1. ON BEHALF OF THE BRANCH, WE WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT MASTER CORPORAL DILAN MONGE WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 01 JUNE 2022 AFTER MORE THAN 9 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CANADIAN FORCES AND THE SIGNAL BRANCH.

2. MCPL DILAN MONGE JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 28 AUG 2012 AT THE CFRC IN CALGARY, AB. AFTER COMPLETING RECRUIT SCHOOL IN ST JEAN QC. HE ATTENDED HIS SIGNAL OPERATOR TRADES TRAINING AT CFSCE IN KINGSTON, ONT IN MAY 2013. HE WENT ON TO GRADUATE IN SEPTEMBER 2013 AND WAS IMMEDIATELY POSTED TO EDMONTON. HE WAS EMPLOYED WITH 1 CMBG HQ & SIGS AS RAD PARK DET MEMBER. AFTER A COUPLE YEARS, HE WAS POSTED TO 1 PPCLI, AND IN JUNE 2017 DILAN WAS EMPLOYED AS A SIGNAL STOREMAN FOR HIS 1ST TOUR IN LATVIA EFP (ROTO 0). IN JULY 2019 DILAN WAS POSTED TO 1 CER AS A NEWLY PROMOTED MASTER CORPORAL. IT WASN’T LONG AFTER BEING POSTED THAT ANOTHER DEPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AROSE FOR OP JTF IMPACT WITH 1 CER IN IRAQ 2020. HE RETURNED TO CANADA LATER THAT YEAR AND WAS ENROLLED FOR COMSEC TRAINING IN ESQUIMALT. HE WAS EMPLOYED IN VARIOUS POSITIONS IN THE UNIT AS ALTERNATE CUSTODIAN, SQUADRON SIGNALLER, STOREMAN, AND INSTRUCTOR FOR COMMUNICATIONS COURSES.

3. MCPL MONGE PLANS ON MOVING TO HALIFAX WITH HIS PARTNER, OLIVIA AND PLANS TO PURSUE EMPLOYMENT IN THE FIELD OF CYBER SECURITY.

4. HIS RETIREMENT LUNCHEON WILL BE HELD AT THE BOSTON PIZZA BY 165TH AVE 97 ST EDMONTON, AB, ON 27 MAY 2022 AT 1300 HRS. IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND PLEASE EMAIL THE OPI, MCPL FISHER TR, [email protected].

5. CONGRATULATIONS AND ANECDOTES FOR MCPL MONGE CAN BE FORWARDED TO MCPL FISHER TR AT [email protected] OR BY CALLING AT 780-973-4011 EXTENSION 3538.