Retirements
1. APRÈS PLUS DE 30 ANNÉES DE BONS ET LOYAUX SERVICES, LE SGT S PELLETIER PRENDRA SA RETRAITE DU CORPS DES TRANSMISSIONS ROYAL DU CANADA ET DES FORCES ARMÉES CANADIENNES LE 6 MAI 2018. 2. LE SGT PELLETIER S’EST ENRÔLÉ DANS LA RÉSERVE POUR LES FUSILLIER DE SHERBROOKE EN NOVEMBRE 1987 COMME FANTASSIN. 3. DURANT SES QUELQUES ANNÉES COMME RÉSERVISTE, IL EST DÉPLOYÉ EN YOUGOSLAVIE EN SOUS L’EGIDE DES NATIONS-UNIS EN 1993. DE RETOUR AU CANADA, IL JOINT LA FORCE RÉGULIERE EN 1995 COMME OPERATEUR RADIO ET COMPLETE SON NQ3 A KINGSTON. IL EST MUTÉ AU QGET (QUARTIER GÉNÉRAL ET ESCADRONS DES TRANSMISSIONS) EN JANVIER 1996. IL EST REDÉPLOYÉ POUR UNE DEUXIEME FOIS EN EX-YOUGOUSLAVIE SOUS L’ÉGIDE DE L’OTAN POUR 6 MOIS. IL SERA PAR LA SUITE AFFECTÉ A D’AUTRES OPÉRATION A L’ÉTRANGÉ TEL QUE LA REPUBLIQUE CENTRAL AFRICAINE EN 1998, LA BOSNIE EN 2002, ET A KABUL EN 2004 SUR OP ATHENA AVEC LE 12RBC. 4. IL EST DE NOUVEAU MUTÉ EN 2005 A PETTAWAWA AU HQ & SIGS JUSQU’EN 2008 OU IL QUITTE A NOUVEAU CETTE FOIS-CI POUR OTTAWA. PROMU A SON GRADE ACTUEL EN 2009, IL FAIT QUELQUES UNITÉS DANS LA RÉGION D’OTTAWA ET REVIENT A VALCARTIER […]
1. WARRANT OFFICER J. COUTURE WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 13 FEBRUARY 2018 AFTER 16 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES. 2. BORN IN LEVIS, QUEBEC WO COUTURE ENROLLED IN THE CAF AT CFRC QUEBEC, QUEBEC ON 28 SEPTEMBER 2001. FOLLOWING HIS BASIC TRAINING IN ST-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU AND COMMUNICATOR RESEARCH OPERATOR OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING AT CFSCE, CFB KINGSTON, HE WAS POSTED TO CFS LEITRIM FROM 2004 UNTIL 2010. DURING THAT TIME, HE WAS EMPLOYED IN VARIOUS POSITIONS BUT MOST NOTABLY AS A SATCOM ANALYST AND GLIMMER OPERATOR. WHILE EMPLOYED AS THE LATTER, FROM 2006 TILL 2010, HE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE ONE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE VISIT (TAV) AND TWO DEPLOYMENTS TO AFGHANISTAN WITH CANADIAN SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES COMMAND. FROM 2010 TILL 2013, HE HAD A REWARDING POSTING TO THE CANADIAN FORCES INFORMATION GROPU DETECHMENT GEORGIA. FINALLY, FOLLOWING A BRIEF POSTING TO CANADIAN FORCES SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS CENTRE, HE WAS POSTED TO THE CANADIAN FORCES NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTRE IN 2014 UNTIL HIS RELEASE. 3. WO COUTURE AND HIS FAMILY WILL REMAIN IN THE OTTAWA AREA WHERE HE HAS ACCEPTED A POSITION WITH THE PUBLIC SERVICE AT CFNOC. 4. AN INFORMAL RETIREMENT GATHERING WILL […]
1. AFTER MORE THAN 28 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND THE COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONIC BRANCH, CAPTAIN D. BOUCHER WILL RETIRE ON MARCH 1ST, 2018. 2. BORN IN THE SMALL COASTAL QUEBEC VILLAGE OF BERGERONNES, CAPTAIN D. BOUCHER ENROLLED IN 1989 AS AN ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN. FOLLOWING HIS BASIC, LANGUAGE AND TECHNICAL TRAINING IN SAINT-JEAN-SUR-LE-RICHELIEU, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE TELETYPE AND CRYPTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN TRADE. 3. PRIVATE BOUCHER’S FIRST POSTING WAS IN 1991 WITH THE 711 COMMUNICATION SQUADRON IN VALCARTIER AS A COMMUNICATION CENTRE SUPPORT TECHNICIAN. HE WAS ALSO INVOLVED THERE WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BASE FIRST COMPUTER NETWORKS. 4. HIS SPORTY SKILLS WERE NOTED BY THE 715 COMMUNICATION SQUADRON IN SAINT-HUBERT WHERE CORPORAL BOUCHER WAS THEN POSTED IN 1996. HIS TELETYPE TECHNICIAN TASKS PROGRESSIVELY CHANGING INTO INFORMATION SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY, HE WORKED IN BASE COMPUTER SYSTEM SUPPORT UNTIL THE CLOSURE OF THE ST-HUBERT GARRISON. DURING THIS PERIOD IN 1997, WHILE BEING A REFUGEE HIMSELF FROM THE ICE STORM, HE RECEIVED AN INDIVIDUAL HONOURABLE COMMENDATION FROM THE CFB MONTREAL COMMANDER FOR HIS LEADERSHIP DURING OPERATION RECUPERATION. 5. POSTED TO THE SAINT-JEAN GARRISON FOR TWO YEARS, HE IMPROVED HIS KNOWLEDGE IN TELECOMMUNICATION TO THEN […]
