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Feds launch pay pods project to tackle Phoenix woes government-wide
Dear C&E Association Members, Attached is an article from iPolitics discussing recent announcement by the GoC to open pay pods to address Phoenix pay system problems....
RETIREMENT – CHIEF PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASS J.F. DOUVILLE, CD – 00115 NES OP
1. AFTER OVER 25 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY AND THE CAF, CPO2 JF DOUVILLE WILL SHUT DOWN A MOUNTING ONE LAST TIME ON 18 MAY 2018. 2. CPO2 JF DOUVILLE ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AT CFRC QUEBEC, QC, IN 1993 AS A NAVAL...
RETIREMENT – CORPORAL A WHITE, 00362-02 LST
1. CORPORAL A. WHITE IS MEDICALLY RELEASING ON 30 JUNE 2018 AFTER 9 YEARS OF COMBINED DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS. 2. CPL WHITE JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES PRIMARY RESERVE ON 22 JANUARY 2009 AND COMPLETED HER...
Branch/Corps Trivia
Dear C&E Association Members, I have had a few comments about the name of our Newsbrief - The Despatch. I have been advised a few times that I have misspelled the word despatch and that it in fact should be dispatch. As most dictionaries will state...
RETIREMENT – Mr W.J. GRAHAM
1. Mr. W.J. GRAHAM WILL RETIRE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE AFTER 35 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA ON THE 30TH OF MAY 2018. HE CURRENTLY SERVES AS A SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST WITHIN THE DIRECTORATE OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CAPABILTY AND...
RETIREMENT – LIEUTENANT COLONEL D. MULDERS, CD – 00340 CELE(AIR)
1. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL D. MULDERS WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH ON 13 AUGUST 2018 AFTER MORE THAN 38 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. 2. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL D. MULDERS JOINED THE CANADIAN FORCES...
C&E Association Heritage Awards
Dear C&E Association Members, Just a short note to remind everyone in our community of the C&E Association Heritage Awards. Below is an extract from the Heritage Awards guide that can be found under the Honours and Awards/Heritage Awards menu on...
Hamilton Vintage Signals Team In Action
Hello Fellow Communicators... On Saturday the Hamilton Vintage Signals Team did their usual display for the 32 Signal Regiment's 142 Air Cadet Squadron in Mimico. The event finished with an inter team challenge. A message had to be passed by phone to a switchboard...
The Despatch – May 2018
Dear C&E Association Members, Below is a link to The Despatch - May 2018. If you wish to receive these Newsbriefs directly please register with our Association. Thanks, Kevin O'Keefe/President/C&E Association The Despatch-May 2018
RETIREMENT – CAPTAIN M BYRNE, CD – 00341 SIGS
1. CAPTAIN M. BYRNE WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CAF ON 12 JUNE 2018 WITH 37 YEARS 9 MONTHS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE. 2. CAPTAIN M. BYRNE ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN FORCES AS A RADIO OPERATOR IN 1980. ON COMPLETION OF TRADE TRAINING, HE SERVED AT VARIOUS POSITIONS...
Whig Standard Article – Gerry Coady
(Ian MacAlpine/The Whig-Standard) Dear C&E Association Members, Below is a link to an Whig Standard article on the passing of Col (Retired) Gerry Coady. http://www.thewhig.com/2018/04/26/weve-lost-quite-a-soldier
C&E Association Retired Officers and Senior NCMs (ROSEN) Annual Dinner 2018
Dear Retired Member of the Branch; Welcome to the C&E Association Retired Officers and Senior NCMs (ROSEN) Annual Dinner. This event will again be held without spouses/guests and will take place at the Vimy Officers Mess (VOM) on Friday, 1 June 2018 commencing at...
C&E Branch NCR All Ranks Mess Dinner-16 May 2018
COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH ALL RANKS MESS DINNER Army Officers’ Mess, 149 Somerset West, Ottawa Guest of Honour: BGen R.G. Mazzolin, OMM, CD Menu Soup: Consomme Salad: Caesar Salad Entrée: Almond Crusted Chicken or Roast Beef Starch: Roasted Potato...
