1. AFTER 10 PLUS YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF), AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS, MCPL ALEXANDRE RAYMOND WILL RETIRE ON 02 SEP 2024.

2. MCPL RAYMOND JOINED THE CAF ON 10 JUNE 2014 AT THE AGE OF 20. HE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AT CFLRS IN ST-JEAN AND FURTHER ADVANCED HIS SKILLS AT CFSCE. FOLLOWING HIS TRAINING, MCPL RAYMOND SERVED WITH 3 CANADIAN DIVISION SUPPORT GROUP SIGNAL SQUADRON DETACHMENT SHILO, WHERE HE MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS. IN 2017, MCPL RAYMOND EARNED A PROMOTION TO THE RANK OF CPL. IN OCT 2018, HE DEPLOYED ON OP CADENCE, FULFILLING THE ROLE OF IS TECH. IN 2022, MCPL RAYMOND UNDERTOOK A POSTING TO OTTAWA AS C&DN TECH AND TS/SN TECH, WHERE HE SERVED WITH 768 COMMUNICATION DETACHMENT UNTIL 2023. MCPL RAYMOND EARNED A PROMOTION TO THE RANK OF MCPL IN DEC 2023. HE IS CURRENTLY POSTED TO SVC TI IN SAINT-JEAN, QUEBEC.

3. FOLLOWING HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE MILITARY, MCPL RAYMOND WILL CONTINUE HIS SERVICE TO DND AS A CIVILIAN IN THE MIRABEL AREA. HE WILL TAKE ADVANTANGE OF THE TIME HE HAS AND SPEND IT WITH HIS FAMILY.

4. A DEPART WITH DIGNITY EVENT WILL BE HELD IN OCTOBER TO CELEBRATE HIS RETIREMENT AND NEW BEGINNING. IF YOU WISH TO SEND CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, PICTURES, OR TALES, PLEASE EMAIL SGT JEAN-FRANCOIS ASSELIN AT [email protected] .