1. AFTER MORE THAN 15 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE MCPL WILLIAM ALLEN WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES EFFECTIVE 05 MAY 2025.

2. MCPL WILLIAM ALLEN JOINED THE CAF ON 20 AUG 2009 AS AN AVIONICS SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN (AVS TECH). FOLLOWING GRADUATION FROM BASIC TRAINING THEY WERE SENT TO CFB BORDEN TO COMPLETE THEIR TRADES TRAINING. WILLIAM TRANSFERRED TRADES IN 2012 BECOMING AN AEROSPACE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECH (ATIS TECH). AFTER COMPLETING TRADES TRAINING IN 2013 AT THE CANADIAN FORCES SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS (CFSCE), THEY WERE POSTED TO CFB SHEARWATER SUPPORTING DESKTOP SUPPORT AND SERVICE DESK. WILLIAM WAS POSTED BACK TO CFB BORDEN IN 2017 AS THE ONLY ATIS TECH WITHIN 400 TAC HEL SQN, WHICH THEIR POSITION WAS LATER MOVED/COMBINED WITH 16 WING SMC WHERE THEY PROVIDED DESKTOP SUPPORT TO THE BASE AND LATER MOVED TO THE BASE RADIO/AUDIO VISUAL SHOP. FOR THEIR FINAL POSTING IN 2021 THEY WERE POSTED TO CFB GREENWOOD WHERE THEY SUPPORTED THE AIRFIELD RADIO SHOP, AND FINALLY FILLING THE DESKTOP SUPPORT MCPL ROLE.

3. UPON RETIREMENT, WILLIAM PLANS TO MOVE TO CAPE BRETON AND SPEND SOME QUALITY TIME WITH HIS FAMILY.

4. ANECDOTES AND WELL WISHES MAY BE SENT TO SGT DAVIDSON AT: [email protected]. A DWD CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT THE BIG SCOOP RESTAURANT ON 02 MAY, 2024. ATTENDEES MUST CONFIRM THEIR PRESENCE TO PERSON FOR BOOKING PURPOSES.