1. MWO J. TICE WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) ON 16 APRIL 2018 AFTER 27+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS.

2. MWO TICE ENROLLED AS A RADIO TECHNICIAN ON 20 SEPTEMBER 1990, UPON COMPLETION OF HIS BASIC TRAINING, POET, AND TQ3 IN JANUARY 1992, HE WAS POSTED TO 3 PPCLI AT WORKPOINT BARRACKS, CFB ESQUIMALT. HE THEN DEPLOYED TO CROATIA FROM OCTOBER 1992 TO MARCH 1993 AS PART OF UNPROFOR.

3. IN 1993 MWO TICE WAS POSTED TO TRG SPT SQN, CFSCE, CFB KINGSTON. IN 1997 HE WAS POSTED TO 1 SVC BN, CFB EDMONTON AND THEN TO 1 PPCLI IN 1998. MWO TICE WAS POSTED TO THE LDSH(RC) RECCE SQN IN 1999 WHERE HE DEPLOYED TO KOSOVO FROM JUNE TO DECEMBER 1999 AS PART OF KFOR AND THEN TO KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN FROM FEBRUARY TO AUGUST 2002 AS PART OF OP APOLLO.

4. MWO TICE WAS POSTED TO CFJSR, CFB KINGSTON IN 2004 AND THEN BACK TO THE LDSH(RC), CFB EDMONTON IN 2006. IN 2008 HE WAS POSTED TO THE NATO ALLIED LAND COMPONENT COMMAND HEADQUARTERS IN HEIDELBERG, GERMANY. MWO TICE WAS POSTED TO 742 SIG SQN, CFB EDMONTON IN 2010 AND THEN TO 1 CMBG HQ & SIGS IN 2011 WHERE HE DEPLOYED ON THE CLOSE OUT TOUR OF KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN AS PART OF THE MISSION TRANSITION TASK FORCE FROM JUNE TO DECEMBER 2011. HIS LAST POSTING WAS TO THE 3RD CANADIAN DIVISION HEADQUARTERS IN 2015.

5. MWO TICE AND HIS WIFE,  ARE STAYING IN EDMONTON AFTER HIS RETIREMENT. HE HAS TAKEN A POSITION WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF ALBERTA WORKING WITH THE ALBERTA FIRST RESPONDERS RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND SHE WILL CONTINUE HER CAREER AS A TEACHER WITH THE EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD.

6. MWO TICE HAS REQUESTED A LOW-KEY DWD AT A DATE AND TIME TO BE DETERMINED. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES SHOULD BE SENT TO: (CONTACT REMOVED 2023 APR 20 BY ADMIN. SEND INQUIRIES HERE: https://cmcen-rcmce.ca/contact/).