Retirements
1. AFTER MORE THAN 12 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE WITH THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS, CAPT ADAM POWLEY WILL RETIRE ON 1 JUNE 2022. 2. AFTER MORE THAN 12 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE WITH THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS, CAPT ADAM POWLEY WILL RETIRE ON 1 JUNE 2022. 3. CAPT POWLEY ENROLLED WITH THE CAF ON 19 FEBRUARY 2010 AS A COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH OPERATOR. UPON COMPLETION OF HIS BASIC MILITARY QUALIFICATION AT THE CANADIAN FORCES LEADERSHIP AND RECRUIT SCHOOL (CFLRS), HE FINISHED HIS TRADE QUALIFICATION AT THE CANADIAN FORCES SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS (CFSCE). 4. UPON COMPLETION OF HIS TRADE TRAINING HE WAS POSTED TO 21 ELECTRIC WAREFARE (EW) REGIMENT AS A TACTICAL ELECTRONIC WAREFARE OPERATOR (TEWO). 5. IN 2015 HE COMMISSIONED AS A COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING (CELE) OFFICER AND RETURNED TO CFSCE FOR FURTHER TRADE TRAINING. 6. UPON COMPLETION IF HIS TRADE TRAINING IN 2017, HE WAS POSTED TO 12 WING TELECOM FLIGHT AS A PROJECTS OFFICER. 7. IN 2021, CAPT POWLEY WAS POSTED TO HIS CURRENT POSITION AS CFJOSG HQ J6 PLANS O IN KINGSTON, ON. 8. DURING HIS CAREER, HE DEPLOYED TO CFS […]
1. ON BEHALF OF THE BRANCH, WE WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT CWO DENIS BRUNEAU, CD WILL RELEASE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES MAY 30 2022, AFTER 32 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS. 2. DENIS ENLISTED IN HIS HOMETOWN OF QUEBEC CITY, QC AND WAS SENT TO RECRUIT SCHOOL IN 1990 IN ST JEAN, QC. HE THEN COMPLETED HIS RADOP QUALIFICATION AT CANADIAN FORCES SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS IN KINGSTON, ON AND BECAME A FULLY QUALIFIED TRADESMAN IN 1990. UPON COMPLETION, PTE BRUNEAU POSTED TO 5 CANADIAN MECHANIZED BRIGADE GROUP HEADQUARTERS AND SIGNAL SQUADRON IN VALCARTIER, QC THEN DEPLOYED ON OP CAVALIER IN 1995. PROMOTED TO CORPORAL AND POSTED TO HEADQUARTERS AND SIGNAL SQUADRON, QC, IN 1994 HE DEPLOYED ON OP PRUDENCE IN 1998. IN 2000, HE WAS POSTED IN 1R22ER AND 5E RGC. IN 2006, WO BRUNEAU WAS POSTED TO 741 COMM SQN IN ESQUIMALT, BC. IN 2009, WO BRUNEAU WAS POSTED TO 76 COMM REGT WHERE HE DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN UNDER TF KABUL. HE REMAINED IN OTTAWA UNTIL HIS 2011 MWO PROMOTION. HE WAS THEN POSTED TO CFLRS IN ST-JEAN, QC UNTIL 2015 AND RETURNED TO OTTAWA. IN […]
1. CORPORAL MATTHEW LADAS WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) ON JUNE 5TH 2022, AFTER 6 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. 2. CORPORAL LADAS ENROLLED IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE (RCAF) APRIL 2016. AFTER BASIC TRAINING, HE WAS POSTED TO KINGSTON WHERE HE COMPLETED HIS ATIS TECHNICIAN TRAINING AND WAS POSTED TO ATESS IN TRENTON WITH THE AIR FORCES DEPLOYABLE NETWORK SECTION. HE THEN SPENT A COUPLE OF YEARS WITH THE AIRFIELD MAINTENANCE SECTION, WHERE HE GOT TO TRAVEL WITH THE CENTRALIZED MAINTENANCE SUPPORT TEAM ON A FEW OF THEIR EXTENSIVE MAINTENANCE ON THE AIRFIELD COMPLEX SYSTEMS. 3. MATTHEW AND HIS ENDLESS GENEROSITY WILL BE MISSED BY ALL. HE IS RETIRING IN THE MONTREAL AREA WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS, AND THE PLAN FOR NOW WILL BE COMPLETING HIS UNIVERSITY DEGREE AT OTTAWA U TO FUTHER HIS EDUCATION. 4. AS PER REQUEST BY MATT, THERE WILL BE NO FORMAL DEPART WITH DIGNITY EVENT. 5. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, ANECDOTES, AND/OR PHOTOS ARE WELCOMED AND CAN BE FORWAREDED TO CPL BROCK SAUNDERS BY EMAIL AT [email protected]
