- AFTER 31+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS, CAPTAIN CAREFOOT WILL BE RETIRING ON 11 APRIL 2023.
- CAPT CAREFOOT JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN THE COMMUNICATION RESERVE IN 1991 WITH 705 (HAMILTON) COMMUNICATION SQUADRON, WHERE HE TRAINED AS A RADIO-TELETYPE OPERATOR. IN 1992, HE WAS ACCEPTED INTO THE RESERVE ENTRY SCHEME OFFICER (RESO) PROGRAM AND COMPLETED HIS TRAINING IN GAGETOWN, AFTER WHICH HE RETURNED TO HIS RESERVE UNIT AS THE RADIO TP 2IC. OVER THE NEXT TWO SUMMERS, HE FINISHED HIS SIGNALS OFFICER TRAINING AT THE SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS IN KINGSTON.
AFTER GRADUATING FROM MCMASTER UNIVERSITY IN 1994, HE MOVED TO OTTAWA WHERE HE WORKED IN SEVERAL CLASS B RESERVE POSITIONS, INCLUDING TRAINING OFFICER IN DIRECTOR INFORMATION SERVICES OPERATIONS AND TRAINING, HARDWARE AND SOFTARE PROCUREMENT OFFICER IN DISO DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES, AND NATIONAL INSTALLATION COORDINATOR FOR THE MILITARY MESSAGE HANDLING SYSTEM PROJECT. IN 2006, HE DEPLOYED ON OP ATHENA IN KANDAHAR AS A WATCH OFFICER IN THE JOINT OPERATIONS CENTRE. UPON COMPLETION OF THE CISCO NETWORK ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM AT ALGONQUIN COLLEGE, HE ACCEPTED A POSITION IN 2008 AT THE CANADIAN FORCES WARFARE CENTRE AS THE ADVANCED NETWORK COORDINATOR, WORKING THERE UNTIL 2013 WHEN HE TRANSFERED TO THE REGULAR FORCE. SINCE THEN, HE HAS WORKED AS THE OPS & PLANS O IN DIRECTOR IM SECURITY, THE DEPUTY HEAD OF DEPARTMENT FOR CLIENT SERVICES AT BASE INFORMATION SERVICES HALIFAX, THE CORE & SYSTEM MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE TECH FOR DIRECTOR LAND COMMAND SYSTEMS PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, AND AS THE SUPPLY OFFICER IN 76 COMMUNICATION REGIMENT.
- CHRISTOPHER, HIS WIFE ZEINA AND SON RONAN WILL REMAIN IN OTTAWA. CHRISTOPHER WILL CONTINUE HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER AS A FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVANT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE AS AN IT TECHINICAL ADVISOR.
- A DEPARTURE WITH DIGNITY WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY, MARCH 31 AT THE HEART AND CROWN PUB IN THE MARKET AT 1200. PLEASE RSVP TO CAPTAIN JENNIFER MCARTHUR AT [email protected] CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, STORIES OR ANECDOTES CAN ALSO BE SENT TO CAPTAIN MCARTHUR.