1. MASTER CORPORAL BRIDGET CUCKSEY WILL RETIRE  FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 08 APRIL 2024, AFTER 16+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA.

2. ORIGINALLY FROM WINGHAM, ONTARIO, BRIDGET ENROLLED AS A LAND COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN ON 01 JUNE 2007, AT NDHQ, SWORN IN  BY GENERAL HILLIER IN OTTAWA ONTARIO. DURING HER CAREER SHE SERVED AT 2 CMBG HQ & SIGS SQN PETAWAWA, WHERE SHE COMPLETED A TOUR OF AFGHANISTAN (2010-2011) AND WAS ISSUED A SPOUSE UPON HER RETURN. SHE ALSO SERVED AT 21 ELECTRONIC WARFARE REGIMENT, AND CANADIAN FORCES STATION LEITRIM, WHERE SHE COMPLETED A 6 MONTH TOUR OF CANADIAN FORCES STATION ALERT (2017).

3. UPON BRIDGET’S RETIREMENT FROM THE FORCES, HER MOTIVE WILL CONTINUE TO BE “NEVER SITTING STILL.” SHE WILL CONTINUE TO HELP WITH THE ABUNDANCE GARDEN CHARITY, AND ITS NEW INTEGRATION OF THE SOLDIER ON PROGRAM. AT A SIGNIFICANT TOLL ON HER SPOUSE’S SANITY, SHE WILL PERSIST IN BRINGING RESCUE ANIMALS HOME AND DRIVING THEM AROUND THE COUNTRY. SHE HAS ALSO CREATED AN ARTIST ROTATION PROGRAM WITHIN THE LOCAL BUSINESSES OF EMBRUN, ONTARIO, AND IS HOPING TO EXPAND. WITH GREAT THANKS TO HER COC, SHE ALSO STARTED HER OWN FREELANCE DESIGN COMPANY, THE PINK POPPY PARLOR, IN 2021  AND HAS INTEGRATED WITH MULTIPLE COMPANIES ACROSS OTTAWA.

4. BRIDGET WILL CELEBRATE HER CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FUTURE ENDEAVORS WITH FRIENDS AT A CELEBRATION TO BE HELD THURSDAY, 28 MARCH 2024, 12:00 AT THE HOMESTEAD PUB RESTAURANT, EMBRUN, ONTARIO. ALL ARE WELCOME.

5. BEST WISHES, ANECDOTES, MESSAGES AND PICTURES TO BE SHARED AT THE CELEBRATION MAY BE PASSED VIA E-MAIL TO PETTY OFFICER SECOND CLASS COREY HIGGINS AT [email protected].