Retirements
1. MAJOR BRIGITTE ALLAIRE IS RETIRING FROM THE CAF, RCAF, AND C&E BRANCH ON 25 JUNE 2020 AFTER 33 YEARS OF EXEMPLARY AND DEDICATED SERVICE. 2. BRIGITTE GRADUATED FROM THE COLLÈGE MILITAIRE ROYAL IN ST-JEAN, QUEBEC IN 1992 WITH A B.SC. IN GENERAL SCIENCE. HER FIRST TWO POSTINGS WERE IN 70 COMMUNICATION GROUP HEADQUARTERS, AND IN AIR TRANSPORT GROUP HEADQUARTERS, BOTH LOCATED IN TRENTON, ONTARIO. HER NEXT FOUR YEARS WERE EQUALLY SPENT BETWEEN WING TELECOMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM SQUADRON (WTISS), IN TRENTON, ONTARIO AND IN GREENWOOD, NOVA SCOTIA WHERE SHE ACTED AS BOTH THE TECHNICAL MAINTENANCE OFFICER AND THE OPERATIONS & ADMINISTRATION OFFICER. IN WTISS GREENWOOD, SHE INTRODUCED AN ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING BUDGET MANAGEMENT TOOL, WHICH RESULTED IN A DRASTIC BUDGET READJUSTMENT THAT EFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED EXISTING DEFICIENCIES. 3. IN 2002, AS A CAPTAIN, SHE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO COMMAND TWENTY COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM (CIS) TECHNICIANS AND BE THE SECOND IN COMMAND FOR ALL LOGISTICAL SUPPORT OF A 500 PERSON-CONTINGENT ON OPERATION APOLLO IN THE ARABIAN GULF REGION. AFTER RETURNING FROM THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST TERRORISM, SHE WAS POSTED TO THE JOINT OPERATIONS GROUP HEADQUARTERS IN KINGSTON, ONTARIO AS THE CIS OPERATIONS OFFICER. THESE TWO YEARS WERE FILLED WITH CIS OPERATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE […]
1. MAJOR NATALIA VORONIN WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 2 SEPTEMBER 2020 AFTER 17+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE. 2. MAJOR VORONIN ENROLLED IN THE CAF IN JANUARY 2003 AS A DIRECT ENTRY OFFICER AFTER GRADUATING FROM CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY. UPON COMPLETION OF CELE(AIR) TRAINING AT THE CANADIAN FORCES SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS, SHE WAS POSTED TO CFS LEITRIM. SUBSEQUENT POSTINGS INCLUDED CFIOG HQ, CDI, CAS AND CFB HALIFAX. SHE FINISHED HER CAREER WITH DJCIS. 3. MAJOR VORONIN IS GRATEFUL FOR THE FRIENDSHIPS DEVELOPED DURING HER CAREER AND WOULD LIKE TO OFFER SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO HER FAMILY, FOR THEIR SUPPORT THROUGHOUT HER CAREER. 4. MAJOR VORONIN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO BEGINNING HER NEW CAREER AS A PUBLIC SERVANT AND WILL BE STAYING WITH ADM(IM) IN THE OFFICE OF DG ICFD. GIVEN THE CURRENT SITUATION, NO DWD WILL BE HELD AT THIS TIME. WHEN CONDITIONS ALLOW, A SMALL GATHERING WITH CLOSE FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES WILL BE ORGANIZED. PLEASE SEND ANY CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES OR HUMOROUS ANECDOTES TO LCOL RICHARD BOYLE BY EMAIL: [email protected].
1. SERGEANT JOEL MERRIFIELD WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 25 AUGUST 2020 WITH 16 YEARS AND 12 DAYS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED REGULAR FORCE SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CAF, AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS AS A LINEMAN. 2. SGT MERRIFIELD ENROLLED ON 13 AUGUST 2004 (YES IT WAS FRIDAY THE 13TH) IN VICTORIA, BC. AFTER COMPLETING HIS LINE APPRENTICE TRAINING IN KINGSTON, PTE MERRIFIELD’S FIRST POSTING WAS IN 2005 TO 1RCR IN PETAWAWA.IN 2007 CPL MERRIFIELD WAS THEN POSTED LOCALLY TO 2ASG, WHERE HE REMAINED UNTIL 2011. AFTER THAT, IT WAS BACK HOME TO CFB ESQUIMALT FOR A COUPLE YEARS FROM 2011 TO 2013, WHERE HE EARNED THE RANK OF MCPL. FINISHING HIS THIRD POSTING, MCPL MERRIFIELD WAS POSTED TO 3 PPCLI IN EDMONTON TO COMPLETE 4 YEARS FROM 2013 TO 2017. WITH ANOTHER PROMOTION IN 2017 CAME ANOTHER POSTING, SGT MERRIFIELD’S NEXT POSITION WAS ACROSS THE ROAD TO LLWC EDMONTON, WHERE HE REMAINED FOR ONLY 1 YEAR. IN 2018 HE MOVED ACROSS THE ROAD “AGAIN” TO RLWC DET EDM. SPENDING A YEAR ON THE ROAD, HE WAS THEN POSTED TO HIS FINAL POST AT LLWC ESQUIMALT. 3. SGT MERRIFIELD COMPLETED A 7+ MONTHS […]
