1. MASTER CORPORAL KEN (KENNETH) FRASER WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 26 APR 21 AFTER MORE THAN 32 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS .

2. KEN ENROLLED IN THE CAF ON 5 OCTOBER 1988 AS A RADIO TECHNICIAN. HIS POSTINGS INCLUDE 727 COMM SQN, ST JOHN (89-96), WTISS TRENTON (96-05), CFJSR, KINGSTON (05-13) AND MOST RECENTLY 4 CDSG SIG SQN. DURING THE COURSE OF HIS CAREER, KEN EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TRADE NAME CHANGES. AT THE START HE WAS A RADIO TECHNICIAN, AFTER THAT A STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN, ALL WHILE WEARING THE AIR FORCE UNIFORM. ONCE HE JOINED THE ARMY, HE BECAME A LAND COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN, THEN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIST AND FINALLY HE WILL END AS A SIGNALS TECHNICIAN. ALONG THE WAY, KEN HAS COMPLETED TOURS IN ALERT (96-97), CAMP MIRAGE, UAE (2003 & 2008) AND AFGHANISTAN (2011). OTHER DEPLOYMENTS INCLUDE OPERATION PODIUM IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND OPERATION TROPICAL HAMMER 3 IN JAMAICA. ADDITIONAL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE VISITS TO THE DRC, OPERATION CROCODILE (MAY 2010), SIERRA LEONE, OPERATION SCULPTURE (JUN 2010) AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT HUB KUWAIT (2012).

3. KEN WILL BE RELOCATING CLOSER TO HIS PARENTS AND SIBLINGS IN TORONTO. HIS RETIREMENT PLANS INCLUDE ATTENDING COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVALS, PLAYING VOLLEYBALL AND WORKING ON HIS TAN.

4. DUE TO CURRENT PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS, NO DWD IS PLANNED AT THIS TIME.

5. PLEASE SEND ANY CONGRATULARY MESSAGES OR HUMOUROUS ANECDOTES TO SGT BARRY MALBOEUF BY EMAIL: [email protected].