Retirements

1. ON 25 FEB 2018 AFTER 15 YEARS OF DEDICATED AND LOYAL SERVICE, MASTER CORPORAL R. MITCHELL WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES. 2. MCPL R. MITCHELL ENROLLED IN JANUARY 2002 AT CFRC HAMILTON. HE COMPLETED HIS POET AND ATIS TECH TRAINING IN FEB 2004 AND WAS POSTED TO CFB GREENWOOD. HE WAS PROMOTED TO CPL IN JAN 2006. IN 2007, MCPL R. MITCHELL ACCEPTED AN OUT OF TRADE POSITION AS A FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND WAS POSTED TO 437 SQN IN TRENTON ON THE CC150 AC. IN APR 2010, HE WAS POSTED TO 8 ACSS TRENTON WHERE HE WORKED IN THE RADIO WORKSHOP SSU SECTIONS. HE WAS PROMOTED TO MCPL IN MAR 2014 AND POSTED TO CFB BAGOTVILLE. JUL 2015, HE WAS POSTED BACK TO TRENTON WHERE HE HAS WORKED IN BOTH THE ATESS EPO AND RADIO MAINTENANCE SECTIONS. 3. MCPL R. MITCHELL WILL RETIRE IN THE TRENTON AREA FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. 4. AT THE REQUEST OF MCPL R. MITCHELL THERE WILL BE NO FORMAL DWD. 5. CONTACT: (CONTACT REMOVED 2023 APR 20 BY ADMIN. SEND INQUIRIES HERE: https://cmcen-rcmce.ca/contact/).

1. MASTER CORPORAL T. ROYLE RETIRED FROM THE CAF ON 02 FEB 2017 AFTER 12 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE RCAF C&E BRANCH AND THE ATIS TRADE. HE JOINED THE CAF ON 01 APR 2005 AS AN ATIS TECH. 2. AFTER COMPLETING BASIC TRAINING IN ST-JEAN, QC AND THEN ATIS TECH TRAINING IN KINGSTON HE WAS POSTED 19 FEB 2007 TO 8 ACSS SQN IN TRENTON ONTARIO WHERE HE ALSO COMPLETED A TOUR IN HAITI FROM 22 JAN 2010 TO 6 MAR 2010, A TOUR IN AFGHANISTAN FROM 10 JUNE 2010 TO 05 DEC 2010 AND A TOUR IN JAMAICA FROM 9 AUG 2011 TO 22 NOV 2011. 3. AFTER ALMOST 5 YEARS IN TRENTON, HE WAS PROMOTED TO MCPL AND POSTED TO CFSCE KINGSTON IN JAN 2012. MCPL T. ROYLE OCCUPIED AND SUCCEEDED IN MULTIPLE POSITIONS AT CFSCE. 4. AFTER 5 YEARS AT CFSCE AND PROVING HIMSELF TO BE A SUPERB COMMUNICATOR, HE WAS MEDICALLY RELEASED FROM THE FORCES 02 FEB 2017. 5. MCPL T. ROYLE IS NOW LIVING IN THE BELLEVILLE ONTARIO AREA WHERE IS NOW A SUCCESSFUL REAL ESTATE AGENT WORKING UNDER THE CENTURY 21 BANNER. 6. A DEPART WITH DIGNITY CELEBRATION FOR TRAVIS […]

1. CORPORAL G. LYNCH WILL RELEASE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 31 JAN 2018, AFTER 6 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. 2. CORPORAL G. LYNCH JOINED IN SHERBROOKE QC ON 06 OCT 2011 AS A COMMUNICATOR RESEARCH OPERATOR. UPON THE COMPLETION OF HIS QL3 AT CFCSE 19 NOV 2013, HE WAS POSTED TO CFS LEITRIM. 30JUL 2015 HE WAS POSTED TO CFNOC. GILBERT HAS SPENT THE LAST 2 YEARS AT CFNOC AS A SURVEILANCE ANALYST. 3. CORPORAL G. LYNCH, HIS WIFE, AND DAUGHTER, WILL BE REMAINING IN THE NCR AS CORPORAL G. LYNCH HAS ACCEPTED A POSITION IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE WITH CFNOC. 4. HE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND HIS GRATITUDE FOR THE GUIDANCE, SUPPORT AND CAMARADERIE OF THE PEOPLE HE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ALONGSIDE. 5. A DEPART WITH DIGNITY FUNCTION WILL BE HELD IN CORPORAL G. LYNCH’S HONOUR AT HUNTERS PUBLIC HOUSE, 4750 BANK ST, OTTAWA, ON 31 JAN 2018 COMMENCING AT 1200HRS. FOR THOSE WISHING TOATTEND PLEASE RSVP NLT 21 JAN 2018 TO: (CONTACT REMOVED 2023 APR 20 BY ADMIN. SEND INQUIRIES HERE: https://cmcen-rcmce.ca/contact/). 6. FOR BEST WISHES, ANECDOTES, AMUSING STORIES AND MESSAGES, PLEASE SEND TO: (CONTACT REMOVED 2023 APR 20 BY ADMIN. SEND […]

