Retirements
1. MCPL JOANISSE WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CAF 11 FEBRUARY 2018 AFTER 10 YEARS OF DEDICATED AND LOYAL SERVICE TO THE CAF AND TO THE C&E BRANCH. 2. MCPL JOANISSE ENROLLED IN THE CAF ON 02 OCTOBER 2008. HE COMPLETED HIS BASIC TRAINING AT CFLRS ST-JEAN QUEBEC. IN HIS 10 YEARS OF SERVICE HE COMPLETED HIS PERFORMANCE ORIENTED ELECTRONICS TRAINING (POET) AT THE CANADIAN FORCES SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS (CFSCE), AND IS CURRENTLY SERVING AT 14 WING GREENWOOD. HE WAS PROMOTED TO MCPL ON 30 JUNE 2016. HE COMPLETED A TOUR AT OP IMPACT IN OCT 14 TO APRIL 15 WHERE HE RECEIVED THE ATF COMMANDER’S ACCOMMODATION FOR HIS DEDICATION AND HARD WORK. 3. AFTER RETIREMENT MCPL JOANISSE WILL BE LIVING IN THE GREENWOOD AREA WORKING FOR SSC. 4. MCPL JOANISSE HAS OPTED FOR NO DWD. 5. IF YOU WANT TO SHARE ANECDOTES, STORES AND BEST WISHES, PLEASE EMAIL: (CONTACT REMOVED 2023 APR 20 BY ADMIN. SEND INQUIRIES HERE: https://cmcen-rcmce.ca/contact/).
1. MAJOR M. RAKOCZY RETIRED FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) ON 14 DECEMBER 2017 AFTER 23 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CAF AND THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH. 2. MAJOR M. RAKOCZY JOINED THE CAF ON 24 JUNE 1995 AND GRADUATED FROM THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA IN 1999 WITH A BACHELOR OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING. AFTER COMPLETING HER SIGNAL OFFICER TRAINING, SHE SERVED IN KINGSTON, ONTARIO AT THE 1ST CANADIAN DIVISION HEADQUARTERS AND SIGNAL REGIMENT IN VARIOUS ROLES, INCLUDING TROOP COMMANDER, SQUADRON OPERATIONS OFFICER, SQUADRON ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS MAINTENANCE OFFICER. IN 2001, NEWLY PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN, SHE DEPLOYED ON OP DANACA, ROTATION 69 AS THE TASK FORCE SIGNAL OFFICER. UPON HER RETURN, SHE HELD POSITIONS OF SQUADRON ADMINISTRATIVE AND SQUADRON OPERATIONS OFFICER WITHIN THE CANADIAN FORCES JOINT SIGNAL REGIMENT. IN 2004, SHE WAS POSTED TO 4 ENGINEER SUPPORT REGIMENT IN GAGETOWN, NEW BRUNSWICK, WHERE SHE HELD THE POSITIONS OF SIGNAL OFFICER AND OPERATIONS OFFICER. SHE THEN WAS POSTED TO LAND FORCES TRIALS AND EVALUATIONS UNIT, GAGETOWN, NEW BRUNSWICK, AS A TRIALS OFFICER AND THE ADJUTANT IN 2006. PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF MAJOR IN 2007, SHE WAS POSTED TO THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA AND COMPLETED […]
1. AFTER 40+ YEARS OF DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT AS A MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND AS A PUBLIC SERVANT, MR. W. LEE WILL BE RETIRING ON JANUARY 12, 2018. 2. MR. W. LEE JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN AUGUST 1976, FROM CARLYLE, SASKATCHEWAN AND ATTENDED THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE KINGSTON WHERE HE GRADUATED AS AN LORE OFFICER IN 1980. WAYNE SERVED AS THE UNIT MAINTENANCE OFFICER AND TECHNICAL ADJUTANT WITH 1 RCHA IN GERMANY. HE ALSO HELD OTHER REGIMENTAL AND STAFF POSITIONS PRIOR TO JOINING THE MASIS PROJECT IN 1995. ADM(MAT) GROUPED THE ARMY, AIR FORCE AND NAVY ENGINEERING AND MAINTENANCE UNDER A SINGLE PROJECT, MASIS (LATER RENAMED TO DRMIS). WAYNE, AS A SERVING EME OFFICER, BECAME THE ARMY REPRESENTATIVE AND SOLUTION MANAGER ON THIS PROJECT,. WAYNE RETIRED FROM THE CANADIAN FORCES IN 2004 AND JOINED THE PUBLIC SERVICE, RETAINING THE ROLE OF SOLUTION MANAGER. AS A PUBLIC SERVANT, WAYNE, IN HIS ROLE AS DRMIS SOLUTION MANAGER, PROVIDED LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE IN THE DESIGN AND DELIVERY OF THE DRMIS SOLUTION. 3. IN HIS RETIREMENT, MR. W. LEE WILL BE LEVERAGING HIS VAST SOLUTION KNOWLEDGE TO PURSUE AN OPPORTUNITY WITH SAP WORKING ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SAP IN […]
