1. MAJOR K. BAGAL WILL RETIRE ON 17 JULY 2017 AFTER 30 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA AS A REGULAR FORCE MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH.

2. BORN IN KOLHAPUR, INDIA, HE JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 26 NOVEMBER 1986 IN HAMILTON, ONTARIO AFTER GRADUATING FROM ALGONQUIN COLLEGE WITH A COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY DIPLOMA.

3. AFTER CELE(AIR) TRAINING, HE WAS POSTED TO DGCEEM/DCSEM (1988-1992). SUBSEQUENT POSTINGS INCLUDED AN EXCHANGE POSTING IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA WITH THE USAF (1992-1995); DCDS/J1 (1995-1998), DCDS/J6 (1998-2001), CFLS/FRENCH LANGUAGE TRAINING (2001-2002), VCDS/CFCS SP (2002-2005), CEFCOM/J6 (2005-2009), CANOSCOM/LEVEL 0 TASKS (2009-2011), CF H SVCS GP/CFHIS PROJECT (2011-2012), UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA (2012-2014), AND ADM(IM)/ITSM PROJECT (2014-2017).

4. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE SUPPORTING DEPLOYED OPS ALL OVER THE WORLD IN HIS MANY JOINT STAFF POSITIONS ALONG WITH THE MANY THEATRE STAFF INSPECTION VISITS; BASIC PARACHUTE COURSE WITH 2 RCR (1997); CONDUCTING THREE FEDERAL ELECTIONS AS A DEPUTY RETURNING OFFICER FOR OUR TROOPS IN BOSNIA (1997), DUBAI (2008), AND KANDAHAR (2011); FINALLY COMPLETING HIS MATHEMATICS DEGREE (2016); AND HIS TOUR IN KOSOVO (2010).

5. MAJOR BAGAL WILL BE REMAINING IN THE OTTAWA AREA WITH HIS WIFE SANGITA, DAUGHTER NIKITA, AND THE FAMILY CAT SPRINKLE, WHERE HE WILL TRANSFER TO THE PRIMARY RESERVE IN A CLASS A POSITION WITH THE C&E BRANCH.

6. FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES ARE INVITED TO JOIN KASH IN CELEBRATING HIS CAREER AT A DEPART WITH DIGNITY RETIREMENT FUNCTION AT 1130 FOR 1200 HRS ON 14 JULY 2017 AT VILLA LUCIA SUPPER CLUB, 3430 CARLING AVE, OTTAWA. PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE BY 12 JULY 2017 TO OPI MAJ G. DECARIE AT 613-998-9742 OR BY EMAIL AT: (CONTACT REMOVED 2023 APR 20 BY ADMIN. SEND INQUIRIES HERE https://cmcen-rcmce.ca/contact/ ) MESSAGES OF CONGRATULATIONS OR ANECDOTES CAN BE FORWARDED BY EMAIL TO: (CONTACT REMOVED 2023 APR 20 BY ADMIN. SEND INQUIRIES HERE https://cmcen-rcmce.ca/contact/ )