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RETIREMENT – SGT KARL HAMILTON, CD – 00362-01 ACISS
SERGEANT KARL HAMILTON WILL RELEASE FROM THE CAF ON 14 SEPTEMBER 2020, AFTER 35 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA AND THE BRANCH OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS. SGT HAMILTON FIRST JOINED THE CAF AS A RESERVE INFANTRYMAN WITH LES VOLTIGEURS DE QUEBEC IN...
RETIREMENT – MCPL JASON BRIGGS, CD – 00362-02 ACISS-LST
1. MASTER CORPORAL JASON BRIGGS WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 08 SEPT 2020, AFTER 23 PLUS YEARS OF SERVICE TO QUEEN, COUNTRY, BRANCH OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS AND, MOST NOTABLY, THE BEST TRADE OF ALL, THE LINE TRADE. 2. HE JOINED THE...
Virtual Memorial Service – MCpl Danny Corneau, CD, RCCS (Retired)
On behalf of the CO and RSM of the Canadian Special Operations Regiment you are invited to attend a memorial service for Mr. Danny Corneau who passed away August 9th, 2020. Danny Corneau was a former Signaller and member of CSOR, and most recently had been employed...
RETIREMENT – MWO JEAN-FRANÇOIS GODIN, CD – 00362-05 ACISS-CISTM
1. MASTER WARRANT OFFICER JEAN-FRANÇOIS GODIN WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 07 SEP 2020 AFTER 30+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY. 2. MWO GODIN ENROLLED AS A TELETYPE OPERATOR IN CHICOUTIMI, QUEBEC IN DECEMBER 1989. DURING HIS...
COVID-19 Veteran Survey
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated life changes, including social distancing and potential changes to typical health care treatments, represent unprecedented life circumstances for Veterans and their spouses. Research is urgently needed to understand the impact of...
RETIREMENT – CAPT PIERRE J.P. FRENETTE, MMM, CD – 00341 SIGS
1. CAPTAIN PIERRE FRENETTE WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE REGULAR FORCE ON 14 SEPTEMBER 2020, AFTER 41 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS. 2. PIERRE ENROLLED IN THE CAF ON 23 AUGUST 1979. AFTER BASIC TRAINING, HE RETURNED TO...
RETIREMENT – MAJ BRIGITTE ALLAIRE, OMM, CD – 00340 CELE
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...
RETIREMENT- MAJ NATALIA VORONIN, CD – 00340 CELE
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...
RETIREMENT – SGT JOEL MERRIFIELD, CD – 00362-02 ACISS-LST
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...
RETIREMENT – MAJ JAMES LINDSAY, CD – 00341 SIGS
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...
RETIREMENT – BGEN MARTIN GIRARD, OMM, MSM, CD – 00341 SIGS
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...
RETIREMENT – PO2 MATTHEW PARKER, CD – 00120 COMM RSCH
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...
RETIREMENT – WO TODD HOWARD, CD – 00362-05 ACISS-CISTM
1. WO TODD HOWARD WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 1 SEPTEMBER 2020 AFTER A COMBINED 28 + YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE CAF, BROCKVILLE RIFLES, PPCLI AND THE RCCS. 2. WO TODD HOWARD WAS BORN IN YORK, ONT. HE ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN FORCES IN MAY...
RETIREMENT – CAPT WILLIAM HILDRETH, CD – 00341 SIGS
1. AFTER MORE THAN 36 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE, CAPTAIN WILLIAM HILDRETH WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 02 SEPTEMBER 2020. 2. CAPT HILDRETH JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AS A COMM RSCH OPERATOR IN AUGUST OF 1984, RISING THROUGH THE RANKS...
RETIREMENT – WO ANDRE EDMUNDS, CD – 00362-01 ACISS
1. WO ANDRE EDMUNDS WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CAF ON 28 AUG 2020 AFTER 34 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CAF AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS. 2. WO EDMUNDS ENROLLED IN THE CAF AS A RESERVIST WITH THE WEST NOVA SCOTIA REGIMENT IN 1986....
