1. AFTER MORE THAN 38 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE WITH THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, CWO S.F. BASE WILL RETIRE ON 05 SEP 18.

2. CWO BASE, BORN IN SCOTLAND, IMMIGRATED WITH FAMILY TO GUELPH, ONTARIO. HE ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN FORCES COMMUNICATION RESERVE IN 1980 AS A RADIO TELETYPE OPERATOR, 709 COMMUNICATION REGIMENT TORONTO ONTARIO. AFTER SERVING FOUR YEARS WITH THE RESERVES, HE OCCUPATIONALLY TRANSFERED TO THE REGULAR FORCE IN 1984 AS A RADIO OPERATOR MOC 211. AFTER COMPLETING HIS TRAINING, HE WAS POSTED TO 4 CANADIAN MECHANIZED BRIGADE GROUP, HEADQUARTERS & SIGNAL SQN, LAHR GERMANY.

3. UPON RETURNING TO CANADA, CWO BASE SERVED IN A VARIETY OF UNITS; CANADIAN AIRBORNE REGIMENT 1ST SPECIAL SERVICE FORCE, 1ST BATTALION, THE ROYAL CANADIAN REGIMENT, 2 CMBG HQ & SIG SQN, CANADIAN FORCES SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS, 705 COMMUNICATIONS SQUADRON (REGULAR FORCE TRAINING ADVISOR), LAND FORCE CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS, TORONTO (CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OPERATOR) CANADIAN FORCES JOINT SIGNAL REGIMENT, KINGSTON (1 LINE SQUADRON SERGEANT MAJOR), COMBAT TRAINING CENTER, GAGETOWN (G3 TRAINING AND DESIGN), CANADIAN SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES COMMAND (CHIEF COMMUICATIONS OPERATOR), CANADIAN JOINT OPERATIONS COMMAND, COMMAND CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OPERATOR,

4. CWO BASE HAS DEPLOYED TO A WIDE VARIETY OF EXOTIC LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER MOST NOTABLY WITH UNPROFOR CROATIA, TASK FORCE KABUL MULTINATIONAL BRIGADE GROUP, HQ & SIG SQN, 2 MECHANIZED BRIGADE GROUP TASK FORCE KANDAHAR AS THE CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OPERATOR AND SIGNAL SQUADRON SERGEANT MAJOR AND FINALLY REGIMENTAL SERGEANT MAJOR, 1ST NATO SIGNAL BATTALION, WESEL, GERMANY.

5. HE WILL BE RETIRING IN ASHTON AREA WITH HIS LOVELY WIFE, AND FAMILY, WHERE HE WILL SETTLE DOWN AND ENJOY RETIREMENT.

6. A JOINT DEPART WITH DIGNITY CEREMONY WILL BE HELD TO HONOUR BOTH CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER S.F BASE AND CWO K. PARENT FOR THEIR SERVICE ON 24TH AUGUST AT THE LEITRIM MESS, STARTING AT 1130 HRS. ANECDOTES, STORIES, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES FOR CWO BASE ARE WELCOMED AND ARE TO BE FORWARD TO: (CONTACT REMOVED 2023 APR 20 BY ADMIN. SEND INQUIRIES HERE: https://cmcen-rcmce.ca/contact/).

7. FOR THOSE WISHING TO ATTEND PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE NO LATER THAN 1 AUG 18. THE COST TO ATTEND IS 30 DOLLARS, WHICH WILL GO TO OFFSET THE COSTS OF THE EVENT AND A SMALL CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS BOTH RETIREMENT GIFTS.