1. MASTER CORPORAL JF BOUCHER WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 7 FEBRUARY 2018 AFTER 15 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AS AN ACISS-IST.

2. BORN IN SEPT-ILES, QUEBEC, MCPL BOUCHER ENROLLED IN THE CAF AT CFRC CHICOUTIMI, QUEBEC ON 15 JANUARY 2003. AFTER COMPLETION OF BASIC TRAINING IN SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, MCPL BOUCHER WAS POSTED TO CFSCE KINGSTON, ONTARIO TO BEGIN HIS TRADES TRAINING AS A SIGNAL OPERATOR. UPON COMPLETION OF HIS TRADES TRAINING, HE WAS POSTED TO 1 CMBG HQ & SIGS EDMONTON. HE ALSO SERVED AT 17 WG WTISS WINNIPEG, 731 SIGS SQN SHILO, 742 SIGS SQN DET SHILO AND 3 CDSG SIGS SQN DET SHILO. MCPL BOUCHER COMPULSORY RE-MUSTERED TO ACISS-IST BEFORE HIS FINAL POSTING AT CFNOC, OTTAWA. MCPL BOUCHER COMPLETED ONE TOUR OF DUTY FOR 1 CDN ELM COMKAF HQ ROTO 5, KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN.

3. MCPL BOUCHER WILL REMAIN IN THE OTTAWA AREA.

4. AN INFORMAL RETIREMENT GATHERING WILL BE HELD IN MASTER CORPORAL JF BOUCHER’S HONOUR ON 5 FEB 2018, STARTING AT 12H00, AT A LOCAL RESTAURANT. THOSE WISHING TO ATTEND ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT: (CONTACT REMOVED 2023 APR 20 BY ADMIN. SEND INQUIRIES HERE: https://cmcen-rcmce.ca/contact/) NLT THURSDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 2018. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES AND/OR ANECDOTES ARE TO BE SENT TO: (CONTACT REMOVED 2023 APR 20 BY ADMIN. SEND INQUIRIES HERE: https://cmcen-rcmce.ca/contact/).