Retirements

RETIREMENT – CAPTAIN A. E. MAAS-STEVENS, 00341 – SIGS

Jun 5, 2023 | 0 comments

  ON 28 JUNE 2023, AFTER 8 YEARS OF SERVICE CAPTAIN A. MAAS-STEVENS WILL BE RELEASING FROM THE CAF.   CAPT MAAS-STEVENS JOINED THE CAF THROUGH THE REGULAR OFFICER TRAINING PLAN – ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE IN 2015. SHE GRADUATED WITH A DOUBLE MAJOR IN MATH AND COMPUTER SCIENCE IN 2019. AS A LIEUTENANT, SHE WORKED AS THE DELTA AND FOXTROT TROOP COMMANDER AT THE CANADIAN FORCES JOINT SIGNAL REGIMENT (CFJSR) IN KINGSTON, ON. FOLLOWING PROMOTION TO CAPTAIN, SHE WAS EMPLOYED AS THE REGIMENTAL TRAINING CAPTAIN AT CFJSR.   SHE IS THANKFUL FOR THE FRIENDS SHE HAS BEEN ABLE TO MAKE IN THE CAF AND LOOKS FORWARD TO A CAREER IN THE CIVILIAN SECTOR. SHE INTENDS TO STAY IN KINGSTON FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT FEW YEARS.   A DEPART WITH DIGNITY (DWD) WILL BE HELD ON 23 JUNE 2023. GREETING, WELL-WISHES AND STORIES CAN BE SENT TO CAPT S. MAAS-STEVENS BY EMAIL: SEAN(DOT)MAAS-STEVENS(AT)FORCES(DOT)GC(DOT)CA OR BY PHONE TO 613-541-5010 X 2201.   Views: 21

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RETIREMENT – WARRANT OFFICER M. BROWN, CD, ATIS TECH – 00109

Jun 2, 2023 | 0 comments

  ON 31 AUG 23, WO M. BROWN WILL BE RETIRING AFTER 25+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE MILITARY.   WO BROWN ENLISTED IN THE RESERVE FORCE IN 1996 WITH THE 1ST NOVA SCOTIA HIGHLANDERS IN AMHERST, NS AS AN INFANTEER. HE COMPONENT TRANSFERRED TO THE REGULAR FORCE IN 1998 AND AFTER COMPLETING QL3 IN MEAFORD ON, WAS POSTED TO 2RCR IN GAGETOWN IN SEPTEMBER OF 1998. IN JANUARY 1999 WO BROWN DEPLOYED ON OP PALLADIUM IN THE BOSNIA; IN 2003 TO CAMP MIRAGE AS PART OF OP ATHENA, AND IN 2004 TO HAITI UNDER OP HALO. BY 2005, LIFE HAD THROWN WO BROWN AND CARA A FEW CURVEBALLS WHICH LED TO AN OCCUPATIONAL TRANSFER TO BECOME AN ATIS TECH. AFTER COMPLETING HIS POET AND QL3 TRAINING IN KINGSTON ON, THEY LANDED AT 14 WING GREENWOOD IN 2006 WHERE HE LEARNED THE TRADE AND WORKED PRIMARILY IN THE TELETYPE AND CRYPTO EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE SECTION (TCEMS). IN 2010 WO BROWN WAS SELECTED TO DEPLOY TO AFGHANISTAN AS PART OF THE UAV DETACHMENT. ON RETURN FROM AFGHANISTAN IN 2011 WO BROWN WAS PROMOTED TO MCPL AND THEY WERE POSTED TO OTTAWA. WHILE IN THE NCR WO BROWN WORKED AT […]

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RETIREMENT – BRIGADIER-GENERAL P. SABOURIN, CD, 00172-01 GOL

May 30, 2023 | 0 comments

  AFTER 36 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE AND THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH, BRIGADIER GENERAL SABOURIN WILL BE RETIRING ON 4 JULY 2023.   BGEN SABOURIN JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN HIS HOMETOWN OF QUEBEC CITY IN 1987. AFTER A FEW YEARS IN THE AIR CADETS AND WITH A FATHER IN THE VANDOOS, HE THOUGHT IT WAS A NATURAL CAREER CHOICE. THE MOVIE TOP GUN HAD JUST BEEN RELEASED AND HE THOUGHT HE COULD BE A PILOT JUST LIKE HALF OF THE OFFICER CADETS IN HIS CLASS. HE WAS ACCEPTED INTO THE REGULAR OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM (ROTP) AND SPENT THE NEXT FIVE YEARS AT COLLEGE MILITAIRE ROYAL DE ST-JEAN. HIS CAREER AS A PILOT WAS VERY SHORT ALTHOUGH HE DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERTAKE A FEW SOLO FLIGHTS. HE EVENTUALLY BECAME A CELE OFFICER AND SPENT MANY MONTHS AT THE SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS IN KINGSTON WHILE LIVING IN THE DARK AND PUNGENT HALLS OF B1.   AFTER COMPLETING HIS CELE TRAINING, HE WAS ACCEPTED IMMEDIATELY INTO A POST GRAD AT INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE IN MONTRÉAL. HE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO WORK ON THE ONLY CANADIAN […]

