1. MASTER CORPORAL ANDREW LAAGLAND WINDER WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 14 OCT 2022 WITH 13 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORP OF SIGNALS AS A LINE TECHNICIAN.

2. MCPL LAAGLAND WINDER ENROLLED IN THE CAF AS A LINEMAN ON 30 JUL 2009 IN FREDRICTON NB. AFTER COMPLETING BASIC MILITARY TRAINING IN SAINT-JEAN, HE WAS POSTED TO CFSCE, BEFORE BEING PROMOTED TO CORPORAL AND POSTED TO CFJSR IN 2014.

IN 2015, ANDREW BECAME A LINE TECHNICIAN, COMPLETING HIS TRADES TRAINING AT CFSCE IN 2016. IN 2018, HE DEPLOYED TO MALI, AFRICA WHERE HE PARTICIPATED IN INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF OP PRESENCE. IN 2019, ANDREW WAS POSTED TO 77 LINE REGT, 5 LINE SQN HALIFAX, WHERE HE WORKED AS THE LINE CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN FOR THE LOCAL LINE WORK CENTER. ON 29 JULY 2022, ANDREW WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF MASTER CORPORAL.

3. MCPL LAAGLAND WINDER WILL BE RETIRING IN NEW BRUNSWICK WITH HIS WIFE SASHA AND HIS SON HUNTER.

4. ANDREW HAS RESPECTFULLY OPTED NOT TO HAVE A DWD, HOWEVER CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, ANECDOTES, STORIES, AND PHOTOS ARE WELCOME AND MAY BE SENT EITHER DIRECTLY TO ANDREW OR BY EMAIL TO [email protected].