1. MASTER WARRANT OFFICER ERIC ALAIN, CD WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON APRIL 1, 2024 AFTER 21 YEARS OF LOYAL SERVICE.

2. BORN IN LORETTEVILLE, QC., HE JOINED THE FORCES ON AUGUST 7, 2002.

3. AFTER GRADUATING AS A RECRUIT FROM SAINT-JEAN AND AS A RADIO OPERATOR FROM KINGSTON, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE HEADQUARTERS AND SIGNALS SQUADRON OF 5 CANADIAN MECHANIZED BRIGADE GROUP. AFTER TWO TOURS IN AFGHANISTAN, ONE IN 2004 AND ONE IN 2007, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE 2ND CANADIAN DIVISION SUPPORT BASE IN 2008.

4. PROMOTED TO SERGEANT AND TRANSFERRED TO THE SHARED SERVICES UNIT IN SAINT-JEAN, HE DID A THIRD TOUR IN AFGHANISTAN AS PART OF OP ATTENTION IN 2012.

5. TRANSFERRED TO CANADA’S SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES HEADQUARTERS IN 2014. HE IS PROMOTED TO WARRANT OFFICER AND TRANSFERRED TO THE 76TH COMMUNICATIONS REGIMENT. IN 2020, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE CANADIAN EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON.

6. IN THE SUMMER OF 2023, HE RETURNS TO THE HEADQUARTERS AND SIGNALS SQUADRON AS MASTER WARRANT OFFICER WHERE HE WILL ASSUME THE POSITION OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONTROLLER.

7. THE MASTER WARRANT OFFICER WILL LEAVE ON APRIL 1 AND TAKE UP THE POSITION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR FOR THE LATE SM GROUP ON APRIL 2, 2024. HE WILL REMAIN WITH HIS FAMILY, HIS WIFE AND THEIR TWO SONS, IN THE LÉVIS REGION.

8. YOU CAN SEND YOUR GREETINGS AND ANECDOTES TO WO HSF LECLAIRE: [email protected].

9. HIS DEPART WITH DIGNITY WILL TAKE PLACE ON MARCH 28 AT 11:30 AM AT VAL-BÉLAIR’S ST-HUBERT.