Retirements
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 […]
CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER DEBORAH MARTENS WILL RETIRE ON 28 AUGUST 2024 AFTER 35 AND A HALF YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE AND THE COMMUNICATIONS & ELECTRONICS BRANCH.
1. AFTER 34 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THIS GREAT COUNTRY, AND HAVING SERVED WITH SO MANY AMAZING PEOPLE, I HAVE DECIDED TO RETIRE ON 13 SEPT 2024. 2. I HAVE BEEN POSTED TO 1 CDHSR KINGSTON (1991-1997), WAINWRIGHT (1997-2003), 2 RCR GAGETOWN (2003-2006), CFJSR KINGSTON (2006-2012), CFNOC OTTAWA (2012-2016), 7 COMM GP HQ / DEFSOC (2016-2018), 4 CDSG SIG SQN PETAWAWA (2018-2021) AND FINALLY 2 CMBG HQ & SIG SQN PETAWAWA (2021-2024). 3. I HAVE DEPLOYED TO RWANDA, HAITI (TWICE), AFGHANISTAN, UAE (CAMP MIRAGE), IRAQ AND LATVIA. 4. AS I REFLECT ON MY CAREER, I AM FLOODED WITH MANY MEMORIES, MOST OF WHICH ARE WONDERFUL AND I HAVE PASSED ON TO ANYONE WHO WOULD LISTEN, SORRY KIDS. MEMORIES FROM THOSE THAT I DEPLOYED WITH, THAT I PLAYED MANY SPORTS WITH (REGIONALS, NATIONALS AND CISM), WENT ON EXERCISES WITH, WENT ON COURSES WITH, WAS POSTED WITH, DROVE ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH, SERVED UNDER, SUPERVISED, AND TAUGHT ON COURSES AT CFSCE OR UNIT LEVEL. AS FOR THE OTHER MEMORIES, THEY ARE OF THOSE THAT WE LOST TOO SOON, AND THESE ARE THE TOUGH MEMORIES TO GET THROUGH. 5. I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE AND HONOUR OF SERVING WITH SO MANY GREAT PEOPLE, […]
AFTER 18 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE, SERGEANT MACNEIL WILL OFFICIALLY RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES 04 SEP 24′.
CWO CARLISLE MASON JOINED THE CANADIAN FORCES IN 1987 AFTER SERVING 6 YEARS AS AN AIR CADET. AFTER ENROLLMENT, HE COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AT CFB CORNWALLIS, NS AND THEN PROCEEDED TO CANADIAN FORCES SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS AT CFB KINGSTON, ONTARIO FOR POET (PERFORMANCE ORIENTATED ELECTRONICS TRAINING) FOLLOWED BY RADAR (NAV AIDS) TECHNICIAN QL3 TRAINING.
AFTER MORE THAN 37 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE AND COMMITMENT, CWO W. JOHN HALL WILL RETIRE FROM THE REGULAR FORCE ON THE 31 AUGUST 2024.