1. SERGEANT J. BÉLANGER WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CAF 22 FEB 18 AFTER 21 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CAF AND TO THE C&E BRANCH. 2. SGT J BÉLANGER ENROLLED AS A RESERVIST IN THE CAF IN JULY 1997. HE SWITCHED TO THE REG FORCE IN JANUARY 1998 AS AN ARMY BISON DRIVER. SEEING THE LIGHT HE TRADED UP TO BECOME AN ATIS TECH COMPLETING HIS POET TRAINING IN SEPTEMBER 2003. PROMOTED TO MCPL IN JUNE 2010 AND TO SERGENT IN MINIMAL TIME JUN 2014. 3. AFTER RETIREMENT SGT J BÉLANGER AND (NAME REMOVED 2023 APRIL 20 BY ADMIN) WILL REMAIN IN THE COMOX B.C. AREA WITH THEIR THREE CHILDREN, (NAMES REMOVED 2023 APRIL 20 BY ADMIN). SGT J BÉLANGER HAS TAKEN EMPLOYMENT WITH WEST JET AND PLANS ON SPENDING MUCH OF HIS DOWN TIME PLAYING GOLF. 4. THERE WILL BE A DWD LUNCHEON AT THE GRIFFON PUB COMOX B.C.24 JAN 18 1130 – 1330 ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND. ANY AND ALL WELL WISHES OR CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES CAN BE FORWARDED TO: (CONTACT REMOVED 2023 APR 20 BY ADMIN. SEND INQUIRIES HERE: https://cmcen-rcmce.ca/contact/).

1. ON 5 FEB 18, MAJOR J. CIHLAR, CD WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AFTER 18+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE RCCS AND CANADA. 2. BORN IN OTTAWA ON, MAJOR J. CIHLAR JOINED THE CAF IN 1999. AFTER GRADUATING FROM RMC IN 2003 AND CFSCE IN 2004, HE SPENT THE MAJORITY OF HIS SIGNALS CAREER IN FIELD UNITS OR ON OPERATIONAL STAFFS, WITH ARMY STOPS AT 1 CMBG HQ & SIG SQN, 73 COMM GP HQ, 3 PPCLI, ARMY G3, RMC AMS AND DLR. MAJOR J. CIHLAR WAS PRIVILEGED TO BE SELECTED FOR SERVICE WITH CANSOFCOM IN 2014, CAPPING HIS CAREER WITH SUB-UNIT COMMAND AT CSOR AND A SENIOR APPOINTMENT AT CANSOFCOM HQ. HIS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE TWO DEPLOYMENTS WITH 1 SIGS TO KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN (2006, 2009) AND EVERY MOMENT SPENT WITH TROOPS IN THE FIELD 3. MAJOR J. CIHLAR AND HIS WIFE WILL CONSOLIDATE ON THEIR CURRENT POSITION IN ARNPRIOR ON. HIS WIFE WILL CARRY ON REPAIRING THE BROKEN BONES, TORN LIGAMENTS AND DISLOCATED JOINTS OF THE OTTAWA VALLEY (WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO 2 CMBG AND CANSOF NORTH FOR A STEADY SOURCE OF BUSINESS) AS SHE CONTINUES HER SURGICAL CAREER AT PEMBROKE REGIONAL HOSPITAL. […]

1. AFTER 16 YEARS OF DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT AS A PUBLIC SERVANT, MS. L. PALMER WILL BE RETIRING ON FEBRUARY 20 2018. 2. LORNA JOINED THE PUBLIC SERVICE IN DECEMBER 2001 FROM A CAREER AS AN ENGINEER AND PROJECT MANAGER IN PRIVATE ENTERPRISE. AFTER 2 MONTHS WITH LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA, MS. L. PALMER JOINED DGIMPD AS A CS 4. SHE WAS PM OF MMEP AND DRP AS A CS4 AND DEPLOYED AS AN ENG 5 IN 2005 TO PM CFCSII (LATER XENA) AND JIIFC. WITH REG BOUCHER SHE WORKED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW PROJECT MANAGEMENT STANDARD (OPM3 – ORGANIZATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT MATURITY) WITH PMI. IN 2014 SHE JOINED MPMCT AS PCM MANAGER AND IS FINISHING HER CAREER AS SENIOR ARCHITECT WITH CSA AND DCO-DS. 3. IN HER RETIREMENT MS. L. PALMER PLANS TO PURSUE CERTIFICATION AS A SOMMELIER, RUN, BIKE, SKI AND WALK DAISY. SHE AND STEVE WILL TRAVEL WHERE THEIR FANCY TAKES THEM AND ENJOY THEIR GRANDCHILDREN 4. AN OPPORTUNITY TO MINGLE WITH MS. L. PALMER AND SHARE MEMORIES AND MAYBE SOME LAUGHS WILL BE HELD AT DOMINION CITY BREWERY, 15-5510 CANOTEK RD OTTAWA, FEB 21 2018 FROM 13:00 TO 17:00. AN RSVP IS NOT REQUIRED. […]