1. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL DAVID PICHETTE WILL BE RELEASING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 4 AUGUST 2020 AFTER 27 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE.

2. LCOL PICHETTE ENROLLED IN THE CAF IN QUEBEC CITY IN JUNE 1993 AND GRADUATED FROM THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA IN 1998. UPON COMPLETION OF SIGNALS OFFICER TRAINING AT THE CANADIAN FORCES SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS HE WAS POSTED TO PETAWAWA AND EMPLOYED WITH 2 CMBG SIG SQN, 2 SVC BN, 2 CMBG HQ AND THE KABUL MULTINATIONAL BRIGADE HQ & SIG SQN. SUBSEQUENT POSTINGS IN THE NCR INCLUDED DLCI, DLCSPM, CFS LEITRIM, DIMEI AND CFIOG HQ.

3. LCOL PICHETTE IS GRATEFUL FOR THE FRIENDSHIPS DEVELOPED DURING HIS CAREER, AND HE WOULD LIKE TO OFFER SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO HIS FAMILY, HIS WIFE LEIGH AND CHILDREN SARAH, THOMAS, ARIANA AND NATHALIE FOR THEIR ADMIRABLE ACCEPTANCE OF THE MILITARY LIFESTYLE.

4. LCOL PICHETTE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO BEGINNING HIS NEW CAREER AS A PUBLIC SERVANT WITH DGIMTSP.

5. A VERY INFORMAL DWD WILL BE HELD ON A GRASSY AREA AT CFS LEITRIM ON THURSDAY 30 JULY 2020. BEST WISHES, ANECDOTES AND CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES CAN BE EMAILED TO CAPT KELLY BUDARICK AT [email protected].