MASTER CORPORAL CLARK MEADE WILL BE RETIRING ON 09 OCTOBER 2023, FOLLOWING 22+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND CANADA.

MCPL MEADE ENROLLED AS A SIGINT SPECIALIST IN CFB GAGETOWN, NEW BRUNSWICK ON 12 APRIL 2001. DURING HIS CAREER, HE SERVED AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT CANADA AND ABROAD INCLUDING: CANADIAN FORCES STATION LEITRIM, NATIONAL DEFENCE HEADQUARTERS IN OTTAWA, 21 ELECTRONIC WARFARE REGIMENT IN CFB KINGSTON, AND HMCS ALGONQUIN IN CFB ESQUIMALT. HIGHLY DEDICATED IN HIS SERVICE CAF, MCPL MEADE COMPLETED SEVERAL OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENTS WHICH INCLUDED OP ATHENA, OP CARIBBE, OP MOBILE, AND OP REASSURANCE.

HAVING HELD A VARIETY OF POSITIONS THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER INCLUDING PROCESSING AND REPORTING ANALYST, CRYPTOLIGIC DIRECT SUPPORT ELEMENT OPERATOR, ELECTRONIC INTELLIGENCE SUPERVISOR, AND COORDINATION CELL SUPERVISOR, MCPL MEADE IS EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR THE MANY WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHO HAVE WORKED ALONGSIDE HIM AND SUPPORTED HIM THROUGHOUT THE MANY YEARS OF HIS CAREER. HE IS ESPECIALLY THANKFUL FOR THE UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT OF HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO STOOD BY HIS SIDE THROUGHOUT HIS JOURNEY WITH CAF.

UPON RETIREMENT, MCPL MEADE WILL BE REMAINING IN WILIAMSBURG, ONTARIO, ENJOYING ALL THE GOOD THINGS LIFE HAS TO OFFER AND DEVOTING HIS TIME TO GROWING HIS PHOTOGRAPHY AND ONLINE PRINTING BUSINESS.

AT MCPL MEADE’S REQUEST, THERE WILL BE NO FORMAL DEPART WITH DIGINITY CEREMONY TO CELEBRATE HIS DEPARTURE FROM CAF. INSTEAD, CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, SALUTATIONS, ANECDOTES, AND BEST WISHES CAN BE FORWARDED TO THE ATTENTION OF MASTER WARRANT OFFICER SHELLY PATRIQUIN ([email protected]) NLT 30 SEPTEMBER 2023.