RETIREMENT – CWO RÉMY LAPOINTE, MMM, CD – 00381 CWO
1. CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER RÉMY LAPOINTE WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 18 SEPTEMBER 2020 AFTER 35 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. 2. RÉMY ENROLLED WITH THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN NOVEMBER 1984 IN QUEBEC CITY AS A RADIO TECH (221) AND LATER HE...
RETIREMENT – MCPL SHELLEY SAVOY – 00362-03 ACISS-CST
1. MASTER CORPORAL SHELLEY SAVOY HAS SPENT THE LAST 10 PLUS YEARS SERVING THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS AND THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES WITH UNWAVERING DEDICATION AND PROFESSIONALISM. SHELLEY HAS DECIDED IT’S TIME TO RETIRE AND WILL BE DOING SO ON 11 SEPTEMBER...
Last Post: Private (Basic) Rudi William Kraak
Private (Basic) Rudi William Kraak (12 December 1994 – 19 July 2020) It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Private Rudi William Kraak. Rudi died in his home on 19 July 2020. He lived in Victoria, British Colombia and had recently joined the...
RETIREMENT – MAJ CHRISTIAN RENÉ, CD – 00340 CELE
1. AFTER 29 YEARS AND 11 MONTHS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE, MAJOR CHRISTIAN RENÉ RETIRED FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 3 JUNE 2020. 2. MAJ RENÉ JOINED THE CAF ON 28 JUNE 1990, COMPLETED HIS ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEGREE FROM THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE IN...
RETIREMENT – CAPT MICHAEL COADY, CD – 00341 SIGS
1. CAPTAIN MICHAEL COADY WILL RETIRE FROM THE CAF ON 1 OCT 2020 AFTER A COMBINED 38 + YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE CAF, CANADIAN ARMY AND THE RCCS. 2. MIKE JOINED THE CAF THROUGH THE SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM IN THE SUMMER OF 1982 AT 744 COMM REGT...
RETIREMENT – MWO STEVEN NICHOL, CD – 00109 ATIS TECH
1. MASTER WARRANT OFFICER STEVEN NICHOL WILL RETIRE FROM THE RCAF ON 13 OCT 2020 AFTER A COMBINED 33 + YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE CAF, THE RCAF AND THE RCCS. 2. MWO STEVEN NICHOL WAS BORN IN GRAND FALLS, NEW BRUNSWICK. HE ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN FORCES IN...
RETIREMENT – LCOL TIMOTHY MALO, CD – 00340 CELE
1. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL TIMOTHY MALO WILL BE RELEASING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 01 SEPTEMBER 2020 AFTER 31 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE. 2. LCOL MALO ENROLLED IN THE CAF IN EDMONTON, ALBERTA IN JUNE 1989 AND GRADUATED FROM ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE IN...
RETIREMENT – LCOL BRIAN MARANTA, CD – 00341 SIGS
1. AFTER 36 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AND 18 DAYS OF DEDICATED AND LOYAL SERVICE TO CANADA (35+ YEARS IN THE REGULAR FORCE AND 1+ YEAR IN THE RESERVES), LIEUTENANT-COLONEL BRIAN MARANTA WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 14 AUGUST 2020. 2. LCOL MARANTA ENLISTED...
RETIREMENT – LCOL BRIAN MOSHER, CD – 00341 SIGS
1. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL (LCOL) BRIAN MOSHER WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) ON 12 AUGUST 2020 AFTER 28 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE. 2. LCOL MOSHER ENROLLED IN THE CAF IN JUNE 1992 AND GRADUATED FROM THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA IN 1996....
RETIREMENT – MCPL CHRISTOPHER FOWLER, CD – 00362-09 ACISS-IST
1. MASTER CORPORAL CHRIS FOWLER WILL BE LEAVING THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 11 AUG 2020 AFTER 29 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE RCCS, CAF, AND CANADA. 2. HE JOINED AS AN ARMOURED CREWMAN; HOWEVER, HE REMUSTERED AS AN LCIS TECH IN 2002 AND LATER BECAME AN...
Funding for Departmental Wait Time Plan and COVID-19 Update for Veterans
Dear Stakeholders and Advisory Group members, As a follow-up from our recent update when we shared the Department’s plan to address wait times, we are providing you with additional information regarding the injection of new funds for Veterans Affairs Canada included...
