1. AFTER TWENTY-FOUR PLUS YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE REG FORCE, WO PARALOVOS WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) ON 01 APR 25.

2. WO PARALOVOS ORIGINALLY JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMY IN 2000. AFTER COMPLETING BASIC MILITARY QUALIFICATION (BMQ), HE WAS POSTED TO LAND FORCE CENTRAL TRAINING AREA MEAFORD, ONTARIO FOR BATTLE SCHOOL. SHORTLY AFTER WO PARALOVOS SWITCHED TO THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE (RCAF) IN FEB OF 2001 AND WAS POSTED TO CFB KINGSTON TO COMPLETE OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING AT CFSCE. COMPLETING INITIAL TRADES TRAINING, WO PARALOVOS PROCEEDED TO CFB BORDEN POSTED TO CFSTG TIS. WO PARALOVOS PROVIDED 2ND & 3RD LEVEL MAINTENANCE TO THE BASE GAINING EXPERIENCE IN EACH OF THE WTISS SECTIONS. IN 2007, HE WAS POSTED TO CFB WINNIPEG, 17 WTISS. HE SPENT THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS AT 1 CAD SUPPORTING THE CANADIAN AIR OPERATIONS CENTER (CAOC) BEFORE MOVING OVER TO WTISS PROPER TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE WING. IN 2009, WO PARALOVOS WAS DEPLOYED TO CAMP MIRAGE, UAE FOR OP ATHENA SUPPORTING TF AFGHANISTAN. IN 2012, WO PARALOVOS WAS PROMOTED TO MCPL AND POSTED TO CFB NORTH BAY, 22 WTIS. AT THE END OF 2015, HE MOVED TO CREWS SUPPORTING THE OPS FLOOR WITH A PROMOTION TO SGT IN 2016 AND ASSUMED CREW CHIEF. IN 2018, HE WAS DEPLOYED TO OP REASSURANCE PROMOTED WSE TO WO AS THE FOREMAN OF SIGNALS FOR TASKFORCE LATVIA HQ. IN 2021, WO PARALOVOS WAS PROMOTED TO HIS CURRENT RANK AND POSTED TO CF JSR AS THE TECHNICAL MAINTENANCE TROOP OPS WO. AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS, HE RETURNED TO CFB NORTH BAY TO BE THE COURSE DIRECTOR OF THE BCS-F COURSE. HE IS RETIRING ON 01 APR 2025 TO SPEND TIME WITH HIS WIFE HEATHER, AND FOUR CHILDREN COLE, JAIDEN, PEYTON AND RYLEIGH WHO HAVE BEEN THE PILLARS UPON WHICH WO PARALOVOS’ CAREER WAS SUPPORTED BY.

3. WO PARALOVOS IS CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN CYBER SECURITY ANALYST PROGRAM AT WILLIS COLLEGE, OTTAWA WITH A JAN 2026 GRADUATION PLANNED.

4. THERE WILL BE A DEPART WITH DIGNITY (DWD) ON THE 25TH OF APRIL 2025 FROM 12:00 TO 14:00 AT STATION TAP HOUSE & STEAK CO., NORTH BAY ON. ANECDOTES AND MESSAGES OF CONGRATULATIONS MAY BE SENT TO WO CHRIS HODGE AT [email protected] OR 705-494-2011 X 6062.