50th Anniversary Memorial Service for Fallen Paratroopers
50th Anniversary Memorial Service for Fallen Paratroopers May 13th,2018 Sunday 11:00 am The annual Memorial Service for the Seven Paratroopers who lost their lives in the Ottawa River during a training exercise parachute drop on May 8th 1968. Reflect-Reconnect-Never...
CFMWS Sponsored Cyber Security Transition Training – Fredericton, NB
Dear C&E Association Members, Below is a link to a CFMWS/CAF Transition Services sponsored cyber security training course . The training is being conducted by IBM and involves cyber security training on their QRadar product. This next training course will take...
RETIREMENT – MAJOR GENERAL G LOOS, OMM, CD
1. MAJOR GENERAL G. LOOS WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AFTER 33 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. HE CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES J6, CYBER FORCE COMMANDER, CHIEF OF STAFF (INFORMATION MANAGEMENT) AND THE COMMUNICATIONS AND...
RETIREMENT – MASTER WARRANT OFFICER J TICE, CD – 00362-05 ACISS CISTM
1. MWO J. TICE WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) ON 16 APRIL 2018 AFTER 27+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS. 2. MWO TICE ENROLLED AS A RADIO TECHNICIAN ON 20 SEPTEMBER...
RETIREMENT – MR K LOUGH, CD
1. AFTER A LITTLE MORE THAN 39 YEARS (COMBINED SERVICE) OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY, THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, DND AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE, MR K. LOUGH WIL RETIRE ON 30 APRIL 2018. 2. MR K. LOUGH JOINED THE CAF ON 16 NOV 1978 AS A RADIOMAN (SEA) AND...
RETIREMENT – BRIGADIER GENERAL R MAZZOLIN, CD, PHD
1. BRIGADIER GENERAL R. MAZZOLIN WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 8 JUN 18 AFTER 39 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. HE CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE VICE DIRECTOR, PLANS AND POLICY, J5 AT UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND IN FORT MEADE, MARYLAND. 2....
RETIREMENT – MAJOR A ELIASON, CD – 00340 CELE(AIR)
1. MAJOR A. ELIASON WILL RETIRE ON 1 MAY 2018 AFTER 37 YEARS OF WHAT ‘HE’ WILL DESCRIBE AS “EXEMPLARY SERVICE” TO AN APPRECIATIVE NATION. MAJOR A. ELIASON HAS FINALLY DECIDED TO TAKE HIS PENSION AND RUN. OTHER THAN SIMPLY LISTING HIS VARIED POSTINGS BELOW, MAJOR...
RETIREMENT- MASTER WARRANT OFFICER K WILLIS, CD
1. MASTER WARRANT OFFICER KB WILLIS RETIRES FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES HAVING SERVED 35 YEARS. A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH, HE PROUDLY WORE THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE UNIFORM, MEETING MANY AMAZING INDIVIDUALS. HIS SERVICE PROVIDED...
RETIREMENT – MASTER CORPORAL R FINLAYSON, CD – 00362-02 ACISS-LST
1. AFTER 23 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CAF, MCPL R. FINLAYSON WILL RETIRE ON 15 APRIL 2018. 2. MCPL FINLAYSON STARTED HIS CAREER AS A RESERVIST IN CAPE BRETON (1989) AS A MEMBER OF A COY, 2ND BN NOVA SCOTIA HIGHLANDERS. ON 18 NOV 94 MCPL R....
Dorchester Review Special Edition – Are Canada’s Military Officers Smart Enough? A Debate
Dear C&E Association Members, Below is a link to a document provided through the CDA Institute. The document – a Dorchester Review Special Edition – is a professional debate among a number of individuals (academics and former military officers) discussing the...
CDA Institute – Vimy Paper – Strategic Outlook for Canada
Dear C&E Association Members, Below are links to the CDA Institute Vimy Paper 2018 Strategic Outlook for Canada. The document may be of interest to some of our members. https://cdainstitute.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/strategic-outlook-2018.pdf
Looking for missing C&E newsletters
Good day/Bonjour, Since the beginning of the C&E Branch we have been writing our history through newsletters. In the last few months the C&E Branch secretariat in cooperation with the C&E museum have taken a complete inventory of the newsletter we...
