1. ON 31 JULY 2025, CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER (CWO) ALEX ARNDT WILL BE LEAVING THE REGULAR FORCE (REG F) AFTER NEARLY 35 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE, FOR AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY IN CADET ORGANIZATIONS ADMINISTRATION AND TRAINING SERVICE (COATS).

2. CWO ARNDT BEGAN HIS CAREER IN THE PRIMARY RESERVE (P RES) IN 1990 AS A MEMBER OF THE HIGHLAND FUSILIERS OF CANADA (NOW ROYAL) IN KITCHENER, ONTARIO. HE THEN COMPONENT TRANSFERRED TO THE REG F AS A SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST IN 1992. IN 2017, AFTER MANY YEARS OF WORKING IN THE CYBER REALM, HE BECAME ONE OF THE FIRST CYBER OPERATORS IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF), AND THE OCCUPATION’S FIRST MASTER WARRANT OFFICER (MWO). AFTER HIS PROMOTION TO CWO IN 2019, HE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO BE THE CYBER OP SENIOR OCCUPATIONAL ADVISOR, THE CANADIAN FORCES NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTRE UNIT CWO, THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH CWO AND FINALLY THE DIGITAL SERVICES GROUP (DSG) CWO. HE FEELS VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE WORKED THE BULK OF HIS CAREER IN THE NOW CAF CYBER COMMAND COMMUNITY, WHERE HE WORKED WITH OFFICERS AND NON-COMMISSIONED MEMBERS (NCM) OF DISTINCTION, VALOR, AND DEDICATION.

3. CWO ARNDT WAS DEPLOYED TO THE CANADIAN FORCES STATION (CFS) ALERT IN 1995 FOR A SIX-MONTH TOUR, AND TF-109 OF OP ATHENA IN AFGAHNISTAN IN 2009. HE ALSO TOOK PART IN MANY EXERCISES AND OPERATIONS, INCLUDING RV 92, MARCOT 1 97, MAPLEFLAG 98, MARCOT 1 AND 2 98, EX THOR’S HAMMER 05, OP ABACUS, OP MEMORIA, OP GRIZZLY, AND MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES. HE IS INCREDIBLY THANKFUL FOR THE COLLABORATION, COOPERATION, AND FRIENDSHIP THAT HE ENJOYED DURING THESE OPPORTUNITIES.

4. CWO ARNDT WILL REMAIN IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (NCR) WITH HIS WIFE NATASHA AS HE ASSUMES THE ROLE OF THE FORMATION CWO FOR THE CADETS AND JUNIOR CANADIAN RANGERS (CJCR). THIS DREAM JOB ALLOWS HIM TO FOCUS ON WHAT HAS BEEN A PASSION OF HIS WHILE VOLUNTEERING AS A TECHNICAL ADVISOR WITH THE CADETS FOR MANY YEARS. HE LOOKS FORWARD TO PROVIDING HIS SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP TO ONE OF CANADA’S PREMIERE YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS.

5. THOSE WISHING TO PROVIDE MESSAGES, ANECDOTES OR PHOTOS CAN CONTACT MWO J-F BLAIS ([email protected]) NLT THAN 27 JUN 2025.