1. AFTER 17 AND A HALF YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE IN THE RESERVES SGT BRADLY MURDOCH RETIRED FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 29 MAY 2024.

2. SGT MURDOCH ENROLLED IN THE CAF AS A SIG OP ON 25 OCT 2006 AT 746 COMM SQN IN CALGARY, AB. AFTER COMPLETING BMQ AND SQ IN AUGUST 2007 AT SHILO, MB., HE CONTINUED TO WORK AT 746 COMM SQN COMPLETING HIS QL3 MOD 1 IN AUGUST 2009 AND QL3 MOD 2 IN AUGUST 2010. IN SEPTEMBER 2009 HE TRANSFERRED TO 41 CER (CGY) TO WORK AS A SIG LIAISON. IN MAY 2011 HE RETURNED TO 746 COMM SQN AND CONTINUED TO WORK IN VARIOUS SQN ROLES. HE COMPLETED HIS PLQ IN DEC 2012 AND WAS PROMOTED TO MCPL IN APRIL 2013. SGT MURDOCH QUICKLY MOVED THROUGH THE RANKS AND WAS PROMOTED TO SGT IN DEC 2014. IN 2015 HE DECIDED TO JOIN THE OFFICER STREAM AND COMMISSIONED AS A LT IN MAY 2015. HE COMPLETED BMOQ(L) IN APRIL 2016 AND WAS PROMOTED TO CAPT IN DEC 2018. SGT MURDOCH WORKED AS TP COMD AT 41 SIGNAL REGT, 3 SQN FROM JAN 2016 UNTIL FEB 2020. SGT MURDOCH WAS AWARDED HIS CD IN JAN 2019. IN FEB 2020 HE HELD THE POSITION OF SQN 2IC AND IN JUN 2020 HE BECAME THE SQN OC. AFTER WORKING AS SQN OC SGT MURDOCH DECIDED HE WANTED TO RETURN TO THE NCM STREAM AND DECOMMISSIONED IN AUG 2021 RETURNING TO THE RANK OF SGT. SGT MURDOCH HELD ALMOST EVERY POSITION AVAILABLE AT 41 SIGNALS REGT, 3 SQN FROM DET MBR, DET COMD, SECT COMD, TP COMD, OPS, SQN 2IC AND SQN OC. NOT ONLY DID HE EXCEL IN EVERY ROLE HE HELD BUT HE MADE A LASTING DIFFERENCE AND HIS DEDICATION TO TRAINING AND MENTORING OTHERS HAS LEFT A LEGACY THAT WILL BE FELT FOR YEARS TO COME. HE HAS INSPIRED SO MANY PEOPLE WITH HIS UNWAVERING SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE

3. BRAD IS EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO HIS FAMILY; SPOUSE MACKENZIE, DAUGHTER EMSLEY AND SON MACLEAN FOR THEIR CONTINUOUS SUPPORT. BRAD WILL REMAIN IN THE CALGARY AREA WITH HIS FAMILY AND CONTINUE TO WORK AT GENERAL DYNAMICS AS THE SR SYSTEMS INTEGRATION ENGINEER ON THE NET C2 ISAC PROGRAM.

4. A DEPART WITH DIGNITY CEREMONY WILL BE HELD ON 11 JANUARY 2025, 14:00 TO 18:00 AT HMCS TECUMSEH SNCO MESS (1820 24 ST SW, CALGARY AB T2T 0G6). TO RSVP, RECEIVE FURTHER DETAILS ON THE FUNCTION, OR TO PROVIDE CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, BEST WISHES, AND CAREER ANECDOTES, PLEASE CONTACT MWO REAGHAN SUNSTRUM AT [email protected]