1.         AFTER 13 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICES, MASTER CORPORAL MONGEAU-FRANCOEUR WILL TAKE HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH AND THE ATIS-TECH TRADE.

2.         MCPL MONGEAU-FRANCOEUR JOINED THE RCAF IN 2009 AS AN AEROSPACE SYSTEM TECHNICIAN. AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIS BASIC MILITARY QUALIFICATION COURSE, HE IMPROVED HIS SECOND LANGUAGE PROFILE AT THE CANADIAN FORCES LANGUAGE SCHOOL IN ORDER TO FACILITATE LEARNING HIS TRADE.

IN AUGUST 2011, HE COMPLETED HIS BASIC ELECTRONICS COURSE IN KINGSTON. HE WAS THEN SENT ON AN APPRENTICESHIP WITH THE LINEMEN OF THE 2ND BAGOTVILLE WING WHILE WAITING FOR HIS QL3.

AFTERWARD, HE WAS POSTED TO THE 17 WING DUNDRUN DETACHMENT WINNIPEG, SASTKATCHEWAN. DURING HIS POSTING, HE COMPLETED HIS QL5 IN TRENTON. IN 2017, HE WAS POSTED TO LEITRIM STATION, OTTAWA WITH THE HIGH ARTIC DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SECTION (HADCS). HE PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION NEVUS AT CFS ALERT DURING THE SUMMER OF 2018, THEN WAS EMPLOYED WITH THE OPERATIONAL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE SECTION (LEITRIM). THIS EMPLOYMENT ALLOWED HIM TO LATER RETURN TO CFS ALERT TO COMPLETE A 6 MONTH DEPLOYMENT

IN 2021, HE WAS POSTED WITH THE NATIONAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM SUPPORT (NC2SS) IN THE NCR UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT.

3.         MCPL MONGEAU-FRANCOEUR, HIS WIFE MELISSA AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN, CHARLES, THEODORE AND HAILEY-ANNE WILL REMAIN IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION AND HAS ACCEPTED A CIVILIAN JOB WITH CANADA SHARED SERVICES.

4.         MCPL MONGEAU-FRANCOEUR HAS REQUESTED AN INFORMAL DEPART WITH DIGNITY THAT WILL BE HELD THE 13 JAN 23, 11h30 AT LES BRASSEURS DU TEMPS (170 RUE MONTCALM, GATINEAU, QC, J8X 2M2).

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