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RETIREMENT – LIEUTENANT-COLONEL P. J. MACKENZIE, CD, 00340 – CELE

May 29, 2023 | 0 comments

  LIEUTENANT-COLONEL P. J. MACKENZIE, CD, WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 05 SEPTEMBER 2023 AFTER 34 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA.   2. A NATIVE OF HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL MACKENZIE JOINED THE CANADIAN FORCES IN 1989 AS A DIRECT ENTRY OFFICER WITH A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE FROM SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY AND WHILE ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITÉ DE QUÉBEC A CHICOUTIMI. HE QUALIFIED AS A COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS (AIR) OFFICER AT THE CANADIAN FORCES SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS FOLLOWING WHICH HE ENJOYED POSTINGS TO SHEARWATER, TRENTON, COLORADO SPRINGS, WINNIPEG (2), GREENWOOD, OTTAWA (2) AND GERMANY (2). DURING HIS SERVICE, HE EARNED A MASTER’S OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN COMPUTER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SYSTEM ENGINEERING), COMPLETED THE AIR FORCE STAFF COURSE AND THE CANADIAN FORCES COLLEGE JOINT COMMAND AND STAFF PROGRAM. SERVING APPOINTMENTS TWICE AS OFFICER COMMANDING, COMMANDING OFFICER, CHIEF AND DIRECTOR, AND ONCE AS SENIOR NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE. HE HAS LED PROJECTS AND PLANNED AND PARTICIPATED IN OPERATIONS FROM THE CANADIAN ARCTIC TO HAWAII TO MAZAR E SHARIF. HE COMPLETED ONE TOUR WITH NORAD AND TWO TOURS WITH NATO AND BEEN AWARDED CD (2), MSM (US), SSM (NATO BAR) AND TWO COMMANDER’S COMMENDATIONS. […]

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RETIREMENT – WARRANT OFFICER F.J.E. NADEAU, CD, 00385-01 – SIGNAL TECHNICIAN

May 29, 2023 | 0 comments

  1. AFTER 25 YEARS OF LOYAL SERVICE TO THE QUEEN, THE KING AND CANADA, WARRANT OFFICER F. NADEAU WILL OFFICIALLY RETIRE ON JULY 4, 2023.   2. WO NADEAU ENROLED IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, IN SHERBROOKE, ON AUGUST 7, 1997, AS AN ARMORED PERSON. FOLLOWING COMPLETING OF HIS RECRUIT COURSE IN SAINT-JEAN SUR RICHELIEU AND TRADES TRAINING IN VALCARTIER, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 12E RBC IN VALCARTIER. DURING THE TEN YEARS ON THIS ASSIGNMENT, HE PARTICIPATED IN OP ICE STORM AS WELL AS MULTIPLE UNIT AND BRIGADE EXERCISES IN GAGETOWN, WAINWRIGHT AND VALCARTIER. HE WAS DEPLOYED TO BOSNIA IN 1999 AS AN ARMORED CREW DRIVER. HE WAS THEN DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN IN 2004 AS A GUNNER WITH LAV3 CREW. IN 2007, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO SAINT-JEAN SUR RICHELIEU AT THE CANADIAN FORCES LEADERSHIP AND RECRUITS SCHOOL (CFLRS) AS A BASIC MILITARY TRAINING INSTRUCTOR FOR NON-COMMISSIONED MEMBERS AND FUTURE OFFICERS. DURING THIS TRANSFER, WO NADEAU CHANGED TRADE TO BECOME A TECHNICIAN IN LAND INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION IN JANUARY 2010. HE COMPLETED HIS COURSE IN KINGSTON AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO 202 WORKSHOPS DEPOT IN MONTREAL. DUE TO REMISSION, HE WAS THEN TRANSFERRED TO THE IT SERVICE CENTER IN SAINT-JEAN. […]

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RETIREMENT – MASTER WARRANT OFFICER S. PRICE, CD, 00383 – SIG OP

May 29, 2023 | 0 comments

  ON 28 APRIL 2023 AFTER 34 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE, MWO S. PRICE RETIRED FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND THE COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONIC BRANCH.   MWO PRICE GREW UP IN HAMPTON (NEW BRUNSWICK) AND AFTER DECIDING HIS CAREER INCLUDED THE LOCAL SOBEYS WITH HIS FRIENDS, HIS MOTHER MARCHED HIM INTO THE SAINT JOHN RECRUITING CENTER TO BE SORTED OUT. JOINING AS A RADIO OPERATER (RAD OP) AFTER IT WAS DESCRIBED AS, A RADIO DISK JOCKEY BUT YOU CAMP A LOT.   AFTER COMPLETING BASIC TRAINING AT CORNWALLIS (YES, HE’S THAT OLD) HE WAS SENT TO SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU TO LEARN FRENCH WHILE THE RAD OP TRADES TRAINING WAS ON HOLD. HE WOUND UP SPENDING 11 MONTHS AND LEFT WITH A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF A DIALECT ONLY SPOKEN IN FRANCE. HE WENT ON TRADES TRAINING AND WAS POSTED TO 5 CMBG HQ & SIGS (QGET) WHERE HE STAYED FOR 15ISH YEARS. HE BOUNCED BETWEEN QGET, SERVICE BATALLION, AND 5 RALC. WHILE TRANSFERRING AROUND LIKE LUGGAGE HE DEPLOYED TO, ISRAEL, BOSNIA, HAITI AND AFGHANISTAN. HE DEPLOYED DURING THE QUEBEC ICE STORM, THE G8 IN EDMONTON AND EVEN LANDED IN AUSTRALIA FOR AN EXERCISE.   UPON PROMOTION TO SGT, HE WAS […]

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