1. WARRANT OFFICER T. DILLON WILL RETIRE AFTER 30 PLUS YEARS OF SERVICE, RELEASING 28 FEB 2018. 2. WO DILLON JOINED THE ROYAL NEWFOUNDLAND REGIMENT IN FEB 1987. IN 1992 HE TOOK A COMPONENT TRANSFER TO THE REGULAR FORCE. IN 1999 HE JOINED THE LINE TRADE. DURING HIS TIME HE WAS POSTED TO 706 COMM SQN BORDEN, 765 COMM SQN OTTAWA, 2 CMBG HQ AND SIGS, CFJSR, CFSCE AND 5 LINE SQN HALIFAX/GAGETOWN. TOM HAS ALSO BEEN ON DEPLOYMENTS TO CCUNDOF (ISRAELI OCCUPIED SYRIA), CAMP MIRAGE, TFHQ AFGHANISTAN AND NCSE KABUL. 3. WARRANT OFFICER T. DILLON AND (NAME REMOVED ON 2024 APR 20 BY CMCEN ADMIN) WILL RESIDE IN THE KINGSTON AREA, AND CONTINUE TO WORK UNTIL THE DAY AFTER THEY DIE. 4. AN INFORMAL DEPART WITH DIGNITY LUNCHEON WILL BE HELD AT A LOCAL RESTAURANT IN THE OROMOCTO AREA ON 26 FEB 18, LOCATION TBD. CONTACT THE UNDERSIGNED FOR DETAILS. 5. PLEASE SEND ANY CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, HUMOROUS ANECDOTES OR BEST WISHES TO: (CONTACT REMOVED 2023 APR 20 BY ADMIN. SEND INQUIRIES HERE: https://cmcen-rcmce.ca/contact/).
1. THE COMMANDING OFFICER AND ALL RANKS OF 77 LINE REGIMENT WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ANNOUNCE THE RETIREMENT OF WARRANT OFFICER P. MCGREGOR ON 23 FEB 18, AFTER 20 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND, MOST NOTABLY, THE C&E BRANCH. 2. WO MCGREGOR ENROLLED IN THE CAF AS A RADIO OPERATOR ON THE 09TH OF JANUARY 1998 AT THE CFRC MONTREAL (QUEBEC). UPON COMPLETION OF BASIC TRAINING IN ST-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU HE WAS OFF TO KINGSTON TO START HIS TRADES TRAINING AS A RADIO OPERATOR AT CFSCE; AFTER GRADUATION OF HIS QL3 HE WAS POSTED TO 1 CMBG HQ & SIG SQN IN EDMONTON WHERE HE HONED HIS SKILLS AS A SIGNALLER. IN FEBRUARY OF 2000, HE WAS DEPLOYED TO OP PALLADIUM IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA AS A RRB OPERATOR WITH THE 3 PPCLI BATTLE GROUP. TWO YEARS LATER, IN JANUARY 2002, HE DEPLOYED AS THE SIGNALLER FOR 12 FIELD SQUADRON, 1 CER, TO OP APOLLO IN KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN, WITH THE 3 PPCLI BATTLE GROUP. UPON HIS RETURN, HE WAS POSTED TO 1 CER UNTIL HE WAS AGAIN POSTED IN 2005 TO 1 PPCLI. IN THE FOLLOWING YEARS, HE RETURNED TO KANDAHAR IN 2006 […]
1. MASTER CORPORAL JF BOUCHER WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 7 FEBRUARY 2018 AFTER 15 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AS AN ACISS-IST. 2. BORN IN SEPT-ILES, QUEBEC, MCPL BOUCHER ENROLLED IN THE CAF AT CFRC CHICOUTIMI, QUEBEC ON 15 JANUARY 2003. AFTER COMPLETION OF BASIC TRAINING IN SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, MCPL BOUCHER WAS POSTED TO CFSCE KINGSTON, ONTARIO TO BEGIN HIS TRADES TRAINING AS A SIGNAL OPERATOR. UPON COMPLETION OF HIS TRADES TRAINING, HE WAS POSTED TO 1 CMBG HQ & SIGS EDMONTON. HE ALSO SERVED AT 17 WG WTISS WINNIPEG, 731 SIGS SQN SHILO, 742 SIGS SQN DET SHILO AND 3 CDSG SIGS SQN DET SHILO. MCPL BOUCHER COMPULSORY RE-MUSTERED TO ACISS-IST BEFORE HIS FINAL POSTING AT CFNOC, OTTAWA. MCPL BOUCHER COMPLETED ONE TOUR OF DUTY FOR 1 CDN ELM COMKAF HQ ROTO 5, KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN. 3. MCPL BOUCHER WILL REMAIN IN THE OTTAWA AREA. 4. AN INFORMAL RETIREMENT GATHERING WILL BE HELD IN MASTER CORPORAL JF BOUCHER’S HONOUR ON 5 FEB 2018, STARTING AT 12H00, AT A LOCAL RESTAURANT. THOSE WISHING TO ATTEND ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT: (CONTACT REMOVED 2023 APR 20 BY ADMIN. SEND INQUIRIES HERE: https://cmcen-rcmce.ca/contact/) NLT […]