RETIREMENT – CAPT BLAIR MACKNIGHT, CD – 00341-01 SIGS
1. CAPTAIN BLAIR MACKNIGHT RETIRED FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON THE 06 JULY 2020 WITH 35 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS AND THE LINE TRADE. 2. CAPT MACKNIGHT ENROLLED IN THE PRIMARY...
RETIREMENT – LCOL STEPHAN METIVIER, CD – 00341 SIGS
1. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL STEPHAN METIVIER WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 3 JULY 2020 AFTER HAVING PROUDLY SERVED HIS BELOVED CANADA FOR A TOTAL OF 40 YEARS, INCLUDING SIX YEARS IN THE PRIMARY RESERVE AND 34 YEARS IN THE REGULAR FORCE. 2. STEPHAN WAS...
RETIREMENT – LCOL IAN BARNES, CD – 00341 SIGS
1. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL IAN BARNES WILL RELEASE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 28 AUGUST 2020, AFTER 25 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. 2. LCOL BARNES JOINED THE CAF IN 1995 AND GRADUATED FROM THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA IN 1999 WITH A...
CANCELLATION: C&E Branch Golf Tournament
Dear C&E Family: We regret to announce that this year’s C&E Branch Golf Tournament has been CANCELLED. We look forward to seeing you all in good health and spirits at next year’s event.
RETIREMENT – WO CHRIS KENDALL, CD – 00362 ACISS OP
1. WARRANT OFFICER CHRIS P. KENDALL RETIRES FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 08 JUN 2020 AFTER 36 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE. 2. WO KENDALL WAS THE FIRST OF HIS FAMILY TO JOIN THE MILITARY FAMILY IN 1983. HE JOINED THE CAF IN AUGUST 1983 AT CORNER...
RETIREMENT – MCPL FARSHID MOALLEM, CD – 00109 ATIS TECH
1. MASTER CORPORAL FARSHID MOALLEM WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 17 JULY 2020 AFTER 16 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. 2. MCPL MOALLEM ENROLLED WITH THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE IN NOVEMBER 2004 AND SPENT HIS CAREER IN OTTAWA WITH CFS LEITRIM,...
RETIREMENT – PO2 JOSEPH INVERARITY, CD – 00378-01 CYBER OP
1. PETTY OFFICER SECOND CLASS JOSEPH INVERARITY, CYBER OPERATOR, WILL BE RELEASING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) ON 08 JULY 2020 AFTER MORE THAN 17 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE IN THE REGULAR FORCE. 2. JOE HAS ENJOYED A DIVERSE AND REWARDING CAREER IN...
RETIREMENT – MWO WILLIAM MCKEE, CD – 00362-10 ACISS-CISTM
1. MASTER WARRANT OFFICER WILLIAM (BILL) MCKEE WILL RETIRE ON 29 JUN 2020, AFTER 27 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADIAN ARMED FORCES. 2. MWO BILL MCKEE FIRST ENROLLED IN THE CAF 23 MAY 1986 AS A TERMINAL EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN. AFTER RELEASING IN APR...
RETIREMENT – CPL THOMAS OAKES, CD – 00120-01 COMM RSCH
1. CORPORAL THOMAS OAKES RETIRED FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) ON 19 MAY 2020, AFTER 13+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE. 2. TOM ENROLLED IN THE CAF ON 21 SEPTEMBER 2006 IN LONDON ON AS A COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH. DURING HIS CAREER AS COMM RSCH, HE WAS...
RETIREMENT – MAJ MATTHEW CHARETTE, CD – 00341 SIGS
1. MAJOR MATTHEW CHARETTE WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 20 JULY 20 AFTER 16 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. 2. MATTHEW ENROLLED WITH THE CANADIAN ARMY IN SEPTEMBER 2004 AND COMPLETED HIS SIGNALS TRAINING IN 2007. HE HAS SERVED IN VARIOUS...
REMINDER: Branch Honours & Awards Posted
The Branch Honours & Awards for 2020 have been revised and uploaded on CMCEN. Please look to the CMCEN homepage and select the H&A option from the drop-down menu. Updated instructions and submission templates now exist for the following: Colonel-in-Chief...
