1. CWO CLAUDE BÉLISLE WILL RETIRE FROM THE CAF ON 15TH OCTOBER 2025 AFTER MORE THAN 36 YEARS OF SERVICE.

2. CWO BÉLISLE JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN 1989 WITH THE PRIMARY RESERVE IN THE SAGUENAY REGIMENT AS AN INFANTEER. AFTER SERVING WITH THIS UNIT FOR 8 YEARS, HE TRANSFERRED TO THE REGULAR FORCE IN 1997. DURING HIS 36 YEARS OF SERVICE, HE SERVED IN SEVERAL UNITS SUCH AS THE 1ST AND 2ND BATTALIONS R22ER, THE CANADIAN MANOEUVRE TRAINING CENTRE WAINWRIGHT, THE 2ND DIVISION TRAINING CENTRE, THE INSTITUTE OF THE PROFESSION OF ARMS. CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER ROBERT OSSIDE, TRAINING SERGEANT MAJOR AT CFLRS, AND TRAINING SERGEANT MAJOR AT RMC KINGSTON. HE SERVED TWICE IN BOSNIA IN 1993 AND 2002 AND IN AFGHANISTAN IN 2004 AND 2010. HE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN FOUR DOMESTIC OPERATIONS: THE UNIQUE OPERATION IN GOOSE BAY, LABRADOR, OKA, THE WINNIPEG FLOODS, AND THE MONTREAL ICE STORM. CWO BÉLISLE WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF CWO IN JUNE 2020 AND WAS APPOINTED SERGEANT-MAJOR OF THE TRAINING WING CADET SQUADRON AT RMC KINGSTON. IN JUNE 2022, HE WAS APPOINTED CHIEF INSTRUCTOR OF THE INSTITUTE OF THE PROFESSIONS OF ARMS – CWO ROBERT OSSIDE.

HE HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF MILITARY MERIT SINCE DECEMBER 2020.

IN RETIREMENT, CWO BÉLISLE HOPES TO ENJOY HIS HOBBIES OF CYCLING, KAYAKING, AND GOLF.

3. AUGUST 13, 2025, 1:30 PM, OLD MESS CMR SJ, INFORM THE CPO2 COORDINATOR DAVID LAPOINTE OF YOUR ATTENDANCE AT [email protected].

4. ANECDOTES TO [email protected].