1. MAJOR A.  ELIASON WILL RETIRE ON 1 MAY 2018 AFTER 37 YEARS OF WHAT ‘HE’ WILL DESCRIBE AS “EXEMPLARY SERVICE” TO AN APPRECIATIVE NATION. MAJOR A. ELIASON HAS FINALLY DECIDED TO TAKE HIS PENSION AND RUN. OTHER THAN SIMPLY LISTING HIS VARIED POSTINGS BELOW, MAJOR ELIASON HAS DECIDED TO DISPENSE WITH THE CUSTOMARY LENGTHY RUN DOWN OF HIS SERVICE HISTORY AS MOST OF YOU READING THIS MESSAGE KNOW HIM WELL.

2. SEP 1980 RECRUITED TO RESF GERALDTON DET LAKE SUPERIOR SCOTTISH REGIMENT AS A PTE; JUL 1981 CFB WINNIPEG RECRUITED / TRANSFERRED TO REGF; AUG1981 ROYAL ROADS MILITARY COLLEGE; FEB-1986 CFS SIOUX LOOKOUT TELECOMMUNICATIONS MAINTENANCE OFFICER (TMO); MAY 1987 DG C&E / DIRECTORATE COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING & MAINTENANCE; AUG- 1989 EXCHANGE OFFR / GUNTER AFB USA STANDARD SYSTEMS CENTRE DEPUTY BRANCH CHIEF; JUL-1992 CFSCE A SQN INSTRUCTOR, 2IC STDS SQN, SO STDS, AND FINALLY HQ PROJ OFFR; JUL-1997 CFB KINGSTON BASE PAFFO (ALSO SERVED ON OP RECUPERATION AND OP PARASOL); JUL-1999 PSTC ADJT; JUL-2002 CFJSR 2IC SP SQN; JUL-2004 JIIFC DET TECHNICAL OFFICER; JUL-2005 CFIOG HQ S6; JUL-2006 CFSCE OC SP SQN; AUG-2009 CANADIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY HQ / DEPUTY DCOS LEARNER SUPPORT; SEP-2010 ADM(IM) PROJ SENIOR OFFR ON PROJECT POLAR EPSILON; AND JUL-2013 TO PRESENT CFINTCOM HQ D INT IM / J6 OPS.

3. MAJOR ELIASON STRESSED THAT THE AIM OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO THANK A HOST OF PEOPLE THAT HE HAS HAD THE DISTINCT PLEASURE TO SERVE WITH THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER AND TO PROVIDE THE DETAILS OF HIS DEPART WITH DIGNITY CEREMONY.

4. MAJ ELIASON, HIS GIRLFRIEND, SON, AND DAUGHTERS ((NAMES REMOVED 2023 APRIL 20 BY ADMIN). WILL CONTINUE TO RESIDE NEARBY. MAJ ELIASON PLANS TO DO AS MUCH TRAVELLING AS HE CAN AFFORD, IF AND WHEN HE FINALLY GETS THROUGH HIS LONG-NEGLECTED ‘HONEY-DO’ LIST FOR SYLVIE!!

5. YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO MAJOR ELIASON’S DEPART WITH DIGNITY (DWD) CELEBRATION TO BE HELD IN OTTAWA ON FRIDAY, 20 APRIL 2018 AT THE WO & SGT’S MESS. HE PLANS TO ARRIVE FOR 1130, WHICH WILL GIVE HIM TIME TO SOCIALIZE PRIOR TO THE FORMAL COMMENCEMENT OF THE DWD. HE INVITES YOU TO JOIN HIM FOR LUNCH WHICH WILL COMMENCE AT 1230. ANECDOTES AND MESSAGES CAN BE SENT TO HIS: (CONTACT REMOVED 2023 APR 20 BY ADMIN. SEND INQUIRIES HERE: https://cmcen-rcmce.ca/contact/).

6. COST FOR THE EVENT INCLUDING A DONATION FOR A RETIREMENT GIFT IS $30 TO BE PAID NLT 25 MARCH TO: (CONTACT REMOVED 2023 APR 20 BY ADMIN. SEND INQUIRIES HERE: https://cmcen-rcmce.ca/contact/).