RETIREMENT – CWO STÉPHANE LEVAC, CD – 00381 CWO
1. CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER STÉPHANE LEVAC WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 29 JUNE 2020 AFTER 32 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY. 2. HE WAS BORN IN MONTREAL, QUÉBEC AND ENROLLED AS A NAVAL ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN (RADAR) IN JULY 1987....
Branch Promotions & Appointments
C&E Family: In one of his first official functions as our newly appointed Branch Leader, Brigadier-General James Lambert had the pleasure of promoting two senior Branch members to the rank of Colonel on June 10th, 2020. The promotions took place in the presence of...
RETIREMENT – MAJ MARTIN RIVARD, CD – 00341 SIGS
1. AFTER 27 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE, MAJOR MARTIN RIVARD WILL BE RELEASING FROM HIS SERVICE TO THE CROWN AND THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 20 SEPTEMBER 2020. 2. HE JOINED THE COMMUNICATIONS RESERVE IN 1993 WITH 714 COMMUNICATIONS SQUADRON IN SHERBROOKE AND SERVED...
RETIREMENT – LCOL DAVID PICHETTE, CD – 00341 SIGS
1. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL DAVID PICHETTE WILL BE RELEASING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 4 AUGUST 2020 AFTER 27 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE. 2. LCOL PICHETTE ENROLLED IN THE CAF IN QUEBEC CITY IN JUNE 1993 AND GRADUATED FROM THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF...
RETIREMENT – CAPT ALEXANDER KISIELIUS, CD – 00340 CELE
1. CAPTAIN ALEXANDER KISIELIUS WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 17 AUGUST 2020 AFTER 12 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. 2. ALEX ENROLLED IN THE FORCES UNDER THE REGULAR OFFICER TRAINING PLAN IN 2008 AND, FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF AN AERONAUTICAL...
Apply for Branch Honours & Awards
Fellow Communicators! It’s the season for submitting nominations for the awards that are available on the website. Most of us know someone who deserves to be recognized for their good work and contributions to our Family. Go to the Honours and Awards drop-down menu on...
What To Do When You See Odd Translations in CMCEN Post on Facebook
(this article has been posted in English. If it appears in French on Facebook, it is through Facebook’s auto-translate feature. To learn how to disable this feature on your personal account, click here) Dear Members of our Greater Communications and Electronics...
RETIREMENT – MWO RODNEY NOBLE, CD – 00362-01 ACISS
1. AFTER 33 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE WITH THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS, MASTER WARRANT OFFICER RODNEY NOBLE WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 28 SEPTEMBER 2020. 2. MWO NOBLE BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES...
Canadian Armed Forces Day is this Sunday!
This Sunday June 7, CFMWS presents CAF Day 2020 virtual concert powered by BMO, featuring Simple Plan, Claudia Bouvette, Kira Isabella, MOON Vs. SUN and Kardinal Offishall. Watch online at 7 pm EDT! Join us as we celebrate Canadian Armed Forces Day and recognize the...
2020 Support Our Troops Scholarships
The attached letter from the Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services, announces details of the 2020 Support Our Troops Scholarship Program available to families of currently serving members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and...
‘FACES OF OUR FALLEN’ PROJECT
The non-profit organisation “Faces to Canadian War Graves Groesbeek”, as part of the Faces to Graves project in the Netherlands, aims to publish a short story of every one of the soldiers buried in Groesbeek. Here is the link to the Faces to Grave Newsletter. Their...
RETIREMENT – CPL RYAN KENDALL, CD – 00109 ATIS TECH
1. CORPORAL RYAN KENDALL WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES WITH 19 PLUS YEARS OF SERVICE IN BOTH THE CANADIAN ARMY AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE ON 29 JUNE 2020. 2. INITIALLY POSTED TO GAGETOWN IN 2001, FOLLOWING HIS GRADUATION FROM BASIC TRAINING AT ST...
PRes Lead on Op REASSURANCE
In February of this year, 21 Electronic Warfare Regiment (21 EW Regt) deployed nine members on a Technical Assistance Visit (TAV) to Op REASSURANCE on Roto 20-01 to support training and evaluation of the enhanced Forward Presence Latvia Battle Group in Camp Adazi,...