Retirements

AFTER MORE THAN 15 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE MCPL WILLIAM ALLEN WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES EFFECTIVE 05 MAY 2025.

AFTER 40 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS AND THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES MWO BRIAN O’REGAN WILL BE RETIRING ON NOVEMBER 7TH, 2025.

After 30 years of loyal service to Canada and the Canadian Armed Forces, CWO Glen Phinney will be retiring from the CAF in June 2025.

After 39 years of loyal and dedicated service, Colonel Ning Lew will be retiring from the Canadian Armed Forces.

1. MAJ JENNA KNEZACEK ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN FORCES IN JUNE 2005 UNDER THE REGULAR OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM AS A COMBAT ENGINEER. AFTER COMPLETING BASIC TRAINING, SHE SET OFF TO THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA IN KINGSTON, ON, GRADUATING WITH A BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING IN 2009. DURING HER TIME AT RMC, SHE SAW THE LIGHT AND TRANSFERRED OUT OF THE ARMY AND INTO THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE AS A COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING (CELE) OFFICER. 2. AFTER GRADUATION, JENNA COMPLETED A SUMMER OF ON-JOB-TRAINING AT 12 WING SHEARWATER BEFORE HEADING BACK TO KINGSTON TO COMPLETE CELE OFFICER BASIC COURSE. IN SPRING 2010, JENNA RETURNED TO EAST COAST, TAKING UP THE DUAL-HATTED POSITION OF TECHNICAL MAINTENANCE OFFICER FOR 14 WING TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS SQUADRON AND COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS OFFICER FOR THE 14 MISSION SUPPORT SQUADRON. FROM THERE SHE WAS POSTED TO CANADIAN FORCES NAVAL OPERATIONS SCHOOL IN HALIFAX IN 2012 AS THE COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS OFFICER. SINCE TWO YEARS WAS MORE THAN ENOUGH, WHILE REMAINING IN HALIFAX SHE WAS TRANSFERRED TO A PROJECT MANAGEMENT POSITION WITH SHARED SERVICES WORKING AT THE SSU (ATLANTIC) HQ (NOW 77 LINE REGIMENT DET) IN 2014. 3. […]

AFTER TWENTY-FOUR PLUS YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE REG FORCE, WO PARALOVOS WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) ON 01 APR 25.