLE, GETTING THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON SOME UNIQUE EQUIPMENT AND GAIN SOME AUTONOMY. NEXT CAME HIS SECOND TRADE CHANGE TO CYBER OPERATOR, JOINING THE SECOND WAVE OF APPLICANTS IN 2018. ALONG WITH THIS CAME A POSTING TO CFNOC, WHERE HE LEARNED TO LOVE THE “CYBER BURN”. HIS FINAL POSTING WAS TO 1 NATO SIGNAL BATTALION AS THE FIRST CAF CYBER OPERATOR POSTED OUTSIDE OF NORTH AMERICA AND IN A NATO ROLE. SGT SLOCUM WOULD LIKE TO PASS ON HIS SINCERE THANKS TO THOSE WHO SHARED THEIR KNOWLEDGE WITH HIM.

3. EDDY WILL BE RETIRING TO THE WATERLOO REGION WITH HIS SPOUSE MADY, SON OWEN AND DAUGHTER EMILIA. HE PLANS TO SPEND TIME FOCUSING ON HIS FAMILY BEFORE PURSUING A CIVILIAN ROLE IN CYBER SECURITY.

4. DUE TO THE LOCATION OF HIS CURRENT POSTING, THERE WILL NOT BE A DWD CEREMONY, HOWEVER ANY FAREWELL MESSAGES CAN BE SENT TO [email protected].