1. IN SUMMER 2018, AFTER 20+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, LCOL M. HIGUCHI AND MAJ L. HIGUCHI WILL BOTH RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS.

2. BOTH JOINED THE CAF IN 1996 AND 1998 RESPECTIVE AND BOTH RECEIVED THEIR ENGINEERING DEGREES AT THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA. WHILE THEY WERE AT THE COLLEGE TOGETHER FOR TWO YEARS, THEY DID NOT OFFICIALLY MEET UNTIL 2000 WHILE PARTICIPATING IN PHASE TRAINING AT THE CANADIAN FORCES SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS. AFTER GRADUATION FROM RMC, THEY SERVED MOST OF THEIR JUNIOR OFFICER CAREERS IN PETAWAWA AND KINGSTON, SERVING ON TOURS IN BOTH AFGHANISTAN (HIM) AND BOSNIA (HER). AS JUNIOR MAJORS, THEY SERVED IN THE IM GP IN VARIOUS POSITIONS AND WERE LATER POSTED TO KINGSTON FOR SUB-UNIT COMMAND AT THE CANADIAN FORCES JOINT SIGNAL REGIMENT (HIM) AND RMC (HER). HE FINISHES HIS CAREER AS A SECTION HEAD WITHIN THE DIRECTORATE OF LAND COMMAND SYSTEMS PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND SHE AS A PROJECT MANAGER OF A CAPITAL PROJECT IN THE DIRECTORATE OF PROJECT DELIVERY INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS.

3. WHILE THE LIST OF UNITS ABOVE IS ONLY A HIGHLIGHT OF THOSE ATTENDED BY BOTH, THEY WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE VALUABLE EXPERIENCES, FRIENDSHIPS AND LESSONS THEY LEARNED AT EACH AND EVERY UNIT THEY WERE MEMBERS OF. THERE WAS NEVER A DULL MOMENT IN THEIR CAREERS, AND THROUGHOUT THEY TREASURED THE CONNECTIONS THEY MADE WITH THE SOLDIERS, SR NCOS AND OFFICERS WITH WHOM THEY SERVED.

4. BOTH  WILL BE JOINING THE PUBLIC SERVICE WITH HIM HEADING TO SHARED SERVICES CANADA AND HER STAYING IN IM GP. THEY LOOK FORWARD TO A STABLE HOUSEHOLD TOGETHER WHILE THEY TAKE CARE OF THEIR FOUR CHILDREN, NADIA, RYAN, RACHEL AND ALEXANDER.

5. A DEPART WITH DIGNITY EVENT WILL BE HELD AT THE ARMY OFFICER MESS IN OTTAWA STARTING AT 1400HRS ON 5 JULY 2018. ANECDOTES, STORIES, PHOTOGRAPHS AND CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES ARE WELCOMED. PLEASE RSVP TO: (CONTACT REMOVED 2023 APR 20 BY ADMIN. SEND INQUIRIES HERE: https://cmcen-rcmce.ca/contact/) BY 27 JUNE 2018.