Retirements
1. AFTER 33 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CAF, SGT WRIGHT WILL RETIRE ON THE 5 OF JULY 2018. 2. SERGEANT D. M.W. WRIGHT WAS BORN IN HALIFAX NS IN 1963. HE ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES JAN 1985 AS AN ARTILLERY MAN, WITH HIS FIRST POSTING TO 3 RCHA. COMPLETED TOURS TO ALERT 1988, CYPRUS IN 1992 AND BOSNIA IN 2000. HE REMUSTERED TO SIG OP IN 2005 WITH A POSTING TO 742 SIG SQN. HE WAS POSTED TO 2 PPCLI IN 2007. IN 2012 HE WAS POSTED TO WHAT IS NOW 3 CDSG DET SHILO. BEING POSTED BACK TO 1 RCHA IN 2017 WHEERE HE HAS COMPLETED HIS CAREER. 3. HE IS PLANNING ON RETIRING TO THE LOCAL AREA WITH HIS WIFE AND HIS DAUGHTER. 4. THE RETIREMENT EVENT WILL HAPPEN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SHILO SIGNALS GOLF DAY LUNCH BBQ ON 7 JUN 2018 AT ~1130 AT 3 CDSG SHILO (DATE TBC). COST WILL BE MINIMAL FOR BBQ. IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND SEND INTENT TO: (CONTACT REMOVED 2023 APR 20 BY ADMIN. SEND INQUIRIES HERE: https://cmcen-rcmce.ca/contact/). BY 1 JUN 2018. 5. ANY ANECDOTES OR WELL WISHES CAN BE SENT TO: (CONTACT REMOVED […]
1. WO D. WATTERS WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CAF ON 01 JULY 18 WITH OVER 39 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE WITH ROYAL CANADAIN CORPS OF SIGNALS. 2. WO WATTERS ENROLLED IN OTTAWA ON 18 JUN 79 AS RESEVRE RADIO TELETPYE OPERATOR(RTOP) WITH 763 (OTT) COMM REGT. HE COMPLETED A UNITED NATIONS TOUR IN THE GOLAN HEIGHTS (UNDOF) DURING HIS TIME IN 763 BEOFRE TRANSFERSING TO THE REGULAR FORCE ON 13 APR 84 AS A RADIO OPERATOR. DURING WO WATTERS REGULAR FORCE CAREER. HE SERVED IN KINGSTON 3 TIMES WITH THE SIGNALS REGT (1CSR, 1 CDHSR AND CFJSR), OTHER UNITS IN KINGSTON 2 EW, CFJHQ AND PSTC BEING THE FIRST SIG OP POSTED THERE. WO WATTERS ALSO HAD POSTINGS TO REGINA SASK (731 COMM DET) AND CFB GASETOWN (724 COMM SQN AND 2RCR. DURING THESE POSTINGS HE COMPLETED 3 MORE TOURS OF UNDOF (YES STILL HAVE A LIVER). WO WATTERS TRANSFER BACK TO HE RESEVES IN NOV 09 TAKING A 3 YRS CONTACT TO LOOK AFTER CFSCE’S PATS. IN NOV 13 HE MOVED TO CFSMI FOR THE ROLE OD SP SQWN SSM AND UNIT SERUIRTY SUPERVISOR. IN JUL 16 WO WATTERS MOVED ON CDA FOR HIS LAST POSTITION […]
1. MAJOR R MONETTE WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 17 MAY 2018 AFTER 27 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE. 2. FROM LONGUEUIL, QC, MAJOR MONETTE JOINED THE CAF IN 1985 TO GRADUATE FIVE YEARS LATER FROM RMC, KINGSTON, WITH AN ENGINEERING DEGREE. HE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PORTED TO OTTAWA AT D SECUR OPS AND D SIG EM AS THE ELECTRONIC WARFARE LCMM. HE WAS THEN POSTED TO FMC ST-HUBERT, QC, AS COMMS OFFICER FOR THE REVIEW OF COMMAND AND CONTROL INFORMATION SYSTEMS. BACK TO OTTAWA IN 1997, CAPT MONETTE ASSUMED THE DEPUTY PROJECT MANAGER DUTIES FOR THE AFCCIS PROJECT. 3. IN 1998, CAPT MONETTE LEFT THE FORCES TO WORK IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS. DURING THIS PERIOD, HE ALSO TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE A MASTER DEGREE IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT. HE RE ENROLLED IN THE CAF IN 2003 TO WORK AS THE DEPUTY PROJECT MANAGER AND SYSTEM ENGINEER ON THE MARINE SURVEILLANCE OPERATIONS CENTRE (MSOC) PROJECT. HE WAS THEN POSTED TO CDI IN 2006 AS THE COMMS OFFICER AND PROJECT MANAGER TO ESTABLISHED THE HUMINT UNIT JTFX. PROMOTED TO HIS CURRENT RANK IN 2008, MAJOR MONETTE REMAINED AT CDI WITH D INT […]
