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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 – CWO 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 – WO 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 – WO 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
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 – MCPL 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...
CAF introduces new online career transition tool
Dear C&E Association, Below is link to a CAF – The Maple Leaf that describes the new online career transition tool. https://ml-fd.caf-fac.ca/en/2018/02/10560
RETIREMENT – SGT CARDINAL, CD – 00109 ATIS TECH
1. SGT CARDINAL WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CAF 5 MARCH 2018 AFTER 18+ YEARS OF DEDICATED AND LOYAL SERVICE TO THE CAF. 2. SGT CARDINAL SERVED IN THE CAF FROM 29 AUG 1985 TO 29 AUG 1988. SHE RE-ENROLLED 7 MAR 2002. AFTER COMPLETING HER TRADES TRAINING AT CFSCE (CANADIAN...
RETIREMENT – SGT S PELLETIER, CD – 00362-01 ACISS
1. APRÈS PLUS DE 30 ANNÉES DE BONS ET LOYAUX SERVICES, LE SGT S PELLETIER PRENDRA SA RETRAITE DU CORPS DES TRANSMISSIONS ROYAL DU CANADA ET DES FORCES ARMÉES CANADIENNES LE 6 MAI 2018. 2. LE SGT PELLETIER S’EST ENRÔLÉ DANS LA RÉSERVE POUR LES FUSILLIER DE SHERBROOKE...
RETIREMENT – WO J. COUTURE, CD
1. WARRANT OFFICER J. COUTURE WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 13 FEBRUARY 2018 AFTER 16 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES. 2. BORN IN LEVIS, QUEBEC WO COUTURE ENROLLED IN THE CAF AT CFRC QUEBEC, QUEBEC ON 28...
RETIREMENT – CAPT D BOUCHER, CD – 00341 SIGS
1. AFTER MORE THAN 28 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND THE COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONIC BRANCH, CAPTAIN D. BOUCHER WILL RETIRE ON MARCH 1ST, 2018. 2. BORN IN THE SMALL COASTAL QUEBEC VILLAGE OF BERGERONNES, CAPTAIN D....
RETIREMENT – WO T DILLON, CD – 00362-02 ACISS-LST
1. WARRANT OFFICER T. DILLON WILL RETIRE AFTER 30 PLUS YEARS OF SERVICE, RELEASING 28 FEB 2018. 2. WO DILLON JOINED THE ROYAL NEWFOUNDLAND REGIMENT IN FEB 1987. IN 1992 HE TOOK A COMPONENT TRANSFER TO THE REGULAR FORCE. IN 1999 HE JOINED THE LINE TRADE. DURING HIS...
RETIREMENT – WO P MCGREGOR, CD – 00362-01 ACISS
1. THE COMMANDING OFFICER AND ALL RANKS OF 77 LINE REGIMENT WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ANNOUNCE THE RETIREMENT OF WARRANT OFFICER P. MCGREGOR ON 23 FEB 18, AFTER 20 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND, MOST...
RETIREMENT – MCPL JF BOUCHER, CD – 00362-04 ACISS-IST
1. MASTER CORPORAL JF BOUCHER WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 7 FEBRUARY 2018 AFTER 15 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AS AN ACISS-IST. 2. BORN IN SEPT-ILES, QUEBEC, MCPL BOUCHER ENROLLED IN THE CAF AT CFRC...
RETIREMENT – MCPL R MITCHELL, CD – 00109 ATIS TECH
1. ON 25 FEB 2018 AFTER 15 YEARS OF DEDICATED AND LOYAL SERVICE, MASTER CORPORAL R. MITCHELL WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES. 2. MCPL R. MITCHELL ENROLLED IN JANUARY 2002 AT CFRC HAMILTON. HE COMPLETED HIS POET AND ATIS TECH TRAINING IN FEB 2004 AND WAS...