Deputy Director RCCS Update on CST/IST Spec Pay
Dear C&E Association Members, Below is link to a document from Deputy Director RCCS providing an update on the CST/IST Spec Pay CST/IST Spec Pay Update
RETIREMENT – LIEUTENANT COLONEL Y TURCOTTE, CD – 00341 SIGS
1. ON 3 APRIL 2018, LCOL Y. TURCOTTE WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AFTER CLOSE TO 33 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CAF AND THE COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH. 2. LCOL Y TURCOTTE JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN JUNE OF 1985...
RETIREMENT – WARRANT OFFICER P HERBERT, CD – 00109 ATIS TECH
1. WO P HERBERT, CD WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 19 APRIL 2018 AFTER 20 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES. 2. BORN IN LIVERPOOL NOVA SCOTIA, WO HERBERT ENROLLED WITH THE WEST NOVA SCOTIA REGIMENT IN NOVA...
RETIREMENT – MS. V. KOHSE
1. MS. V KOHSE, FORMER DIRECTOR KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, WILL RETIRE ON 31 MARCH 2018, AFTER A 32 YEAR CAREER IN THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA. MS. V KOHSE JOINED THE PUBLIC SERVICE IN 1986 LEAVING HER JOB WITH ESSO AS A CORPORATE SERVICES MANAGER IN CALGARY...
RETIREMENT – CAPTAIN ANTHONY THOMPSON – 00340 CELE(AIR)
1. AFTER 10 YEARS OF DEDICATED AND LOYAL SERVICE, CAPT ANTHONY THOMPSON WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) ON 07 MAY 2018. 2. CAPT THOMPSON ENROLLED IN THE CAF AFTER GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL IN 2007 AS A COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING...
Operation Husky Battlefield Tour – 02-12 November 2018
Dear C&E Association Members, Our Association has been advised that the Gunners have organized another battlefield tour similar to what was done in 2017 when we celebrated the 100th anniversary of Vimy Ridge. This 2018 tour will be to Sicily and Italy...
RETIREMENT – PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASS P BOECHLER, CD
1. IT IS WITH A PROFOUND SENSE OF GRATITUDE THAT PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASS P BOECHLER ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY AFTER 31 YEARS. RATHER THAN RAMBLE ON IN DETAIL ABOUT THE PLACES HE HAS VISITED, THE SHIPS, STATIONS AND BASES HE HAS BEEN POSTED...
RETIREMENT – SJ WEST
1. AFTER ALMOST 35 YEARS OF DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT AS A PUBLIC SERVANT, MR. SJ WEST WILL BE RETIRING ON 17 APRIL 2018. 2. MR SJ WEST JOINED DND IN MARCH 1985, AFTER SOME SHORT EPISODES WORKING FOR THE GOVERNMENT AS A STUDENT STARTING IN 1976. MOST OF HIS TIME AT...
RETIREMENT – MASTER CORPORAL G GUNTER, CD
1. AFTER 12 PLUS YEARS OF SERVICE MCPL GUNTER WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CAF ON THE 6TH APRIL 2018. 2. MCPL GUNTER JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON THE 3 NOVEMBER 2005 AND COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AT CFLRS IN SAINT-JEAN QC. AFTER COMPLETING HIS TRADES TRAINING AT...
The Despatch – March 2018
Dear C&E Members, Below is a link to The Despatch – March 2018. As mentioned in the newsbrief any comments and constructive feedback are always welcome. The Despatch-March 2018
RETIREMENT – MASTER WARRANT OFFICER M LARRIVEE, CD
1. MWO M. LARRIVEE WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 03 APRIL 2018, AFTER 30 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH, AND MOST RECENTLY THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS....
RETIREMENT – MASTER CORPORAL M MYLES, CD
1. MCPL M. MYLES WILL RETIRE ON 26 MAR 2018 AFTER SERVING OVER 35 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO QUEEN AND COUNTRY. 2. MCPL M. MYLES JOINED THE ROYAL CANADIAN HUSSARS IN FEB 83 AS AN ARMOURED CREWMAN. HE TRANSFERRED TO THE AIR RES IN APR 86 AS AN ADMIN...
