Retirements
MASTER CORPORAL KEITH HERNANDEZ RETIRED FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 08 JULY 2024 AFTER OVER 15 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE.
AFTER 10+ YRS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CAF, AND THE RCCS, MCPL ALEXANDRE RAYMOND WILL RETIRE ON 02 SEP 2024
SGT BURCHELL WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CAF ON 18 SEPTEMBER 2024 AFTER 23 YEARS AND 11 MONTHS OF DEDICATED SERVICE.
AFTER 35+ YRS OF DEDICATED SERVICE IN THE CAF, THE RCAF, AND THE C&E BRANCH, MAJ WENDALL DECK WILL RETIRE FROM THE CAF ON 30 SEPTEMBER 2024.
After more than 26 years of loyal and dedicated service to the country, Sgt Mandie Mackenzie, CD will be retiring from the CAF.
1. AFTER MORE THAN 35 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE, AND THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH, MAJ WENDALL DECK WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 30 SEPTEMBER 2024. 2. WENDALL JOINED IN 1989 WITH THE ASPIRATION OF BECOMING A PILOT, BUT INSTEAD ACCEPTED AN OFFER TO BECOME AN AIR FORCE COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEER, AND HAS NEVER REGRETTED IT. 3. WHILE UNDERGOING QUALIFICATION TRAINING IN KINGSTON, WENDALL MET BARBARA, A SCHOOL TEACHER WHO HAD TRAVELLED THE WORLD AND WHO WENDALL FOUND THE MOST INTRIGUING WOMAN HE HAD EVER MET. THEY WED A YEAR LATER AND HAVE NOW BEEN MARRIED FOR OVER 32 YEARS, WITH FOUR ADULT CHILDREN AND EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN. 4. WENDALL’S AIR FORCE CAREER INCLUDED POSTINGS AT 8 AIR COMMUNICATIONS AND CONTROL SQUADRON TRENTON, AEROSPACE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING SUPPORT SQUADRON TRENTON, 1 CANADIAN AIR DIVISION WINNIPEG, NORAD SYSTEM SUPPORT FACILITY TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE FLORIDA, ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE KINGSTON, JOINT OPERATIONS SUPPORT GROUP KINGSTON, AND DEFENCE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CANADA OTTAWA RESEARCH CENTRE. HE ALSO DID A UN PEACEKEEPING TOUR IN HAITI AND WENT ON SHORT MISSIONS TO SINGAPORE, CYPRUS, FRANCE, AND TO VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE US […]