1. AFTER OVER 25 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY AND THE CAF, CPO2 JF DOUVILLE WILL SHUT DOWN A MOUNTING ONE LAST TIME ON 18 MAY 2018. 2. CPO2 JF DOUVILLE ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AT CFRC QUEBEC, QC, IN 1993 AS A NAVAL ELECTRONIC SENSOR OPERATOR. HE SERVED IN SHIPS INCLUDING HMCS MONTREAL, VILLE DE QUEBEC (X2) AND HMCS FREDERICTON. CPO2 DOUVILLES SHORE POSTINGS INCLUDED NEWC DET OTTAWA, CFLRS ST JEAN SUR RICHELIEU AND ADM (IM) OTTAWA. 3. CPO2 JF DOUVILLE WILL RETURN TO HIS WIFE AND TWO SONS IN CARIGNAN, QC AS HE HAS ACCEPTED EMPLOYMENT IN THE CIVILIAN SECTOR. 4. CPO2 JF DOUVILLE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THOSE WHO HAVE SUPPORTED HIM THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER. AN INFORMAL DEPART WITH DIGNITY LUNCHEON WILL BE HELD AT THE ROYAL OAK PUB 117 CENTREPOINTE DR, 17 MAY 2018, 1200. 5. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, ANECDOTES, SALTY DIPS, WAR STORIES AND OUT RIGHT LIES CAN BE FORWARDED VIA EMAIL TO: (CONTACT REMOVED 2023 APR 20 BY ADMIN. SEND INQUIRIES HERE: https://cmcen-rcmce.ca/contact/).
1. CORPORAL A. WHITE IS MEDICALLY RELEASING ON 30 JUNE 2018 AFTER 9 YEARS OF COMBINED DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS. 2. CPL WHITE JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES PRIMARY RESERVE ON 22 JANUARY 2009 AND COMPLETED HER PRES BMQ 01 MAY 2009, ON 06 AUGUST 2010 SHE COMPLETED HER PRES DP1 INFANTRY QUALIFICATION AND CONTINUED TO WORK AND TRAIN WITH THE RESERVES. ON 06 JULY 2012 SHE COMPLETED A COMPTONENT TRANSFER INTO THE C&E BRANCH TO PERSUE A NEW CHAPTER IN HER LIFE. UPON COMPLETION OF HER ACISS DP1.0 ON 22 FEBRURARY 2013 SHE WAS POSTED TO CFJSR IN KINGSTON, ONTARIO WHERE SHE GAINED MANY SKILLS. SHE WAS THEN SELECTED TO COMPLETE LST DP1.1 TRAINING 05 SEPTEMBER TO 22 NOVEMBER 2013. UPON COMPLETION OF THAT COURSE SHE CONTINUED TO WORK AT CFJSR UNTIL 30 DECEMBER 2014 WHEN SHE WAS POSTED TO SSU (WEST) DET WAINWRIGHT, WHERE SHE CONTINUED TO HONE HER SKILLS AS AN LST AND BECOME A RELIABLE TRADESPERSON. 3. CPL WHITE WILL BE RELOACTING TO THE PETAWAWA AREA WITH HER DAUGHTER IN ORDER TO SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH FAMILY AND CONTINUE HER EDUCATION FOR EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE OF THE MILITARY. […]
1. Mr. W.J. GRAHAM WILL RETIRE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE AFTER 35 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA ON THE 30TH OF MAY 2018. HE CURRENTLY SERVES AS A SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST WITHIN THE DIRECTORATE OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CAPABILTY AND DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE DIRECTOR GENERAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY AND STRATEGIC PLANNING WITHIN THE INFORMATON MANAGEMENT GROUP. 2. MR. GRAHAM JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AT THE RIPE OLD AGE OF 17 AT THE CANADIAN FORCES RECRUITING CENTRE IN SUDBURY, ONTARIO IN 1982. MR. GRAHAM DEPARTED FOR CORWALLIS, NOVA SCOTIA IN MARCH OF 1982 FOR BASIC TRAINING BEFORE EMBARKING ON HIS CAREER AS A RADIO OPERATOR (211). DURING HIS LONG AND DISTINGUISHED CAREER, MR GRAHAM WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE SERVED WITH THE 1ST CANADIAN SIGNAL REGIMENT IN KINGSTON, 733 COMMUNICATION SQUADRON IN SHILO, THE CANADIAN AIRBORNE REGIMENT IN PETAWAWA, 735 COMMUNICATION REGIMENT IN WINNIPEG, THE 2ND BATTALION PRINCESS PATRICIA’S CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY IN WINNIPEG, 79 COMMUNICATION REGIMENT IN KINGSTON, THE CANADIAN FORCES JOINT SIGNAL REGIMENT IN KINGSTON, AND THE CANADIAN FORCES NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTRE IN OTTAWA. 3. MR. GRAHAM HAS DEPLOYED TO SYRIA, MULTIPLE TOURS TO BOSNIA/CROATIA, THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, AFGHANISTAN, AND HAITI. MR GRAHAM HAS […]