- MASTER WARRANT OFFICER KEVIN HILLS WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) ON 26 MARCH 2023 AFTER 40 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA.
- KEVIN ENROLLED WITH THE CAF IN JUNE OF 1982. AFTER COMPLETION OF BASIC TRAINING IN CORNWALLIS NS. HE WAS SENT TO THE CANADIAN FORCES SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONICS (CFSCE) IN KINGSTON ON. AFTER THE COMPLETION OF HIS ELECTRONICS TRAINING AND RADIO TECHNICIAN TRAINING HE WAS POSTED TO C.F.S. FALCONBRIDGE WHERE HE WAS EMPLOYED AS A MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN AT THE (GATR) GROUND AIR TRANSMIT RECEIVE SITE IN SUPPORT OF NORAD AND THE PINE TREE RADAR LINE. AFTER THE STATION CLOSURE IN THE SPRING OF 1986 HE WAS POSTED TO C.F.S. GOOSEBAY WHERE HE WAS AGAIN EMPLOYED AS A MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN AT THE GATR SITE. AFTER THE CLOSURE OF THE GOOSEBAY PINETREE SITE IN 1988 HE WAS POSTED TO THE GOOSE AIR BASE WHERE HE WAS EMPLOYED AS AN FM/AUD/VIS TECHNICIAN. IN 1991 HE WAS POSTED TO C.F.S. HOLBERG WHERE HE WAS ONCE AGAIN EMPLOYED AS A RADIO MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN IN SUPPORT OF NORAD AND THE PINETREE RADAR LINE. IN 1992 HE WAS POSTED BACK TO 5 WING GOOSEBAY WHERE HE WAS EMPLOYED AS AN AIRFIELD TELECOM TECHNICIAN. IN 1996 HE WAS POSTED TO 8 WING TRENTON AND EMPLOYED AS AN FM/AUD/VID TECHNICIAN. IN 1999 HE WAS POSTED TO 12 WING SHEARWATER WHERE HE WAS EMPLOYED AS A NAVAIDS/ FM/AUD/VIS TECHNICIAN. PROMOTED TO MCPL IN 2001 HE TOOK ON THE POSITION OF DESKTOP SUPPORT SUPERVISOR. PROMOTED TO SGT IN 2006 HE WAS POSTED TO MARLANT N6 IN HALIFAX WHERE HE WAS EMPLOYED AS THE TMR (TRUNKING MOBILE RADIO) COORDINATOR. DURING THIS POSTING HE ALSO ASSUMED THE DUTIES OF I/C VOICE SERVICES COORDINATOR. ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS WAS HIS ROLE AS THE NOVA SCOTIA GDNS (GLOBAL DEFENCE NETWORK SYSTEM) TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROJECT MANAGER. PROMOTED TO WARRANT OFFICER IN 2011 HE WAS POSTED BACK TO 12 WING SHEARWATER AS THE AIRFIELD COMMUNICATIONS WARRANT OFFICER AND TELECOMMUNICATION PROJECT OFFICER. PROMOTED TO MASTER WARRANT OFFICER IN 2015 HE WAS POSTED TO THE CANADIAN FORCES NETWORK OPERATIONS SCHOOL TO ATTEND THE YEARLONG SECOND LANGUAGE TRAINING. AFTER SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION HE WAS POSTED TO THE CANADIAN FORCES SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS (CFSCE) AS THE 3 SQN SERGEANT MAJOR. IN 2018 HE WAS POSTED TO THE CANADIAN FORCES CRYPTOGRAPHIC MAINTENANCE SQN (CFCMS) AS THE SERGEANT MAJOR, AKA CFCMU, AND NOW KNOWN AS 767 COMMUNICATION SQN (CLASSIFIED INFRASTRUCTURE) OR 76 COMMUNICATION REGIMENT DET KINGSTON. THIS BEING THE BEST POSTING IN HIS CAREER IT IS TOUGH FOR HIM TO SAY GOODBYE TO SO MANY OUTSTANDING AND EXTREMELY DEDICATED PEOPLE.
- MWO HILLS IS TREMENDOUSLY GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THE WONDERFUL FRIENDSHIPS HE HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE YEARS BUT NONE OF THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE LOVE AND SUPPORT OF HIS WIFE, JULI-ANN, HIS CHILDREN AND GRAND-CHILDREN. FOR NOW, KEVIN AND JULI-ANN WILL STAY IN THE KINGSTON AREA UNTIL SOMETHING BETTER COMES ALONG.
- AN INFORMAL DEPART WITH DIGNITY (DWD) WILL BE HELD AT RAXX BAR AND GRILL IN KINGSTON ON 23 MARCH. PLEASE SEND ANY CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES AND HUMOROUS ANECDOTES TO WO STEPHANE LETOURNEAU BY EMAIL: [email protected] OR THROUGH FACEBOOK MESSENGER.