1. AFTER 22 YEARS, 6 MONTHS, AND 3 DAYS OF DEDICATED AND LOYAL SERVICE TO CANADA (20 YEARS IN THE REGULAR FORCE AND 2 YEARS IN THE RESERVES), MAJOR JAMES LINDSAY WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON THE 17 AUGUST 2020. 2. MAJOR LINDSAY JOINED THE PRIMARY RESERVES WHEN WE WAS 16 YEARS OLD, AND HE LIKED GETTING PAID TO GO CAMPING AND HIKING SO MUCH, THAT HE JOINED THE REGULAR FORCE IN THE YEAR 2000. HE COMPLETED HIS UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE AND SIGNALS OFFICER TRAINING IN 2004. 3. HIS FIRST POSTING WAS TO CFB PETAWAWA, WHERE HE WAS THE SIGNALS OFFICER FOR THE 1ST BATTALION ROYAL CANADIAN REGIMENT, AS OFFICER COMMANDING CHARLIE TROOP, AND THE OPERATIONS OFFICER AT THE 2ND CANADIAN MECHANIZED BRIGADE GROUP HEADQUARTERS AND SIGNALS SQUADRON. IN 2008 AND 2009 HE DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN FOR ELEVEN MONTHS AS OFFICER COMMANDING COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUPPORT TROOP. 4. BETWEEN 2009 AND 2011, MAJOR LINDSAY ATTENDED THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE AS A GRADUATE STUDENT, WHERE HE WON BOTH THE COLONEL JEFF PARKER AWARD AND THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS KINGSTON AWARD, FOR HIS WORK IN THE FIELD OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. HE IS CURRENTLY PURSUING A DOCTORATE […]
1. BGEN MARTIN GIRARD WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND THE C&E BRANCH ON 4TH OF SEPTEMBER 2020 AFTER SERVING MORE THAN 39 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE. 2. BGEN MARTIN GIRARD JOINED THE CANADIAN FORCES IN JUNE 1981 AND STARTED AT COLLEGE MILITAIRE ROYAL DE ST-JEAN ON 15 AUGUST 1981. HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA IN KINGSTON IN 1982 WHERE HE GRADUATED WITH A BACHELOR IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING IN MAY 1986. HIS FIRST POSTING WAS B TEL O FOR CFB GAGETOWN FROM 1987-1989. 3. HE HAS SERVED IN NUMEROUS OPERATIONAL, STAFF AND PROJECT APPOINTMENTS AT NDHQ AND THE OPERATIONAL COMMANDS SUCH AS CHIEF ENGINEER DWAN, EA ADM IM, CF DEPUTY J6, CEFCOM J6, CANOSCOM OS J3 AND COS. 4. BGEN GIRARD ALSO SERVED IN THREE OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENTS: FIRST GULF WAR (1990-1991) AS SECOND IN COMMAND OF 1 PTARMIGAN SQUADRON OF 1ST (UK) ARMOURED DIVISION HQ AND SIGNAL REGIMENT; BOSNIA (2002-2003) AS THE SFOR COMMANDER SIGNAL SUPPORT GROUP; AND HAITI (2008-2009) AS TASK FORCE COMMANDER PORT AU PRINCE AND CHIEF OF STAFF MINUSTAH FOR WHICH HE RECEIVED A MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL IN NOVEMBER 2010. 5. BGEN GIRARD HAS COMMANDED AND RELUCTANTLY RELINQUISHED […]
1. PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASS MATTHEW (MATT) PARKER WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 7 SEPTEMBER 2020 AFTER 15+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. 2. MATT ENROLLED IN THE CAF ON 7 DECEMBER 2004 AS A RESERVE BOATSWAIN IN WINDSOR ONTARIO WITH HMCS HUNTER. FROM 2005 TO 2008, MATT TOOK CLASS B CONTRACTS IN CFB ESQUIMALT AND SERVED WITH HMCS YELLOWKNIFE, IN PORT SECURITY, AND HMCS SASKATOON. IN 2008, MATT EFFECTED A TRADE AND COMPONENT TRANSFER, RE-MUSTERING TO COMMS RSCH. WHILE AWAITING TRAINING, MATT WAS SENT BACK TO CFB ESQUIMALT TO SERVE IN THE PORT SECURITY SECTION. AFTER COMPLETING HIS COMMS RSCH APPRENTICESHIP TRG, MATT WAS POSTED TO CFS LEITRIM. AFTER A FEW YEARS ON SHIFT, MATT PROCEEDED TO CJOC AS PART OF THE CFS LEITRIM DETACHMENT TO CFICC. IN 2014, MATT DEPLOYED ON HMCS REGINA, ON BOTH OP ARTEMIS AND OP ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR. UPON HIS RETURN, MATT CONTINUED SERVING IN CFS LEITRIM, EVENTUALLY BEING CHOSEN TO STANDUP AND LEAD CFS LEITRIM’S DETACHMENT TO THE JTIC. DURING HIS 15+ YEARS OF SERVICE MATT SERVED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: CFS LEITRIM (X2), CFB ESQUIMALT (X2). 3. MATT AND HIS SPOUSE SHANNON, ALONG WITH THEIR SON DECLAN, […]