Retirements
1. AFTER 14.8 YEARS OF SERVICE, MAJOR C. CUMBO WILL BE RETIRING ON 6 OCT 2017. HE WOULD HAVE SERVED LONGER, BUT HIS CRA CAUGHT UP WITH HIM. FOR CALOGERO, THE MILITARY WAS A SECOND CAREER. HAVING WORKED AS A COMPUTER ANALYST/PROGRAMMER IN HIS PREVIOUS LIFE, HE THIRSTED FOR ADVENTURE, WHICH HE FOUND AT HOME AND ABROAD. 2. MAJOR C. CUMBO EXPERIENCED MOSTLY HIGHS IN HIS MILITARY LIFE. AFTER SURVIVING BASIC TRAINING IN ST JEAN SUR RICHELIEU IN 2003, HE WAS PROMOTED TO SECOND LIEUTENANT AND WENT ON TO DO SECOND LANGUAGE TRAINING. HE RECALLS THAT TRANSITION AS BEING QUOTE A SUBLIMATION FROM HELL TO HEAVEN UNQUOTE. IN 2004, HE WENT TO THE AEROSPACE TECHNICAL ENGINEERING SUPPORT SQUADRON (ATESS) IN TRENTON TO DO AN ON THE JOB TRAINING STINT, DURING WHICH TIME HE GOT TO RETURN TO HIS FIRST LOVE OF CODING ON THE QUOTE MILLION DOLLAR UNQUOTE PALM TOP RADAR INTERFACE. LATER THAT YEAR, AT THE CF SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS (CFSCE) AT CFB KINGSTON, HE SUCCESSFULLY REACHED THE OCCUPATIONAL FUNCTIONAL POINT AND WAS PROMOTED TO LIEUTENANT. 3. IN 2005, HE HAD HIS FIRST POSTING WHILE STILL ON IMPOSED RESTRICTION, WHICH OF COURSE WAS TO OTTAWA, WHERE HE […]
1. MASTER WARRANT OFFICER M. BENOIT WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS ON 14 NOVEMBER 2017 AFTER 35 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. 2. MASTER WARRANT OFFICER M. BENOIT JOINED THE MILITARY IN APRIL 1982, UNDER THE PERFORMANCE ORIENTATED ELECTRONICS TRAINING PROGRAM AT THE CANADIAN FORCES SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS WHERE UPON COMPLETION OF HER TRADES QUALIFICATION, SHE BEGAN HER CAREER AS A TERMINAL EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN POSTED TO 711 COMMUNICATIONS SQUADRON VALCARTIER, JULY 1983. 3. HER CAREER FURTHER LEAD HER TO CANADIAN FORCES STATION CARP (1987 – 1990), COMMUNICATIONS SQUARDRON BADEN-SOELLINGEN (1990-1993). A RETURN TO CANADIAN FORCES STATION CARP (1993-1994), 76 COMMUNICATIONS GROUP – 765 INFORMATION SERVICES SUPPORT SQUADRON ( 1994-1998), 17 WING TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SERVICES SQUADRON WINNIPEG (1998-2001), CFB/ASU GAGETOWN – MAINTENANCE COMPANY (2001-2007), WITH A TOUR WITH TASK FORCE GOLAN (2002) IN BETWEEN. CANADIAN FORCES INFORMATION OPERATION GROUP HEADQUARTERS LEITRIM (2007-2008) AND IN 2008 TO PRESENT, TO HER CURRENT POSITION WITH ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER (MATERIEL), DIRECTOR GENERAL LAND EQUIPMENT PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, DIRECTOR LAND COMMAND SYSTEMS PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. 4.MASTER WARRANT OFFICER M. BENOIT WILL BE REMAINING IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA WHERE SHE WILL EXPLORE […]
1. CORPORAL NIQUET WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON OCTOBER 23, 2017 AFTER MORE THAN 29 YEARS OF LOYAL SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND TO THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH. 2. CORPORAL NIQUET JOINED THE CAF ON 11 AUGUST 1988 IN CHICOUTIMI AS A RADIO OPERATOR. HIS FIRST POSTING WAS WITH HQ AND SIGS AT VALCARTIER. IN 1990, HE DEPLOYED WITH THE TROOPS IN KAHNAWAKE FOR THE OKA CRISIS. IN 1993, HE GOT POSTED TO 12 RBC. HE DEPLOYED DURING THIS PERIOD IN VISOKO, YUGOSLAVIA. IN 1996, HE GOT POSTED TO 5 SERVICE BATTALION. HE DEPLOYED TO PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI AS A DRIVER. HE WAS PART OF THE TROOPS WHO WENT TO HELP DURING THE ICE STORM CRISIS IN 1998. HE RETURNED IN 2000 TO HQ AND SIGS IN VALCARTIER AND GOT POSTED IN 2002 AT THE 438 TAC HELICOPTER SQN IN ST-HUBERT. HE DEPLOYED DURING THAT TIME IN AFGHANISTAN AS A SIGNALLER. IN 2009, HE GOT POSTED TO THE 5 ASG SIGNALS SVC IN LONGUE-POINTE WHERE HE FILLED THE POSITION OF COMMCEN OP AND ALTERNATE CRYPTO CUSTODIAN. IN 2011, HE GOT POSTED TO 764 COMM SQN IN OTTAWA AS AN FCC OP. IN 2017, […]
