Retirements
1. AFTER 48 PLUS YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) AND DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE (DND) SERGEANT SPINNEY WILL BE RETIRING ON 3 APRIL 2018. HE JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 20 FEB 1970 AS A COMMUNICATOR RESEARCH 291 OPERATOR SERVING AT CFS GLOUCESTER; CFS INUVIK (X2); CFS LEITRIM (X2); CFS GANDER (770 COMMRSCHSQN); CFB LAHR (COMM SQN LAHR); CFB KINGSTON (CFSCE); CSE (771 COMMRSCHSQN); AND CANADIAN FORCES SUPPLEMENTARY RADIO SYSTEM HQ OTTAWA. DURING THIS TIME, HE DID 6 TOURS AT CFS ALERT AND 1 TOUR AT CCSFOR, ROTA 4 SARAJEVO. HE RETIRED FROM THE CAF 5 APRIL 2003. HE STARTED AT THE CANADIAN FORCES CRYPTO SUPPORT UNIT ON 20 JANUARY 2003, NOW THE CANADIAN FORCES CRYPTO SUPPORT SQUADRON. 2. HE PLANS ON TAKING IT EASY, IMPROVING HIS GOLF GAME; MAYBE EVEN TO BREAK 90, AND TO WORK AT PERFECTING THE ART OF PROCRASTINATION. 3. HE, AND HIS WIFE, PLAN ON STAYING IN THE OTTAWA AREA WHERE THEIR GRANDDAUGHTER AND BOTH DAUGHTERS BOTH WORK IN ORDER TO BE CLOSE TO FAMILY. HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW, RESIDES WITH THEM HERE IN OTTAWA. 4. HE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK-YOU TO ALL THE WONDERFUL AND LIFE […]
1. CWO P.DUPUIS WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 1 MARCH 2018 AFTER 31 PLUS YEARS OF DEDICATED AND LOYAL SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH. 2. CWO DUPUIS IS ORIGINALLY FROM SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU. HE ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) IN 1986 AS A RADIO TECHNICIAN. UPON COMPLETION OF RECRUIT SCHOOL, PERFORMANCE ORIENTED ELECTRONICS TRAINING (POET) AND HIS RADIO TECHNICIAN QL3, HE WAS POSTED TO 2ND BATTALION, THE ROYAL CANADIAN REGIMENT (2RCR), GAGETOWN. WHILE POSTED TO 2 RCR, CPL DUPUIS DEPLOYED TO BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA. IN 1993, CPL DUPUIS WAS POSTED TO 3E BATAILLION DU ROYAL 22E RÉGIMENT (3E R22ER); WHILE POSTED TO 3E R22ER, HE DEPLOYED A SECOND TIME TO BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA. IN 1996, CPL DUPUIS WAS POSTED TO 5E RÉGIMENT D’ARTILLERIE DU CANADA (5E RALC); DURING HIS TOUR WITH 5E RALC, CPL DUPUIS DEPLOYED TO SYRIA. IN 1997, HE GRADUATED FROM LE COLLÈGE AHUNTSIC WITH A COLLEGE DEGREE IN ELECTRONICS. IN 1999, MCPL DUPUIS WAS POSTED TO 711 COMM SQUADRON, VALCARTIER WHERE HE WAS EMPLOYED AS A PROJECT MANAGER. IN 2001, SGT DUPUIS WAS POSTED TO CANADIAN FORCES COLLEGE (CFC) TORONTO WHERE HE MANAGED THE HELP DESK. UPON PROMOTION TO […]
1. APRÈS PLUS DE 32 ANNÉES DE BONS ET LOYAUX SERVICES, L’ADJ JLR ROBERT (BOB) CHÉNARD PRENDRA SA RETRAITE DU CORPS DES TRANSMISSIONS ROYAL DU CANADA ET DES FORCES ARMÉES CANADIENNES LE LUNDI 19 FÉVRIER 2018. 2. L’ADJ CHÉNARD S’EST ENRÔLÉ DANS LES FC EN 1985 COMME OPÉRATEUR RADIO. 3. SUITE À SON COURS DE RECRUE À ST-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, UN PREMIER SÉJOUR À L’ÉCOLE DES LANGUES DE 6 MOIS ET SON COURS DE CHAUFFEURS À BORDEN IL EST TRANSFÉRÉ À KINGSTON POUR Y COMPLÉTER SON NQ 3. À LA SUITE DE SON COURS COMPLÉMENTAIRE DE LANGUE À ST-JEAN ET FRAÎCHEMENT QUALIFIÉ COMME OPÉRATEUR RADIO, IL EST FINALEMENT MUTÉ AU QGET EN SEPTEMBRE 1986. IL A SERVI AU 5E AMBULANCE DE CAMPAGNE, AU 3 R22ER, À UNE DEUXIÈME REPRISE AU QGET, AU 5 GSS SVC TRANS ESC EST VALCARTIER ET AU 5 BON SVC. IL A DE PLUS SERVI À TRENTON AU MILITAIRY AERONAUCTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTÈME (MACS) ET À L’ÉCOLE DE L’ÉLECTRONIQUE ET DES COMMUNICATIONS À KINGSTON. 4. IL A ÉGALEMENT ÉTÉ AFFECTÉ À DES OPÉRATIONS A L’ÉTRANGER. EN SOMALIE 1993, EN BOSNIE 1994, HAÏTI 1997, EN EX-YOUGOSLAVIE 2001, EN AFGHANISTAN À DEUX REPRISES 2004 ET 2012. 5. À SA RETRAITE, L’ADJ […]
