Retirements
1. AFTER MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CAF AND THE RCCS, MWO J. ROBINSON WILL RETIRE ON 05 NOV 2017. 2. ORIGINALLY FROM VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, MWO J. ROBINSON ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN FORCES IN 1987 AS A PERFORMANCE ORIENTED ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN. AFTER COMPLETING RECRUIT TRAINING IN CORWALLIS, NOVA SCOTIA, HE WAS POSTED TO KINGSTON, ONTARIO WHERE HE BEGAN HIS TRADE TRAINING. UPON COMPLETION OF ELECTRONICS TRAINING, HE GRADUATED AS A TELETYPE AND CRYPTO TECHNICIAN. OVER THE COURSE OF 30 YEARS MWO J. ROBINSON WAS POSTED SEVEN TIMES ACROSS CANADA: ALDERGROVE, BORDEN, NORTH BAY, SHILO, OTTAWA AND FINALLY PETAWAWA. 3. MWO J. ROBINSON WILL REMAIN IN THE PETAWAWA AREA WHERE HE PLANS TO CONTINUE IMPROVING HIS DREAM HOME ALONG THE OTTAWA RIVER IN WESTMEATH, ONTARIO AND SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH HIS LOVELY WIFE. HE WILL ALSO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HONE HIS “FISHING SKILLS” AND ENJOY ALL THAT THE OTTAWA VALLEY HAS TO OFFER. 5. DEPART WITH DIGNITY CEREMONY WILL BE HELD TO HONOUR MWO J. ROBINSON FOR HIS SERVICE ON 03 NOV 2017 AT THE WHITEWATER BREWING COMPANY SITUATED AT 78 HWY 17, COBDEN, ONTARIO, STARTING AT 1300HRS. 6. ANECDOTES, STORIES, PHOTOGRAPHS AND […]
1. MWO N. COLLEY WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 23 NOVEMBER 2017 AFTER 35 PLUS YEARS OF COMBINED LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMY AND CANADA. 2. MWO N. COLLEY ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN FORCES RESERVES ON THE 5 JANUARY 1982 AS A CADET INSTRUCTORS LIST (CIL) OFFICER. AFTER NINE YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE RESERVES, HE JUMPED AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO FOLLOW HIS DREAMS AND ENROLLED IN THE REGULAR FORCE AS A COMMUNICATOR RESEARCH OPERATOR (291), ON 17 JANUARY, 1991, AT CFRC CALGARY. UPON COMPLETION OF BASIC TRG AT CFRS CORNWALLIS AND TRADES TRG AT E SQN, CFSCE, NIGEL HAS SERVED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS DURING HIS OUTSTANDING CAREER: CFS MASSET, CFIOG DET FORT MEADE, MARYLAND, 1 CDHSR, 2 EW SQN, CFB KINGSTON, CFS LEITRIM, AND MARPAC HQ SSE. HE HAS ALSO COMPLETED A TOUR OF DUTY AT CFS ALERT, 1 X TOUR OF DUTY IN BOSINA HEZOGOVINA AS PART (OP PALLADIUM) OF TASK FORCE BOSINA HEZOGOVINA AND 2 X TOURS OF DUTY IN AFGHANISTAN AS (OP ATHENA) PART OF JOINT TASK FORCE AFGHANISTAN. 3. MWO N. COLLEY WILL REMAIN IN THE SOOKE AREA WITH HIS WIFE. HE HAS PLANS OF FINISHING HIS WIFE’S […]
1. MAJOR S. LEVESQUE WILL BE RETIRING ON 8 JANUARY 2018 AFTER 35 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF), THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE (RCAF) AND THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS (C&E) BRANCH. 2. MAJOR S. LEVESQUE JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 13 DECEMBER 1982 AS A DIRECT ENTRY OFFICER AND ATTENDED HER OFFICER RECRUIT TRAINING IN CHILLIWACK BRITISH COLUMBIA. SHE THEN MOVED ON TO CFSCE KINGSTON TO DO HER BASIC CELE (AIR) TRAINING, FOLLOWED BY A 5 MONTHS IN ST-JEAN FOR ENGLISH TRAINING BEFORE BEING POSTED TO CFB COLD LAKE IN 1984 AS THE DEPUTY BASE TELECOM OFFICER. PROMOTED TO CAPT IN 1987, SHE WENT BACK TO CFSCE AS AN INSTRUCTOR IN “A” SQN AND MOVED ON AS TROOP OFFICER FOR “D” SQN. IN 1990 SHE WAS POSTED TO TRENTON AS SO NETS FOR 70 COMM GP AND THEN DCO/OPS O FOR 708 COMM SQN IN 1993, SHE STARTED HER 24 YEARS STAY IN OTTAWA WHERE SHE WORKED AS A STAFF OFFICER FOR DIFFERENT POSITIONS SUCH AS DATA CENTER ANALYST, CC5 COORD, IDEA ANALYST, ETC. PROMOTED TO MAJ IN 2001, SHE WORKED AS SO ADM (S&T), FOLLOWED BY ENGR OFFICER FOR DIHRS, […]
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, […]