RETIREMENT – MCPL T ROYLE – 00109 ATIS TECH
1. MASTER CORPORAL T. ROYLE RETIRED FROM THE CAF ON 02 FEB 2017 AFTER 12 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE RCAF C&E BRANCH AND THE ATIS TRADE. HE JOINED THE CAF ON 01 APR 2005 AS AN ATIS TECH. 2. AFTER COMPLETING BASIC TRAINING IN ST-JEAN, QC AND THEN...
RETIREMENT – CPL G LYNCH – 00120 COMM RSCH
1. CORPORAL G. LYNCH WILL RELEASE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 31 JAN 2018, AFTER 6 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. 2. CORPORAL G. LYNCH JOINED IN SHERBROOKE QC ON 06 OCT 2011 AS A COMMUNICATOR RESEARCH OPERATOR. UPON THE COMPLETION OF HIS QL3 AT...
RETIREMENT – SGT J BÉLANGER, CD – 00109 ATIS TECH
1. SERGEANT J. BÉLANGER WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CAF 22 FEB 18 AFTER 21 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CAF AND TO THE C&E BRANCH. 2. SGT J BÉLANGER ENROLLED AS A RESERVIST IN THE CAF IN JULY 1997. HE SWITCHED TO THE REG FORCE IN JANUARY 1998 AS AN...
RETIREMENT – MAJ J. CHILAR, CD – 00341 SIGS
1. ON 5 FEB 18, MAJOR J. CIHLAR, CD WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AFTER 18+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE RCCS AND CANADA. 2. BORN IN OTTAWA ON, MAJOR J. CIHLAR JOINED THE CAF IN 1999. AFTER GRADUATING FROM RMC IN 2003 AND CFSCE IN 2004, HE...
RETIREMENT – L. PALMER
1. AFTER 16 YEARS OF DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT AS A PUBLIC SERVANT, MS. L. PALMER WILL BE RETIRING ON FEBRUARY 20 2018. 2. LORNA JOINED THE PUBLIC SERVICE IN DECEMBER 2001 FROM A CAREER AS AN ENGINEER AND PROJECT MANAGER IN PRIVATE ENTERPRISE. AFTER 2 MONTHS WITH...
RETIREMENT – MCPL JOANISSE – 00109 ATIS TECH
1. MCPL JOANISSE WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CAF 11 FEBRUARY 2018 AFTER 10 YEARS OF DEDICATED AND LOYAL SERVICE TO THE CAF AND TO THE C&E BRANCH. 2. MCPL JOANISSE ENROLLED IN THE CAF ON 02 OCTOBER 2008. HE COMPLETED HIS BASIC TRAINING AT CFLRS ST-JEAN QUEBEC. IN HIS...
RETIREMENT – MAJOR M. RAKOCZY, CD – 00341 SIGS
1. MAJOR M. RAKOCZY RETIRED FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) ON 14 DECEMBER 2017 AFTER 23 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CAF AND THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH. 2. MAJOR M. RAKOCZY JOINED THE CAF ON 24 JUNE 1995 AND GRADUATED FROM THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF...
RETIREMENT – MR. W. LEE, CD
1. AFTER 40+ YEARS OF DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT AS A MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND AS A PUBLIC SERVANT, MR. W. LEE WILL BE RETIRING ON JANUARY 12, 2018. 2. MR. W. LEE JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN AUGUST 1976, FROM CARLYLE, SASKATCHEWAN AND ATTENDED...
RETIREMENT – MWO JC COUTURE, CD – 00362-05 ACISS-CISTM
1. AFTER MORE THAN 21 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF), MASTER WARRANT OFFICER JC COUTURE, CD, WILL RETIRE ON 05 FEBRUARY 2018. 2. BORN IN QUEBEC CITY, MWO COUTURE ENROLLED IN THE CAF AS AN INFANTRYMAN IN 1996. HE SERVED WITH THE 2R22R WHERE HE...
Please Give Us Feedback on C&E Association’s 2017 Cyber Symposium
HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of our community, and we wish you all the best for 2018! As we look forward into 2018, we want to take a few moments to look back at 2017, specifically the Communications and Electronics (C&E) Association's inaugural 2017 Cyber Symposium. If...
