AFTER 21 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE, MAJOR MAXIME FOURNIER WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON MAY 16 2022.
MAJ FOURNIER JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN 2001 AS AN OFFICER CADET IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS. AFTER COMPLETING HIS STUDIES AT THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA – KINGSTON IN 2005, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO CTC HQ IN GAGETOWN, NB WHERE HE WAS THE G6 PLANS AND G3 TRG OFFICER. IN 2008, HE WAS TRANSFRRED TO THE SIGNALS SQUADRON OF 3RD SSG WHERE HE SERVED AS MAINTENANCE TROOP OC THEN SERVICE DELIVERY TROOP OC.IN 2009, MAJ FOURNIER WAS PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN THEN POSTED TO 2 R22ER IN VALCARTIER, QC AS A SIG O AND ADJT. IN 2010, HE DEPLOYED ON OP HESTIA AS SIG O FOR JTFSE. UPON HIS RETURN TO 5 CMBG, HE WAS FIRST EMPLOYED AS THE SIG O FOR 5E RALC, THEN AS THE BRIGADE G6 OPS AND PLANS. MAJ FOURNIER GRADUATED FROM AOC IN 2012 AND DEPLOYED ON OP ATTENTION IN AFGHANISTAN FOR 8 MONTHS AS G5 FOR NTMA.IN 2014, HE WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF MAJOR THEN POSTED TO MONTREAL, QC WHERE WAS THE G6 OPS AND PLANS THEN DCO 2 DIV HQ, OPS O, AN OC AND DCO AT 2 CDSG SIG SQN.
MAXIME IS EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO ALL THE PEOPLE HE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH OVER HIS 21 YEARS IN THE CAF.
AN IN-PERSON DEPART WITH DIGNITY CEREMONY WILL BE HELD(TIME AND PLACE TO BE CONFIRMED). SITTING WILL BE LIMITED PLEASE CONTACT MAJOR ALAN TARRONDEAU[email protected] OU CSN 663-4560 IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND.
PLEASE SEND ANY CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, FAREWELLS, WELL WISHES AND ANNECDOTES, STORIES, AND PHOTOS TO MAJOR ALAN TARRONDEAU[email protected] NLT 13 MAI 22.
