1. AFTER 42 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE RES AND REG FORCE, MASTER CORPORAL PAUL MCCREE, CD3 WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) ON 6 MARCH 2022.

2. MCPL MCCREE JOINED THE ARMY RESERVE IN 1978 AND SERVED WITH THE HASTINGS AND PRINCE EDWARD REGIMENT UNTIL 1981. IN 1981, MCPL MCCREE JOINED THE CAF REGULAR FORCE AS A RADIO TECHNICIAN WHERE HE COMPLETED HIS TRADE TRAINING IN 1982. CFS ALDERGROVE WAS HIS FIRST POSTING AND SITUATED HIMSELF COMFORTABLY IN THE STATION’S TRANSMITTER SITE. PROMOTED TO CPL IN 1986, MCPL MCCREE WAS POSTED TO CFB BADEN IN GERMANY WHERE HE ENJOYED TAKING HIS HONDA MOTORCYCLE AND HONDA PRELUDE ON THE AUTOBAHN. TOP SPEEDS ARE CONFIDENTIAL. IN 1990, HE RETURNED TO CANADA AND WAS POSTED TO CFS LEITRIM, COMPLETED AN ALERT TOUR IN 1993, AND THEN WAS POSTED BACK TO CFS ALDERGOVE IN 1995. DURING THE TRADE AMALGATION PERIOD, HE TRANSITIOINED TO THE ATIS TRADE IN 1996, PROMOTED TO MCPL IN 2000, AND WAS POSTED TO CFB NORTH BAY IN 2004. IN 2007, MCPL MCCREE WAS POSTED TO CFB COMOX AND LATER TO CFB ESQUIMALT FOR A YEAR LONG POSTING IN 2011. POSTED BACK TO CFB COMOX IN 2012, HE JOINED THE CIS FLIGHT OCCUPYING POSITIONS IN THE COMPUTER MAINTENANCE SUPPORT, AUDIO VISUAL AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, AND FINALLY THE SERVICE MANAGEMENT COORDINATION SECTIONS. MCPL MCCREE IS A HARD WORKING AND DEDICATED TECHNICIAN WHO PROVIDED A HIGH LEVEL OF MENTORSHIP TO NEW GENERATIONS OF JUNIOR ATIS TECHNICIANS.

3. MCPL MCCREE IS MARRIED TO CYNTHIA LEE MCCREE WITH SON KAMERON TIMOTHY JAMES RILEY AND DAUGHTER KENDRA EMILY SARA KUKRETI. UPON RETIREMENT, HE IS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT IN THE COMOX AREA AND WILL ENJOY THE WEST COAST LIFE WITH HIS FAMILY.

4. MCPL MCCREE HAS CHOSEN AN INFORMAL DWD SOCIAL FUNCTION; HOWEVER A DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION HAS NOT BEEN SET. ONCE ARRANGEMENTS ARE COMPLETED, DETAILS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS, FRIENDS, AND FAMILY.

5. ANCECDOTES AND MESSAGES OF CONGRATULATIONS MAY BE SENT TO WO ROB SHEPHERD AT [email protected] OR 250-339-8211 X8350.