1. MASTER CORPORAL RICHARD MACCARL WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 04 FEBRUARY 2022 AFTER 13 PLUS YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA.

2. RICHARD ENROLLED WITH THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIRFORCE AS AN AREOSPACE TELECOMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN IN MAY 2008. AFTER BASIC TRAINING AND TRADE TRAINING HE WAS POSTED TO ATESS WHERE HE WORKED 2/3 LINE MAINTENANCE FOR TACAN NAV AIDS. AFTER BEING PROMOTED TO CPL HE MOVED TO THE LINE INSTALLATION SECTION. SHORTLY AFTER COMPLETING HIS DATACOMMS, HE WAS PROMOTED TO MCPL AND STARTED TEACHING ATIS QL5 AT ATESS. IN JULY 2015, HE WAS POSTED TO CFSCE WHERE HE TAUGHT THE ATIS QL3 COURSE AND WORKED AT NETWORK SERVICES. IN JULY 2019, HE WAS POSTED TO DIMEUS WHERE HE WORKED IN NETWORKING AND AUDIO VISUAL SUPPORT SECTIONS.

3. RICHARD WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THOSE WITH WHOM HE SERVED, AND IS THANKFUL FOR THE EXPERIENCE AND FRIENDSHIPS HE DEVELOPED OVER HIS 13+ YEARS IN UNIFORM.

4. UPON RETIREMENT, RICHARD WILL REMAIN IN THE NCR WITH HIS FAMILY AND WILL BE WORKING FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE.

5. NO DEPART WITH DIGNITY EVENT WILL BE HELD AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE CURRENT SITUATION. A SMALL GATHERING WILL BE ORGANIZED WHEN CONDITIONS PERMIT. ANECDOTES MAY BE SENT TO SGT IAN HODGKINS AT [email protected]