1. ON 18 OCT 2017 AFTER 27+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE WO G. BROWN WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CAF. 2. HE ORIGINALLY ENROLLED IN THE CAF ON 29 FEB 1988 AT CFRC WINDSOR, ONTARIO AS A COMMUNICATOR RESEARCH OPERATOR AND SERVED UNTIL AUG 1991 BEFORE CHOOSING TO PURSUE GREENER PASTURES. 3. IN MAY 1993 G. RE-ENROLLED INTO THE CAF AS A VEHICLE TECH WHERE HE PROUDLY SERVED THE RCEME BRANCH UNTIL 2003, AT WHICH TIME HE DECIDED THE LURE OF THE COMMS RSCH WORLD WAS TOO STRONG AND RETURNED TO THE TRADE. 4. DURING HIS CAREER HE HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: CFRS CORNWALLIS, CFSCE KINGSTON, CFS LEITRIM (10 YRS), MAINTENANCE COY CFB GAGETOWN (7 YRS) 4TH AIR DEFENCE REGIMENT CFB GAGETOWN (3 YRS), CFLS ASTICOU (1 YR), CFIOG OUTCAN DET VIRGINIA (3 YRS) AND CFNOC OTTAWA (3 YRS). 5. HE HAS ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SEVERAL OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENTS INCLUDING POSTINGS TO CFS ALERT (1990-91), THE GOLAN HEIGHTS, CAMP ZOUANI ISRAEL, IN SUPPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS DISENGAGEMENT OBSERVER FORCE (ROTO 66 2000-01), OP ALTAIR (HMCS CALGARY 08), AND TO KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN IN SUPPORT OF OP ATHENA (2010). 6. WO BROWN […]
1. ON 15 DECEMBER 2017 AFTER 33.5 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, COL F. LANIEL WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF). 2. COLONEL LANIEL ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN 1984 AS PART OF THE REGULAR OFFICER TRAINING PLAN. HE COMPLETED HIS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEGREE AT SHERBROOKE UNIVERSITY IN 1987 AND HIS AEROSPACE ENGINEERING TRAINING IN 1989. OVER THE NEXT 28 YEARS, COL LANIEL SUPPORTED THE CC144, CC109, CH124, CC150, CH147 AND CH149 AIRCRAFT AND THE AIR CADET GLIDER PROGRAM AS AN ENGINEERING AND MAINTENANCE OFFICER. HE ALSO WORKED AS AN ANALSYT WITH THE VCDS, AN EVALUATOR WITH REVIEW SERVICES, AN ADMINISTRATOR WITH THE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT GROUP AND HAD OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TOURS WITH CANOSCOM SUPPORTING THE AFG MISSION AND WITH CJOC AS PART OF JOINT TASK FORCE NORTH. 3. THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, HE EMBRACED THE OPPORTUNTIES TO TACKLE MANY DIVERSIFIED AREAS OF EMPLOYMENT, MEET EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE AND DISCOVER OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY. COL LANIEL WANTS TO THANK THE ENTIRE DND COMMUNITY HE DEALT WITH FOR THEIR FRIENSHIP, CAMARADERIE AND PROFESSIONALISM. IN RETROSPECT COL LANIEL CLAIMS THE CHOICE HE MADE OVER 33 YEARS AGO TO JOIN THE MILITARY TURNED OUT TO BE TRULY ENLIGHTENING AND REWARDING. […]
1. MAJOR K. BAGAL WILL RETIRE ON 17 JULY 2017 AFTER 30 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA AS A REGULAR FORCE MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH. 2. BORN IN KOLHAPUR, INDIA, HE JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 26 NOVEMBER 1986 IN HAMILTON, ONTARIO AFTER GRADUATING FROM ALGONQUIN COLLEGE WITH A COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY DIPLOMA. 3. AFTER CELE(AIR) TRAINING, HE WAS POSTED TO DGCEEM/DCSEM (1988-1992). SUBSEQUENT POSTINGS INCLUDED AN EXCHANGE POSTING IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA WITH THE USAF (1992-1995); DCDS/J1 (1995-1998), DCDS/J6 (1998-2001), CFLS/FRENCH LANGUAGE TRAINING (2001-2002), VCDS/CFCS SP (2002-2005), CEFCOM/J6 (2005-2009), CANOSCOM/LEVEL 0 TASKS (2009-2011), CF H SVCS GP/CFHIS PROJECT (2011-2012), UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA (2012-2014), AND ADM(IM)/ITSM PROJECT (2014-2017). 4. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE SUPPORTING DEPLOYED OPS ALL OVER THE WORLD IN HIS MANY JOINT STAFF POSITIONS ALONG WITH THE MANY THEATRE STAFF INSPECTION VISITS; BASIC PARACHUTE COURSE WITH 2 RCR (1997); CONDUCTING THREE FEDERAL ELECTIONS AS A DEPUTY RETURNING OFFICER FOR OUR TROOPS IN BOSNIA (1997), DUBAI (2008), AND KANDAHAR (2011); FINALLY COMPLETING HIS MATHEMATICS DEGREE (2016); AND HIS TOUR IN KOSOVO (2010). 5. MAJOR BAGAL WILL BE REMAINING IN THE OTTAWA AREA WITH HIS WIFE SANGITA, DAUGHTER NIKITA, AND […]