1. AFTER MORE THAN 21 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF), MASTER WARRANT OFFICER JC COUTURE, CD, WILL RETIRE ON 05 FEBRUARY 2018. 2. BORN IN QUEBEC CITY, MWO COUTURE ENROLLED IN THE CAF AS AN INFANTRYMAN IN 1996. HE SERVED WITH THE 2R22R WHERE HE DEPLOYED IN HAITI UNDER THE OPERATION CONSTABLE. AS HE WAS COMPANY SIGNALLER, HE RE-DISCOVERED A CHILDHOOD FASCINATION FOR COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONICS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY TO (TRY TO) REPAIR THE BROKEN SYSTEMS. 3. TO FULFILL THIS PASSION, HE REMUSTERED AS A 227, LAND COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM (LCIS) TECHNICIAN, IN AUGUST 2000. AFTER COMPLETING HIS ELECTRONIC TRAINING IN CFSCE KINGSTON, HE WAS POSTED TO 5 RALC IN JANUARY 2002. DURING HIS TIME AT THE ARTILLERY, HE DEPLOYED IN AFGHANISTAN, OPERATION ATHENA ROTO 1 AS THE ART.HU.R. RADAR MAINTENANCE SECTION IC. 4. UPON HIS RETURN FROM TOUR, HE WAS PROMOTED TO MASTER CORPORAL AND POSTED TO 764 COMMUNICATION SQUADRON IN OTTAWA, TECHNICAL MAINTENANCE TROOP, WHERE HE ASSUMED THE DUTIES OF AUDIOVISUAL SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE SECTION IC. IN 2008, AFTER 4 YEARS IN OTTAWA, HE WAS SELECTED TO SERVE OVERSEA WITH THE 76 COMMUNICATION GROUP HQ, DETACHMENT SELFKANT AS THE CLASSIFIED NETWORKS SUPPORT SERGEANT, A […]
1. AFTER 28 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY, CPO2 L. BRYAN WILL OFFICIALLY TRIP ALL BREAKERS FOR THE LAST TIME ON 23 JANUARY 2018. 2. CPO2 L. BRYAN JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN CORNER BROOK, NL ON 18 MAY 1989 AS A MARINE ELECTRICIAN. AFTER COMPLETING HIS RECRUIT TRAINING AT CFB CORNWALLIS AND HIS TRAINING AT CANADIAN FORCES FLEET SCHOOL ESQUIMALT, HE WAS POSTED TO THE EAST COAST FLEET TO START HIS LIFE AS A REAL SAILOR. HE SAILED ON HMCS GATINEAU, HMCS PRESERVER (X3), HMCS PROVIDER, HMCS ST. JOHN’S, HMCS SUMMERSIDE AND HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN, PARTICIPATING IN NUMEROUS NAVAL OPERATIONS (OP APOLLO, OP AUGMENTATION, AND OP SHARP GUARD). HIS SHORE POSTINGS INCLUDED CANADIAN FORCES FLEET SCHOOL HALIFAX (X2), MAROPSGRU 5 HQ, FLEET MAINTENANCE FACILITY CAPE SCOTT, C NAVY, AND ADM(IM). 3. CPO2 L. BRYAN AND HIS WIFE OF 20 YEARS, ALONG WITH THEIR DAUGHTER WILL REMAIN IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA WHERE HE WILL ASSUME A POSITION WITHIN ADM(IM) AS A CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE. 4. CPO2 L. BRYAN HAS REQUESTED THAT A DEPART WITH DIGNITY BE ORGANIZED AT A DATE TO BE DETERMINED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. 5. PERS WISHING […]
1. AFTER 32 YEARS OF DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TOWARDS IMPROVING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE, MR. B GALLIMORE WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICE. 2. MR. B GALLIMORE JOINED THE PUBLIC SERVICE IN 1985, STARTING AS AN INTERNAL CONSULTANT AT CANADIAN FORCES EUROPE HEADQUARTERS (CFE HQ) LAHR AND MARITIME COMMAND (MARCOM) IN HALIFAX. IN 1991, MR. B GALLIMORE MOVED TO OTTAWA AND HAS SPENT THE LAST 26 YEARS WITH THE IM GP STARTING WITH REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS FOR PROJECTS SUCH AS MATERIEL ACQUISITION AND SUPPORT INFORMATION SYSTEM (MASIS), DEFENCE INFORMATION SERVICES BROKER (DISB) AND C4ISR. AS A CS 04, HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH WORK ON INFORMATION AND DATA ARCHITECTURES, IM POLICY AND FUNCTIONAL APPLICATION SYSTEM MANAGER (FASM) FOR THE RECORDS, DOCUMENT AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (RDIMS). THE LAST FEW YEARS, MR. B GALLIMORE HAS LEAD THE RECORDKEEPING INITIATIVE ACROSS DND/CAF, PROMOTING CONSISTENT RECORDKEEPING PRACTICES IN ORDER TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, AND TRANSPARENCY WHILE REDUCING CLUTTER, COST AND CHAOS. BRYAN HAS ALSO LED THE OPEN GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE, TO HELP DND/CAF FOSTER GREATER OPENNESS, ACCOUNTABILITY AND MAKE OUR INFORMATION AND DATA MORE ACCESSIBLE TO CANADIANS. 3. IN HIS RETIREMENT, MR. B GALLIMORE WILL BE TRAVELLING THE WORLD, HIS […]