Retirements
BRIGADIER-GENERAL DENIS BOUCHER WAS RAISED IN A MILITARY FAMILY AND ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN FORCES IN 1988, ATTENDING THE COLLÈGE MILITAIRE ROYAL (CMR) DE SAINT-JEAN, BEFORE GRADUATING IN 1993 AS A SIGNALS OFFICER.HE HAS COMMANDED AT ALL LEVELS FROM TROOP TO FORMATION, WITH POSITIONS IN 2 (ELECTRONIC WARFARE) SQUADRON OF 1 CDHSR,
MCPL RUDDERHAM JOINED THE CAF IN MAY OF 1997 AS A PRIMARY RESERVE MEMBER OF THE SD & G HIGHLANDERS IN CORNWALL, ONTARIO. IN 1997 HE TRANSFERRED TO THE PRINCESS LOUISE FUSILIERS IN HALIFAX, NS WHILE HE ATTENDED COLLEGE. FOLLOWING HIS GRADUATION IN 2000, HE RETURNED TO THE SD & G HIGHLANDERS UNTIL HIS TRANSFER TO THE REG FORCE AS A LCIS TECH IN 2007. FOLLOWING HIS TRAINING AT CFSCE, HE WAS POSTED TO CFB PETAWAWA. WHILE IN PETAWAWA, MCPL RUDDERHAM SERVED WITH THE 2 SVC BN, 2 RCHA, 2CMBG HQ AND SIGS, AND 2 CER. IN 2010 MCPL RUDDERHAM WAS DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN FOR 11 MONTHS WITH TF 5-10 AS AN EXTENSION DET MEMBER.IN 2018 MCPL RUDDERHAM WAS POSTED TO CFS LEITRIM, WHERE HE DEPLOYED TO CFS ALERT TWICE, THE SECOND TIME AS THE STATION TECHNICAL MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR. IN 2023 MCPL RUDDERHAM WAS POSTED TO CFSCE IN KINGSTON, ONTARIO AS AN INSTRUCTOR AND LATER MOVED TO THE TECHNICAL MAINTENANCE SECTION AS THE 2IC. FOLLOWING HIS RELEASE, MCPL RUDDERHAM WILL BE TAKING A PUBLIC SERVICE JOB IN OTTAWA, ONTARIO.
ORIGINALLY FROM VERNON, BRITISH COLUMBIA; COLONEL DAVID BROWN JOINED AIR CADETS AT THE AGE OF 12 AND AFTER HIGH SCHOOL ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AS A COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING OFFICER.
MWO CALLUM CAMPBELL, CD WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 10 SEPTEMBER 2024 AFTER 31+ YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS (RCCS).
BORN ON APRIL 27, 1969 IN NEW GLASGOW, NOVA SCOTIA, CPL EDWARD LANGILLE GREW UP NEAR TRENTON. IN JULY 1988, HE ENROLLED IN THE 1ST BATTALION OF THE NOVA SCOTIA HIGHLANDERS REGIMENT TO FINANCE HIS STUDIES AT ST. FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY, WHERE HE OBTAINED A BA IN MAY 1992.THE HIGHLANDER LANGILLE WILL BE IN TURN CARABINIERE, HE WILL BE ONE OF THE LAST RESERVE INFANTRY SOLDIERS TO RECEIVE TRAINING ON HOW TO OPERATE THE 106 MM RECOILLESS GUN PRIOR TO ITS GRADUAL WITHDRAWAL FROM THE RESERVE’S ANTI-ARMOUR DETACHMENTS. DURING THESE YEARS, HE HELD SEVERAL POSITIONS AT THE CIC GAGETOWN INFANTRY SCHOOL, CFS DEBERT AND CAMP ALDERSHOT. AUSTRALIA, AFGHANISTAN AND THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.CPL LANGILLE’S CAREER CHANGED IN FEBRUARY 2003, WHEN HE BEGAN A REORIENTATION WITH THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS. UPON COMPLETION OF HIS APPRENTICE TRAINING, HE WAS POSTED TO THE CFTPR AT CFB KINGSTON IN JULY 2003. HE THEN ASSUMED THE FUNCTIONS OF NACCS OPERATOR AND RAPID REACTION TERMINAL. HE PARTICIPATED IN TWO DEPLOYMENTS, ONE IN AFGHANISTAN FROM JUNE TO DECEMBER 2006 AND A SECOND IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES FROM DECEMBER 2008 TO JUNE 2009, WHICH ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF HIS CAREER AT THE RTIFC. CPL LANGILLE […]
WARRANT OFFICER (WO) ) WAYNE HAUGHTON WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) ON 22 MAY 2024 AFTER 20 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. WO HAUGHTON ENROLLED IN THE CAF ON 1 APRIL 2004 IN MONTREAL, QC AS AN AEROSPACE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN (ATIS TECH). FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF BASIC TRAINING IN SAINT-JEAN, QC, WO HAUGHTON WAS TRANSFERRED TO KINGSTON, ON, TO THE CANADIAN FORCES SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS (CFSCE) FOR PERFORMANCE ORIENTED ELECTRONICS TRAINING (POET) AND ATIS TECH QL3 TRAINING. IN NOVEMBER 2005, WO HAUGHTON WAS POSTED TO CFB ESQUIMALT DET ALDERGROVE WHERE HE WAS EMPLOYED AS AN HF/LF TECHNICIAN IN SUPPORT OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY (RCN). IN JULY 2010 WO HAUGHTON WAS POSTED TO CANADIAN FORCES STATION LEITRIM. DURING HIS TIME AT LEITRIM WO HAUGHTON SUPPORTED THE STATION’S CABLE INFASTRUCTURE. IN 2012 WO HAUGHTON DEPLOYED TO CANADIAN FORCES STATION ALERT AS THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECH. UPON HIS RETURN FROM THE NORTH, WO HAUGHTON WAS EMPLOYED IN THE DEPLOYED OPERATIONAL SYSTEM SUPPORT (DOSS) SECTION OF LEITRIM, WHERE HE PROVIDED SIGNAL INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO THE RCN IN SUPPORT OF OP REASSURANCE. IN 2013 HE WAS PROMOTED TO MCPL AND EMPLOYED AS […]