The Star.com Article – Upgraded DND/CAF Cyber Defence Capability
Dear C&E Association Members, Below is a link to The Star.com article discussing the potential upgrade to DND/CAF cyber defence. The Star - Article on Upgraded DND/CAF Cyber Defence Capability
RETIREMENT – CPO2 L. BRYAN, CD – 00120 COMM RSCH
1. AFTER 28 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY, CPO2 L. BRYAN WILL OFFICIALLY TRIP ALL BREAKERS FOR THE LAST TIME ON 23 JANUARY 2018. 2. CPO2 L. BRYAN JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN CORNER BROOK, NL ON 18 MAY 1989...
RETIREMENT – MR. B GALLIMORE
1. AFTER 32 YEARS OF DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TOWARDS IMPROVING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE, MR. B GALLIMORE WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICE. 2. MR. B GALLIMORE JOINED THE PUBLIC SERVICE IN 1985, STARTING AS AN INTERNAL...
RETIREMENT – PO1 L BANK, CD
1. PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS L. BANK WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 20TH DECEMBER 2017, AFTER 29 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY, AND MOST RECENTLY THE DIRECTORATE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT...
RETIREMENT – WO J SAUNDERS, CD – 00120 COMM RSCH
1. WARRANT OFFICER J. SAUNDERS WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 26 JANUARY 2018 AFTER 35 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE. 2. AFTER SERVING A YEAR PLUS WITH THE RESERVE UNIT ROYAL EDMONTON REGIMENT (4 PPCLI) WO J. SAUNDERS WILL RETIRE FROM THE...
RETIREMENT – MWO J. SHELP, CD – 00362-05 ACISS-CISTM
1. AFTER MORE THAN 27 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE WITH THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, MASTER WARRANT OFFICER J. SHELP WILL RETIRE ON 08 JAN 2018. 2. MWO J. SHELP IS ORIGINALLY FROM THE PAS, MANITOBA. HE ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN FORCES IN 1990 AS A PERFORMANCE...
RETIREMENT – CPO2 CLASS A. BRYAN, CD
1. AFTER 28 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY, CPO2 L. BRYAN WILL OFFICIALLY TRIP ALL BREAKERS FOR THE LAST TIME ON 23 JANUARY 2018. 2. CPO2 L. BRYAN JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN CORNER BROOK, NL ON 18 MAY 1989...
RETIREMENT – MWO C MIRON, CD – 00362-01 ACISS
1. MASTER WARRANT OFFICER C. MIRON WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) ON 7TH FEBRUARY 2018 AFTER 27 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CAF AND THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH. 2. MWO C. MIRON ENROLLED IN ST. CATHARINES,...
RETIREMENT – LCOL R. WALKER, CD – 00341 SIGS
1. LCOL R. WALKER WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS ON 30 NOVEMBER 2017 AFTER OVER 27 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. 2. LCOL R. WALKER ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 28 JUNE 1990 AT THE CFRC...
RETIREMENT – PO1 KJ DEVEAU, CD – 00120 COMM RSCH
1. PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASS KJ DEVEAU WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON THE 18TH OF FEBRUARY 2018 AFTER 29 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES. 2. PO1 KJ DEVEAU ENROLLED IN THE CAF AT CFRC HALIFAX, OCTOBER 1988. AFTER...
RETIREMENT – MCPL TACK, CD – 00109 ATIS TECH
1. MCPL TACK WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CAF 13 DECEMBER 2017 AFTER 15 YEARS OF DEDICATED AND LOYAL SERVICE TO THE CAF AND TO THE C&E BRANCH. 2. MCPL TACK ENROLLED IN THE CAF ON 10 MAY 2002. HE COMPLETED HIS BASIC TRAINING AT CFLRS ST-JEAN, QUEBEC. IN HIS 15 YEARS...
