1. MASTER CORPORAL SHELLEY SAVOY HAS SPENT THE LAST 10 PLUS YEARS SERVING THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS AND THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES WITH UNWAVERING DEDICATION AND PROFESSIONALISM. SHELLEY HAS DECIDED IT’S TIME TO RETIRE AND WILL BE DOING SO ON 11 SEPTEMBER 2020.

2. MCPL SAVOY ENROLLED IN THE CAF OF 23 FEBRUARY 2010 AS A LAND COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM TECHNICIAN (LCIS TECH) IN HALIFAX N.S. AFTER RECRUIT TRAINING IN SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, SHE PROCEEDED TO KINGSTON ONTARIO FOR HER TRADES TRAINING. UPON ARRIVING IN KINGSTON, SHE WAS ATTACHED POSTED TO CFB PETAWAWA HQ & SIGS FOR ON THE JOB TRAINING (OJT). ON COMPLETION OF HER DP 1.0 SHE WAS POSTED TO CFB VALCARTIER AND WAS EMPLOYED WITH QG ESC TRANS 5 GBMC AS A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM TECHNICIAN. IN MARCH OF 2012 SHE WAS POSTED TO CFB PETAWAWA WITH 2 SVC BN MAIN COY, AND WAS PROMOTED TO CPL IN MAY OF 2014. IN AUGUST OF THE SAME YEAR, NEWLY PROMOTED CPL SAVOY WAS POSTED TO CFB SUFFIELD WHERE SHE WOULD SPEND 4 YEARS, EMPLOYED AS A VOICE SERVICES PBX TECH, AS WELL AS THE 2 I/C FOR 3 CDSG SIGS SQN COMMCEN AND COMPLETING HER DP 2.0 OJT PACKAGE.

3. MCPL SAVOY WAS PROMOTED TO HER CURRENT RANK IN JUNE 2018 AND THEN POSTED TO CFB GAGETOWN AT 5 CDSG SIGNALS SQUADRON. SHE WAS EMPLOYED AS THE IC OF 2ND LINE MAINTENANCE.

4. SHELLEY WILL BE REMAINING IN THE OROMOCTO AREA WITH HER HUSBAND, MCPL DAVID SAVOY WHO IS CURRENTLY SERVING, AND HER TWO DAUGHTERS, LILY AND ROSA. SHE WILL BE CONTINUING HER EDUCATION AT EASTER COLLEGE WHERE SHE WILL BE STUDYING TO BE A MEDICAL ADMINISTRATOR. SHELLEY IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT CHAPTER OF HER CAREER.

5. SHELLEY WILL BE TRULY MISSED BY THE INDIVIDUALS SHE HAS WORKED WITH THROUGHOUT HER CAREER. WE WOULD LIKE TO WISH HER AND HER FAMILY ALL THE BEST AS SHE CONTINUES ONTO THE NEXT PHASE OF HER LIFE.

6. HER DEPART WITH DIGNITY WILL BE HELD AT 5 CDSG SIG SQN AT 1130 ON 14 AUGUST 2020. WE WOULD ASK THAT ANY ANECDOTES, STORIES, AND CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES BE SENT TO MCPL O’HARA AT NICHOLAS.O’[email protected].

7. FOR THOSE WISHING TO ATTEND, PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE TO MCPL O’HARA NLT 7 AUGUST AT NICHOLAS.O’[email protected]. DUE TO THE RESTRICTIONS CURRENTLY IN PLACE DUE TO COVID, ATTENDANCE WILL BE CAPPED AT 50 PERS. FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO DONATE, PLEASE CONTACT MCPL O’HARA. DONATIONS WILL BE USED TO PURCHASE DEPATURE GIFTS AND COVER THE COST OF THE EVENT.