1. APRÈS PLUS DE 32 ANNÉES DE BONS ET LOYAUX SERVICES, L’ADJ JLR R. CHÉNARD PRENDRA SA RETRAITE DU CORPS DES TRANSMISSIONS ROYAL DU CANADA ET DES FORCES ARMÉES CANADIENNES LE LUNDI 19 FÉVRIER 2018. 2. L’ADJ CHÉNARD S’EST ENRÔLÉ DANS LES FC EN 1985 COMME OPÉRATEUR RADIO. 3. SUITE À SON COURS DE RECRUE À ST-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, UN PREMIER SÉJOUR À L’ÉCOLE DES LANGUES DE 6 MOIS ET SON COURS DE CHAUFFEURS À BORDEN IL EST TRANSFÉRÉ À KINGSTON POUR Y COMPLÉTER SON NQ 3. À LA SUITE DE SON COURS COMPLÉMENTAIRE DE LANGUE À ST-JEAN ET FRAÎCHEMENT QUALIFIÉ COMME OPÉRATEUR RADIO, IL EST FINALEMENT MUTÉ AU QGET EN SEPTEMBRE 1986. IL A SERVI AU 5E AMBULANCE DE CAMPAGNE, AU 3 R22ER, À UNE DEUXIÈME REPRISE AU QGET, AU 5 GSS SVC TRANS ESC EST VALCARTIER ET AU 5 BON SVC. IL A DE PLUS SERVI À TRENTON AU MILITAIRY AERONAUCTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTÈME (MACS) ET À L’ÉCOLE DE L’ÉLECTRONIQUE ET DES COMMUNICATIONS À KINGSTON. 4. IL A ÉGALEMENT ÉTÉ AFFECTÉ À DES OPÉRATIONS A L’ÉTRANGER. EN SOMALIE 1993, EN BOSNIE 1994, HAÏTI 1997, EN EX-YOUGOSLAVIE 2001, EN AFGHANISTAN À DEUX REPRISES 2004 ET 2012. 5. À SA RETRAITE, L’ADJ CHÉNARD […]
1. MASTER CORPORAL R. OULLETTE WILL RETIRE ON 26 FEB 2018 AFTER 13 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS. 2. MCPL R. OULLETTE JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN 2004 AT THE AGE OF 21 AS A SIGNAL OPERATOR. AFTER COMPLETING BMQ IN SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU AND SOLDIER QUALIFICATION IN VALCARTIER. IN 2005 HE WAS POSTED TO 5 CMBG HEADQUARTERS AND SIGNAL SQUADRON, WHERE HE BEGAN HIS EXPERIENCE AS AN LCSS SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR. FROM OCT 2009 TO SEP 2010 HE WAS DEPLOYED TO KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN. UPON HIS RETURN HE TOOK SOME WELL DESERVED TIME OFF FOR THE BIRTH OF HIS SON, AFTER WHICH HE WAS POSTED TO THE CANADIAN FORCES SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS IN KINGSTON, ONTARIO IN JUL 2011. REMI CONTINUED TO PROVIDE LCSS SUPPORT TO CFSCE TRAINING EVER SINCE. 3. MCPL R. OULLETTE WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE CANADA IN A CIVILIAN SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR ROLE WITH SHARED SERVICES CANADA IN OTTAWA, WHERE HE WILL LIVE WITH HIS SPOUSE AND TWO CHILDREN. 4. MCPL R. OULLETTE HAS REQUESTED AN INFORMAL DEPART WITH DIGNITY GATHERING AT KINGSTON AXE THROWING, 785 SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD BLVD IN KINGSTON, ONTARIO ON 16 FEB 2018. […]
1. SGT CARDINAL WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CAF 5 MARCH 2018 AFTER 18+ YEARS OF DEDICATED AND LOYAL SERVICE TO THE CAF. 2. SGT CARDINAL SERVED IN THE CAF FROM 29 AUG 1985 TO 29 AUG 1988. SHE RE-ENROLLED 7 MAR 2002. AFTER COMPLETING HER TRADES TRAINING AT CFSCE (CANADIAN FORCES SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS) IN KINGSTON, ON, SHE STARTED HER CAREER WITH THE ATIS WORLD. SHE HAS SERVED AT CFB COMOX WHERE SHE COMPLETED A 6 MONTH TOUR TO AFGHANISTAN, CFB GANDER, CFS LEITRIM AND THEN RETURNED BACK TO CFB COMOX. 3. AFTER RETIREMENT SGT CARDINAL WILL BE STAYING IN COMOX AND WORKING AS A FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER. 4. AT THE MEMBERS REQUEST A FORMAL FUNCTION WILL NOT BE HELD, HOWEVER ANY WELL WISHES OR ANECDOTES CAN BE FORWARDED TO: (CONTACT REMOVED 2023 APR 20 BY ADMIN. SEND INQUIRIES HERE: https://cmcen-rcmce.ca/contact/)