Retirements
1. MAJOR CHRISTIAN BEAULIEU HAS RELEASED FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 22 SEPTEMBER 2019 AFTER 27 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE. 2. HE JOINED THE CAF IN 1992 AND GRADUATED IN 1997 FROM THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA. HIS FIRST SIGNALS POST WAS IN 1998 WITH THE 2 CANADIAN MECHANIZED BRIGADE GROUP HEADQUARTERS AND SIGNAL SQUADRON AS THE SQN ADJUTANT, ALPHA TROOP OC AND DELTA TROOP OC. IN 2000 HE WAS APPOINTED AS REGIMENTAL SIGNAL OFFICER WITHIN THE RCD. IN 2002, HE WAS POSTED TO THE COMMAND SUPPORT PILOT PROJECT AS A SQUADRON SECOND IN COMMAND AND TECH SUPPORT OFFICER. IN 2005, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO DLCSPM TO LEAD THE DEVELOPMENT OF TACC2IS CORE APPLICATIONS. AFTER HIS PROMOTION TO MAJOR IN 2008, HE WAS ASSIGNED AS PROJECT LEADER TO DELIVER TACNET TO THE ARMY. IN JUNE 2010, HE WAS POSTED TO DLCI WITHIN THE CAPABILITY MANAGEMENT TEAM, CONTINUING OPERATIONALIZING TACNET WITHIN THE ARMY. HE WAS THEN POSTED TO DIMEI, LEADING AND SYNCHRONIZING THE ENGINEERING EFFORTS. AFTER THREE YEARS HE WAS APPOINTED DGIMO J3. IN JUN 2017, MAJ BEAULIEU TOOK COMMAND OF 4 CDSG SIGNAL SQUADRON. 3. MAJ BEAULIEU SERVED OVERSEAS ON TWO OCCASIONS: IN BOSNIA 2000 […]
1. CWO MARTEL WILL RETIRE ON 15 APR 2020 AFTER MORE THAN 35 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CAF, THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS AND THE LINE TRADE. 2. CWO MARTEL JOINED THE CAF FAMILY IN 1984 WITH THE SHERBROOKE HUSSARS. HE ENJOYED IT SO MUCH THAT A YEAR LATER HE TRANSFERRED TO THE REG FORCE. AFTER A YEAR-LONG STINT WITH THE NAVY, CWO MARTEL REALIZED THAT HE BELONGED IN THE ARMY. FOLLOWING HIS LINEMAN QL3, HE WAS POSTED TO PETAWAWA, LEARNING THE SKILL OF HIS TRADE WITH SSF HQ AND SIGS AND 702 COMM SQN. IN 1992 CWO MARTEL MOVED TO VALCARTIER, SERVING WITH 711 COMM SQN, QGET, 5 BNS AND DEPLOYED TO HAITI WITH 5 RALC. HE WAS POSTED TO CFSCE IN 2000 WORKING INITIALLY WITH THE STANDARD CELL AND THEN AS A LINE INSTRUCTOR. PROMOTED TO WO IN 2004, CWO MARTEL SPENT A BUSY YEAR WITH 1 LINE SQN BEFORE RETURNING TO VALCARTIER AS THE BRIGADE LCF. IN 2007 HE WAS PROMOTED TO MWO AND SERVED AS 5 BDE LCS, AND SSM WITH SIGS SQN – VALCARTIER. MOVING TO OTTAWA IN 2008, HE BECAME CANSOFCOM HQ LCS. 3. PROMOTED CWO IN 2009, HE […]
1. CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER MICHEL BERGERON WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 13 MAR 2020 AFTER 35 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY. 2. CWO BERGERON ENROLLED AS A COMMUNICATOR RESEARCH (SIGINTer) IN MONTREAL, QUEBEC IN MAR 1985. DURING HIS CAREER HE SERVED AT CFS LEITRIM (X4), CANADIAN FORCES SUPPLEMENTARY RADIO SYSTEM DETACHMENT IN AUGSBURG, GERMANY, CANADIAN FORCES LANGUAGE SCHOOL), 771 COMMUNICATOR RESEARCH (CSE), NATIONAL DEFENCE INTELLIGENCE CENTRE, CANADIAN FORCES NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTRE, DGIMO J6 COORD, DGIMO J6 CNO (CYBER TASK FORCE), 1ST CANADIAN AIR DIVISION AND CANADIAN FORCES INFORMATION OPERATIONS GROUP. FURTHER TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO MOST CF OPERATIONS SINCE FIRST GULF WAR, CWO BERGERON DEPLOYED AT CFS ALERT (X2), OP ECHO, ALLIED FORCES AS WELL AS SPECIAL OPERATIONS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. 3. CWO BERGERON IS LOOKING FORWARD TO RETIREMENT AND WILL SEE WHERE TIME AND LIFE WILL LEAD HIM AND HIS FAMILY. 4. AT HIS REQUEST, THERE WILL BE NO FORMAL GATHERING AND DWD, BUT HE WILL CELEBRATE HIS MILITARY CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY. 5. PLEASE SEE CPO2 MCCOOMBS AT CFIOG HQ IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE TO A DEPARTURE GIFT.
