1. IT IS WITH A MIX OF PRIDE AND NOSTALGIA THAT WE ANNOUNCE THE RETIREMENT OF MASTER WARRANT OFFICER (MWO) ROB PARSONS ON MARCH 31, 2025, AFTER 35 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS AND THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES.

2. THROUGHOUT HIS ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER, ROB’S WORK HAS TAKEN HIM AROUND THE GLOBE. WHILE THE EXPERIENCES WERE UNDOUBTEDLY INTERESTING AND EXCITING, ROB NEVER DEFINED HIS CAREER BY HIS JOB OR TITLE. INSTEAD, HE FOUND TRUE VALUE IN THE EXPERIENCES SHARED WITH THOSE AROUND HIM. IT WAS THE PEOPLE HE MET AND WORKED WITH WHO MADE HIS TIME IN SERVICE SO WORTHWHILE AND MEMORABLE.

3. NO MATTER WHERE HE WAS POSTED OR DEPLOYED, WHETHER AT HOME OR ABROAD, ROB WAS ALWAYS EAGER TO LEARN FROM HIS SUBORDINATES, PEERS, AND SUPERVISORS ALIKE. HE TRULY VALUED THEIR FRIENDSHIP AND ADVICE, MAKING EVERY MOMENT SPENT WITH THEM MEANINGFUL.

4. ROB WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND HIS HEARTFELT THANKS TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU WITH WHOM HE HAS SERVED, WORKED, AND MET OVER THE YEARS. YOUR GUIDANCE AND THE MEMORIES CREATED TOGETHER WILL LAST HIM A LIFETIME.

5. HE IS ESPECIALLY HUMBLED AND APPRECIATIVE OF THE UNWAVERING SUPPORT FROM HIS SPOUSE, GEN, AND HIS CHILDREN, TORI, ROBERT, AND NOLAN. ROB IS MOST THANKFUL FOR THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF MISSED HOLIDAYS, IMPORTANT EVENTS, AND BIRTHDAYS. WITHOUT THEIR SUPPORT, HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SERVE AS LONG AS HE DID. THEY HAVE STOOD BESIDE HIM AND ENCOURAGED HIM THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, PROVIDING A STRONG BACKBONE AND FAMILY BOND. TO THEM, HE SAYS A HEARTFELT THANK YOU. ROB AND GEN ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO A BIT OF REST AND RELAXATION AS THEY RETURN TO THEIR ROOTS IN CAPE BRETON, WHERE THEY PLAN TO SPEND MUCH-NEEDED TIME WITH FAMILY, ESPECIALLY THEIR GRANDCHILDREN.

6. PLEASE JOIN US FOR A FORMAL DEPART WITH DIGNITY (DWD) CEREMONY ON 20 MARCH 2025 FROM 1130 TO 1400 AT ROYAL ARTILLERY PARK OFFICERS MESS, 5425 SACKVILLE ST, HALIFAX, NS. FAREWELL MESSAGES, ANECDOTES, HALF-TRUTHS, AND OUTRIGHT LIES MAY BE SENT TO [email protected].