1. AFTER 20 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA AND TO THE SIGNAL TECHNICIAN (SIG TECH) OCCUPATION, WARRANT OFFICER W. SMART WILL RETIRE ON 7TH OF AUGUST 2023.

2. WO SMART JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AS A SIGNAL TECHNICIAN FORMERLY LCIS TECH ON 31ST OCTOBER 2002, AS A DIRECT ENTRY, FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF HIS COLLEGE EDUCATION DIPLOMA AT LOYALIST COLLEGE IN BELLEVILLE ONTARIO.

UPON COMPLETING HIS BASIC MILITARY QUALIFICATION IN SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, QUEBEC, HE WAS POSTED TO CFB PETAWAWA, 1ST NATO SIGNAL BATTALION IN GERMANY, CFB SHILO AND FINALLY IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION WHERE HE SPENT HIS LAST 5 YEARS WITH THE CANADIAN FORCES NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTRE (CFNOC). HE ALSO DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN FOR OP ATHENA ROTO 3 AND FOR OP ACTIVE FENCE IN TURKEY.

3. WO SMART IS EXTREMELY THANKFUL FOR ALL THE PEOPLE HE HAS WORKED WITH AND RELATIONSHIPS HE HAS BUILT THROUGHOUT THESE YEARS.
ONCE RETIRED, WO WAYNE SMART WILL REMAIN IN THE NCR AND WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE WITHIN THE PUBLIC SERVICE.

4. AS PER THE MEMBERS WISH, AN INFORMAL RETIREMENT FUNCTION WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY 14 JULY 2023 @ 12H00 AT THE GREENFIELD’S PUBLIC HOUSE, 900 GREENBANK RD, NEPEAN, ON K2J 1S8.

PLEASE SEND YOUR RSVP, CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, HUMOROUS ANECDOTES, AND STORIES TO WO T. VANASSE @ TOMMY(dot)VANASSE(at)FORCES(dot)GC(dot)CA NLT FRIDAY, JULY 7TH, 2023.