1. ORIGINALLY FROM FORT MCMURRAY, AB, MCPL SCOTT ENROLLED IN THE CAF SHORTLY AFTER HIS 18TH BIRTHDAY ON 10 APR 2002 IN EDMONTON, AB. DIRECTED TO CFLRS, MCPL SCOTT COMPLETED HIS BASIC TRAINING AND EMBARKED ON AN EXCITING JOURNEY SERVING THE CA/CAF FOR JUST SHY OF 18 YEARS. 2. POSTED TO CFSCE, CFB KINGSTON, FOR LCIS TECH QL3 TRAINING, HE WAS BLESSED BY THE SYSTEM AND REDIRECTED TO ST. LAWRENCE COLLEGE IN KINGSTON, ON TO UNDERTAKE HIS TRADE QUALIFICATION: OBTAINING AN ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN DIPLOMA. 3. UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF HIS TRADE CURRICULUM AT ST. LAWRENCE COLLEGE, MCPL SCOTT WAS POSTED TO CFB EDMONTON FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD, JUNE 2004 TO JULY 2013, TO PRACTICALLY APPLY HIS TRADECRAFT IN NUMEROUS ENVIRONMENTS ACROSS MULTIPLE POSTINGS WHICH INCLUDED 1 HQ & SIGS (X2), 1 GS BN, 1 SVC BN, 408 THS, AND 742 SIG SQN. HIS TIME AND EXPERIENCE IN EDMONTON LED TO A HIGHLIGHT OF HIS CAREER IN THAT HE DEPLOYED AND COMPLETED A TOUR IN AFGHANISTAN WITH 1 SVC BN AS A MEMBER OF THE MISSION TRANSITION TASK FORCE – VEHICLE PRODUCTION LINE IN 2011. 4. AFTER MANY YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE IN EDMONTON, IT WAS DETERMINED HE HAD OVERSTAYED […]
1. CAPTAIN KIMBERLY BRUSH WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 11 FEBRUARY 2020 AFTER 23+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. 2. ORIGINALLY FROM ORILLIA, ON, KIMBERLY ENROLLED AS AN RTOP IN MAY OF 1990 AT 700 COMM SQN BASE BORDEN. ON 17 FEBRUARY 1997, SHE RE-ENROLLED IN THE FORCES AT CANADIAN FORCES RECRUITING CENTRE EDMONTON, AB. DURING HER CAREER SHE HAS SERVED AT VARIOUS UNITS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 3. KIMBERLY’S ASSIGNMENTS HAVE INCLUDED: 1 CANADIAN MECHANIZED BRIGADE GROUP HEADQUARTERS & SIGNAL SQUADRON, 1 SERVICE BATALLION, 2 ROYAL CANADIAN REGIMENT, COMBAT TRAINING CENTRE HEADQUARTERS, 3 AREA SUPPORT GROUP SIGNAL SQUADRON, 2 CANADIAN MECHANIZED BRIGADE GROUP HEADQUARTERS & SIGNAL SQUADRON, 2 ROYAL CANADIAN HORSE ARTILLERY, LAND FORCE DOCTRINE TRAINING SYSTEM HEADQUARTERS, THE KINGSTON LANGUAGE SCHOOL, CANADIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS (DIRECTOR LAND COMMAND & INFORMATION) AND CANADIAN FORCES NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTRE. 4. IN ADDITION TO THESE ASSIGNMENTS, KIMBERLY HAS COMPLETED DEPLOYMENTS TO GERMANY (1992-93), KOSOVO (1999), BOSNIA (2002-03), AND AFGHANISTAN (2007 AND 2010-2011). 5. KIMBERLY WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THOSE THAT SHE HAS SERVED WITH AND IS THANKFUL FOR THE LONG AND GREAT FRIENDSHIPS SHE HAS DEVELOPED OVER HER 23+ YEARS IN UNIFORM. 6. KIMBERLY AND HER […]
1. MAJOR (MAJ) PAUL GUY WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) ON 27 JANUARY 2020 AFTER 36 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CAF AND THE COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH. 2. MAJ GUY IS ORIGINALLY FROM EDMUNDSTON, NEW BRUNSWICK, AND ENROLLED IN 1983 IN BATHURST, NEW BRUNSWICK UNDER THE REGULAR OFFICER TRAINING PLAN. AFTER COMPLETING BASIC OFFICER TRAINING IN CHILLIWACK, BC HE ATTENDED ON THE JOB TRAINING AT 711 COMMUNICATION SQUADRON IN VALCARTIER, AND COMPLETED HIS PHASE TRAINING AS A COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING (CELE) AIR OFFICER IN 1985. 3. HIS FIRST POSTING WAS TO CANADIAN FORCES STATION LAC ST-DENIS WHERE HE SERVED AS TECHNICAL MAINTENANCE OFFICER (TMO) IN 1985. PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN IN 1986, HE WAS POSTED TO DIRECTOR GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS & ELECTRONICS DEVELOPMENT IN OTTAWA WITH DCOM SEC WITH THE CRYPTO MANAGEMENT SECTION FOLLOWED BY A POSTING IN 1989 TO THE CANADIAN FORCES DISTRIBUTING AUTHORITY (CFDA) IN KINGSTON WHERE HE SERVED AS OIC. 4. FROM 1993 TO 1996, CAPT GUY WAS POSTED TO THE CANADIAN FORCES SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS (CFSCE) WHERE HE SERVED AS G SQN OC. 5. IN 1996, HE WAS POSTED TO THE 5TH CANADIAN DIVISION SUPPORT […]