1. MASTER WARRANT OFFICER JOSÉE LAMOTHE WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, 29 JULY 2019 AFTER 30+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE.

2. JOSÉE ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 20 JULY 1989 AT CFRS SHERBROOKE, QC AS A COMMUNICATOR RESEARCH. DURING HER CAREER SHE WAS POSTED TO CFS LEITRIM (X3), 76 COMM GRP HQ, HONOLULU HAWAII, CFINTGP/CDI HQ AND CFIOG HQ WHERE SHE IS CURRENTLY EMPLOYED WITH HQ COS PLANS.

3. JOSÉE COMPLETED ONE TOUR OF DUTY AT CFS ALERT, ONE TOUR TO BAHRAIN ON OPERATION APOLLO AND ONE TOUR TO AFGHANISTAN. SHE HAD SEVERAL EXCELLENT POSITIONS THROUGHOUT HER YEARS IN UNIFORM BUT SERVING AS THE DET SENIOR HAWAII WILL ALWAYS BE THE BEST HIGHLIGHT OF HER CAREER WORKING SIDE BY SIDE WITH U.S. PARTNERS.

4. JOSÉE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THOSE THAT SHE SERVED WITH AND SHE IS THANKFUL FOR THE LONG AND GREAT FRIENDSHIPS DEVELOPED OVER HER 30 YEARS IN UNIFORM.

5. JOSÉE AND HER HUSBAND RICHARD WILL BE MOVING TO NOVA SCOTIA WHERE THEY WILL BE KEEPIING BUSY BY FIXING AND FLIPPING HOUSES FOR THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE, AND VACATIONING IN THE SOUTH CLOSE TO THE WATER AND THE GREENS.

6. AT THE MEMBERS’S REQUEST, AN INFORMAL DEPART WITH DIGNITY CEREMONY WILL BE HELD ON 19 JULY 2019. THOSE WISHING TO PASS ON CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, ANECDOTES AND STORIES MAY E-MAIL MAJ PETER AMBERLEY AT [email protected].