- AFTER MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE, MAJOR LEONARD PICOUTLAGAN WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 31 MAY 2023.
- MAJOR PICOUTLAGAN JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AS A SIGNALS OFFICER ON 8 JANUARY 2003, AS A DIRECT ENTRY OFFICER.
UPON COMPLETING HIS TRAINING AT CFSCE IN KINGSTON, HE WAS POSTED TO 5 HQ&SIGS, BASE SIGNALS SERVICES VALCARTIERS, CEFCOM, DIMEI, DLEPS, DLCSPM AND FINALLY TO CFIOG HQ. HE ALSO DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN WITH OP ATTENTION ROTO 1.
3. MAJOR PICOUTLAGAN IS EXTREMELY THANKFUL FOR ALL THE PEOPLE HE HAS WORKED WITH AND RELATIONSHIPS HE HAS BUILT. ONCE RETIRED, MAJ PICOUTLAGAN WILL SETTLE AND DWELL IN PESSAMIT (QUEBEC), THE COMMUNITY WHERE HE GREW UP.
4. AN INFORMAL RETIREMENT FUNCTION WILL TAKE PLACE ON 17 MAY 2023 AT THE CFS LEITRIM ALL RANKS MESS AT 1400 HRS.
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