1. AFTER 38 YEARS OF SERVICE, CAPTAIN GHISLAIN MOREAU WILL BE RETIRING ON 29 AUGUST 2022. 2. CAPT MOREAU ENROLLED IN THE CAF ON 15 JAN 1982 IN SEPT-ILES, QUEBEC. THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, CAPT MOREAU HAS BEEN POSTED TO VACLARTIER, KINGSTON, MONTREAL AND OTTAWA. HE HAS ALSO BEEN DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN. HE HAS WORKED AT THE TACTICAL LEVEL TO THE STRATIGIC LEVEL WITHIN THE CAF. CAPT MOREAU HAD WORKED HIS WAY TO THE RANK OF CWO AND COMMISSIONED IN 2018 TO HIS PRESENT RANK. 3. CAPT MOREAU WILL RETIRE IN MESSINES, QC AND ENJOY TIME FISHING, HUNTING AND TRAPPING. 4. CAPT MOREAU WILL NOT BE HOLDING A DEPART WITH DIGNITY CEREMONEY AND WILL ENJOY HIS RETIREMENT WITH HIS FAMILY 5. MESSAGES OF GRATITUDE CAN BE SENT TO [email protected]
1. AFTER MORE THAN 39 YEARS, CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER BOB VIEL WILL RETIRE FROM THE CAF ON 31 AUGUST 2022. HE GREW UP IN SEPT-ILES, QUEBEC AND JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN 1983 AS A RADAR TECHNICIAN. AFTER BASIC TRAINING AT CFRS CORNWALLIS AND TRADES TRAINING AT CFB KINGSTON, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE PINE TREE LINE AT CFS MOISIE, QUEBEC. 2. IN 1988, HE WAS POSTED TO 8 AIR TRANSPORTABLE COMMUNICATIONS AND CONTROL UNIT TRENTON, ONTARIO. DURING THIS TOUR HE SPENT FIVE MONTHS ATTACHED POSTED TO THE CANADA REMEMBERS CONTINGENT THAT PARADED IN THE CELEBRATION OF THE LIBERATION OF EUROPE. IN 1992, HE WAS APPOINTED A MASTER CORPORAL. 3. IN 1996, CWO VIEL WAS POSTED TO GEILENKIRCHEN, GERMANY, AS A COMPUTER DISPLAY TECHNICIAN FLYING WITH THE CANADIAN CONTINGENT OF THE NATO AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING FORCE. IN 1998, HE RETURNED TO CANADA AND POSTED TO 706 COMMUNICATION SQUADRON AT CFB BORDEN, ONTARIO. 4. CWO VIEL WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF SERGEANT IN 2001 AND POSTED TO 8 AIR COMMUNICATIONS AND CONTROL SQUADRON AT CFB TRENTON AND IN 2003 HE WAS PROMOTED TO WARRANT OFFICER. DURING THIS TOUR, HE SUPPORTED NUMEROUS OPERATIONS. 5. FROM 2005 TO 2006, CWO VIEL […]
1. WARRANT OFFICER MARK HILLIER WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN FORCES ON 11 MAY 2022 AFTER 38 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES. 2. MARK ORIGINALLY ENROLLED INTO THE REGULAR FORCE AT OTTAWA, ONTARIO 07 MAY 1981 AS PART OF THE P.O.E.T. (PERFORMANCE ORIENTED ELECTRONIC TRAINING) PLAN. AFTER BASIC TRAINING AT CFRS CORNWALLIS, NS AND SUBSEQUENT POET HE COMPLETED HIS TECHNICAL TRAINING AS A TELETYPE AND CYPHER TECHNICIAN (223). POSTED TO CFS LEITRIM WHILE WAITING FOR SECURITY CLEARANCE UPGRADE PRIOR TO A POSTING TO CFS GANDER. AFTER EXTENSIVE TRAINING IN KINGSTON AS AN MPM (MAIN PROCESSOR MAINTAINER) WAS POSTED TO CFB PENHOLD, AB. GETTING INTO THE FITNESS LIFESTYLE HE REMUSTERED AS A PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND RECREATION INSTRUCTOR (PERI 851). MEMBER ENJOYED WORKING IN THIS TRADE UNTIL THE PERFIDY OF DPERA AND THE MOC BEING REMOVED AS AN ACTIVE MILITARY OCCUPATION, HE IS POSSIBLY THE LAST SERVICING CAF MEMBER WITH THE PERI 851 – 5A QUALIFICATION (MENS SANA IN CORPORE SANO). 3. AFTER THE DEMISE OF THE PERI TRADE IN 1997 HE RETURNING TO HIS TECHNICAL ROOTS NOW AS AN LCIS 227. WO HILLIER HAS BEEN POSTED TO EDMONTON AND OTTAWA, DURING THESE POSTINGS […]