1. MCPL H.F. MILLIARD WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON THE 25TH OF AUGUST 2018 AFTER 14 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA.

2. MCPL MILLIARD, ORIGINALLY FROM FREDERICTON, NB, ENROLLED AS AN OFFICER CADET ON THE 26TH OF AUGUST 2004 IN KINGSTON ONTARIO. AFTER HAVING COMPLETED TWO YEARS OF MATHEMATICAL STUDIES AT UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA, HE DECIDED TO DO A VOLUNTARY OCCUPATIONAL TRANSFER TO BECOME AN AEROSPACE TELECOMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN (ATIS TECH). IN OCTOBER 2006, HE WAS POSTED TO CANADIAN FORCES SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONICS IN KINGSTON TO COMPLETE HIS PERFORMANCE ORIENTED ELECTRONIC TRAINING (POET) FOLLOWED BY ATIS TECH QL3. UPON COURSE COMPLETION IN JUNE 2008, PTE MILLIARD WAS POSTED TO 4 WING COLD LAKE, WHERE HE WAS PROMOTED TO CORPORAL AND EMPLOYED AS AN UNCLASSIFIED NETWORK TECH, AND AN AIRFIELD TECH. CPL MILLIARD COMPLETED HIS QL5A JUST IN TIME TO DEPLOY AS PART OF JOINT TASK FORCE AFGHANISTAN IN 2011. IN MARCH OF 2013, HE WAS POSTED TO 8 AIR COMMUNICATION AND CONTROL SQUADRON (8ACCS) TRENTON, AS A RADIO TECH, WHERE HE DEPLOYED TO BOTH ALERT AND THE PHILIPPINES, AND THEN AS A RADAR TECH FOLLOWING HIS MCPL APPOINTMENT FROM OCTOBER 2014 UNTIL NOW.

3. MCPL MILLIARD, ALONG WITH SPOUSE AND SON, WILL REMAIN IN THE TRENTON AREA FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. HE PLANS ON WORKING AS A GCA-2000 RADAR TECH OR RETURNING TO SCHOOL TO FULFILL HIS DREAM OF HAVING AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEGREE. EVENTUALLY HE PLANS ON A FINAL MOVE TO THE OTTAWA AREA TO TAKE OVER THE FAMILY FARM.

4. MCPL MILLIARD HAS REQUESTED A DEPART WITH DIGNITY CEREMONY AT TRENTON SUSHI, 263 DUNDAS ST E, TRENTON ON, AT 1200 HRS ON THE 3RD OF AUGUST 2018. IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND, PLEASE CONTACT POC VIA EMAIL BELOW.

5. WELL WISHES, STORIES, PHOTOS AND ANY OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS CAN BE SENT TO: (CONTACT REMOVED 2023 APR 20 BY ADMIN. SEND INQUIRIES HERE: https://cmcen-rcmce.ca/contact/).