1. AFTER 35 + YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE, CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER MICHELLE HERRINGTON WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 15 JANUARY 2021.
2. MICHELLE JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN ST. JOHNS, NL IN JULY OF 1985 AS A COMM RSCH OPERATOR. SHE COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING IN CFB CORNWALLIS, N.S. AND TRADE TRAINING AT THE CANADIAN FORCES SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS (CFSCE) IN KINGSTON. DURING HER CAREER SHE WAS POSTED TO CFB GANDER, CFS LEITRIM (X3), CFS MASSET, CFSCE (X2), DGMC AS CAREER MANAGER, 2 EW SQN AND FINALLY 21 EW REGT. THESE POSTINGS WERE INTERSPERSED WITH DEPLOYMENTS TO CFS ALERT, BOSNIA AND AFGHANISTAN.
3. MICHELLE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND HER GRATITUDE AND THANKS TO EVERYONE, PAST AND PRESENT, SHE HAS HAD THE PRIVILEGE AND HONOUR OF SERVING ALONGSIDE. SHE IS EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR THE MILITARY FRIENDSHIPS SHE HAS ACQUIRED THROUGHOUT HER CAREER.
4. MICHELLE WILL REMAIN IN THE KINGSTON AREA WITH HER HUSBAND GLENN AND CHILDREN TAYLER AND BRETT. DUE TO THE CURRENT PUBLIC HEALTH RESTRICTIONS, MICHELLE WILL FORGO A DWD BUT WILL RAISE A GLASS TO ALL OF YOU ON THE DAY.
5. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES OR ANECDOTES CAN BE SENT TO MWO MARTIN LANCTOT ([email protected]) PRIOR TO 15 JAN 21.
Michelle,
Congrats on a truly exceptional career of service to Canada.
Your leadership, mentorship, dedication were benefitted all with whom you served.
Grateful to have had the opportunity to serve with you as part of 21 EW Regt Command Team.
Grateful to Glenn, Tayler and Brett for their support to your service.
All the best in retirement.
Jeremy
Hi Michelle
Congratulations on your retirement & a job well done.
We are so proud to say you are our daughter-in-law.
Love you.
Dad & Mom Herrington
Congradulation, enjoy retirement as much as i do (hard to beleive @ months already…time flies). Seriously well deserved take care and hope we have a chance to each other again and dnjoy couple pints.
cheers
35 years of devoted service to your country – great stuff. Thank you for your time in uniform Michelle. Hope you, Glenn, and the clan enjoy your downtime. Sheeps sends
Congratulations on your retirement.
Congratulations
Congratulations to you and yours Chief Herrington. It was a pleasure to work with and learn from you when you held the post as RSM 21 EW Regiment, and when you served as the senior-ranking CWO on the FSOC programme. Wishing you the best – by every conceivable measure – as you embark on your retirement after more than 3 decades of service to Canada.
Take care, be safe, and Merry Christmas.