ADGA Job Opportunity
Dear C&E Association Members, Below is a link to a job opportunity offered by ADGA Consulting Group. The information may be of interested to some of our members. ADGA Job Opportunity
Calling former members of the CAF or those planning to release
The Canadian Forces School of Military Intelligence (CFSMI), in cooperation with Calian Group Ltd., is seeking former members of the Canadian Armed Forces. Starting in April 2018, CFSMI will be hiring to fill a number of contractor positions within the school, to...
RETIREMENT – SERGEANT R SPINNEY, CD
1. AFTER 48 PLUS YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) AND DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE (DND) SERGEANT SPINNEY WILL BE RETIRING ON 3 APRIL 2018. HE JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 20 FEB 1970 AS A COMMUNICATOR RESEARCH 291 OPERATOR SERVING AT CFS...
NCVA Press Release – Disparity between Pension Act and New Veterans Charter
Dear C&E Association Members, Below is a preamble from Brian Forbes – the Chairman of the National Council of Veterans Association along with a Press Release/Op-ed that he is releasing addressing the continued disparity among military pensions between the Pension...
Veterans Ombudsman Commendation
Dear C&E Association, Below is information related to the 2018 Veterans Ombudsman Commendation. Dear Stakeholders, The Veterans Ombudsman Commendation was created in 2010 to recognize the outstanding contributions of countless individuals and groups across Canada...
Phoenix Pay System Explained
Dear C&E Association Members, Below is a link to a Macleans video that summarizes the challenges created by the Phoenix pay system. http://www.macleans.ca/news/the-phoenix-pay-system-disaster-explained/
RETIREMENT – CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER P DUPUIS, CD – 00362 ACISS
1. CWO P.DUPUIS WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 1 MARCH 2018 AFTER 31 PLUS YEARS OF DEDICATED AND LOYAL SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH. 2. CWO DUPUIS IS ORIGINALLY FROM SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU. HE...
RETIREMENT – WARRANT OFFICER R CHÉNARD, CD
1. APRÈS PLUS DE 32 ANNÉES DE BONS ET LOYAUX SERVICES, L’ADJ JLR ROBERT (BOB) CHÉNARD PRENDRA SA RETRAITE DU CORPS DES TRANSMISSIONS ROYAL DU CANADA ET DES FORCES ARMÉES CANADIENNES LE LUNDI 19 FÉVRIER 2018. 2. L’ADJ CHÉNARD S’EST ENRÔLÉ DANS LES FC EN 1985 COMME...
RETIREMENT – WARRANT OFFICER ROBERT CHÉNARD, CD
1. APRÈS PLUS DE 32 ANNÉES DE BONS ET LOYAUX SERVICES, L’ADJ JLR R. CHÉNARD PRENDRA SA RETRAITE DU CORPS DES TRANSMISSIONS ROYAL DU CANADA ET DES FORCES ARMÉES CANADIENNES LE LUNDI 19 FÉVRIER 2018. 2. L’ADJ CHÉNARD S’EST ENRÔLÉ DANS LES FC EN 1985 COMME OPÉRATEUR...
February Newsbrief – The Despatch
Dear C&E Association Members, Below is a link to the latest C&E Association Newsbrief that I have retitled The Despatch. This communication was sent out to our registered members who now sit at 1396. I would ask that anyone who has not already registered as...
VAC Focus Group Participants – Halifax, Winnipeg and Quebec City
Dear C&E Association Members, Below is an link to an email link from Veterans Affairs Canada looking for participants in focus groups. The focus groups will be in Halifax, Winnipeg and Quebec City. They are intended to assess VAC print and online materials about...
CBC News Article on Veteran Transition Services
Photo Credit: Murray Brewster/Canadian Press Dear C&E Association Member, Below is a link to a recent CBC News article on Veteran Transition Services. CBC News Article on Veteran Transition Services
RETIREMENT – MASTER CORPORAL R OUELLETTE, CD – 00362-04 ACISS-IST
1. MASTER CORPORAL R. OULLETTE WILL RETIRE ON 26 FEB 2018 AFTER 13 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS. 2. MCPL R. OULLETTE JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN 2004 AT THE AGE OF 21 AS A SIGNAL OPERATOR. AFTER...