RETIREMENT – WO E WARD, CD – 00109 ATIS TECH
1. WARRANT OFFICER E. WARD WILL RETIRE FROM THE CAF ON 7 JAN 2018 AFTER 29 PLUS YEARS OF DEDICATED AND LOYAL SERVICE TO THE CAF AND TO THE C AND E BRANCH. 2. A YOUNG PTE WARD ENROLLED IN THE CAF ON 28 JUL 1983 IN CALGARY AND GRADUATED BASIC TRAINING ON HER BIRTHDAY -...
RETIREMENT – CPL ROUSSEAU – 00109 ATIS TECH
1. CPL ROUSSEAU WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CAF ON THE 18TH OF APRIL 2018, AFTER 8 YEARS OF DEDICATED AND LOYAL SERVICE TO THE CAF AND TO THE C&E BRANCH. 2. CPL ROUSSEAU ENROLLED IN THE CAF ON 19 DEC 2008. HE COMPLETED HIS BASIC TRAINING AT CFLRS ST-JEAN, QUEBEC. IN...
RETIREMENT – MCPL S EEMEL, CD – 00109 ATIS TECH
1. MASTER CORPORAL S. ERMEL WILL RETIRE FROM THE CAF ON THE 24TH OF NOVEMBER 2017 AFTER 30+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. 2. MASTER CORPORAL S. ERMEL ENROLLED IN THE CAF ON FEBRUARY 2ND 1987 AS A RADAR TECHNICIAN (231). AFTER HIS BOOT CAMP, HE...
RETIREMENT – COL C. MCGUFFIN, CD – 00341 SIGS
1. ON 27 NOVEMBER 2017, AFTER 28 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, COL C. MCGUFFIN WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF), THE COMMUNICATIONS & ELECTRONICS BRANCH AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS. 2. COL C. MCGUFFIN JOINED THE CF IN...
RETIREMENT – MWO J. ROBINSON, CD – 00362-05 ACISS-CISTM
1. AFTER MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CAF AND THE RCCS, MWO J. ROBINSON WILL RETIRE ON 05 NOV 2017. 2. ORIGINALLY FROM VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, MWO J. ROBINSON ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN FORCES IN 1987 AS A PERFORMANCE ORIENTED ELECTRONIC...
RETIREMENT – MWO NN COLLEY, CD – 00120 COMM RSCH
1. MWO N. COLLEY WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 23 NOVEMBER 2017 AFTER 35 PLUS YEARS OF COMBINED LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMY AND CANADA. 2. MWO N. COLLEY ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN FORCES RESERVES ON THE 5 JANUARY 1982 AS A CADET...
RETIREMENT – MAJ S. LEVESQUE, CD – 00340 CELE(AIR)
1. MAJOR S. LEVESQUE WILL BE RETIRING ON 8 JANUARY 2018 AFTER 35 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF), THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE (RCAF) AND THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS (C&E) BRANCH. 2. MAJOR S. LEVESQUE JOINED...
RETIREMENT – MAJ C. CUMBO, CD – 00340 CELE(AIR)
1. AFTER 14.8 YEARS OF SERVICE, MAJOR C. CUMBO WILL BE RETIRING ON 6 OCT 2017. HE WOULD HAVE SERVED LONGER, BUT HIS CRA CAUGHT UP WITH HIM. FOR CALOGERO, THE MILITARY WAS A SECOND CAREER. HAVING WORKED AS A COMPUTER ANALYST/PROGRAMMER IN HIS PREVIOUS LIFE, HE THIRSTED...
RETIREMENT – MWO M. BENOIT, CD – 00362-05 ACISS-CISTM
1. MASTER WARRANT OFFICER M. BENOIT WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS ON 14 NOVEMBER 2017 AFTER 35 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. 2. MASTER WARRANT OFFICER M. BENOIT JOINED THE MILITARY IN APRIL...
RETIREMENT – CPL S. NIQUET, CD
1. CORPORAL NIQUET WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON OCTOBER 23, 2017 AFTER MORE THAN 29 YEARS OF LOYAL SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND TO THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH. 2. CORPORAL NIQUET JOINED THE CAF ON 11 AUGUST...