1. AFTER 23 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA AND THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, WO ROBERT SMITH WILL RETIRE ON 12 MARCH 2025

2. WO SMITH BEGAN HIS SERVICE IN JULY 2001 AS AN AEROSPACE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION SYSTEM TECHNICAN. AFTER COMPLETING QL3 IN 2004, HE HAS ENJOYED POSTINGS TO NORTH BAY, TRENTON, AND OTTAWA AND DEPLOYED TO ALERT.

3. DURING HIS CAREER, WO SMITH HAS SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE CAF, BOTH WITH HIS TECHNICAL SKILLS AND HIS MORALE BOOSTING PERSONALITY. DURING HIS TIME WITH ATESS INSTALL CREWS, HE BROUGHT HIS DRIVE TO COMPLETE TASKS TO MANY CAF LOCATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY. WHILE POSTED TO 8 TELECOM FLIGHT, HE WAS ABLE TO PUT HIS LOVE OF MUSIC TO USE AS THE BASE DJ IN THE AUDIO/VIDEO SECTION. WHEN THE BASE TIRED OF HIS TUNES, WO SMITH WAS TASKED WITH STANDING UP THE DEPLOYED COMMS SECTION TO TRAVEL WITH THE GLOBEMASTERS. HE ENJOYED THE TRAVEL SO MUCH THAT HE THEN WAS TASKED AS THE CDS’S SIGNALER WHICH PROVIDED HIM SOME INTERESTING EXPERIENCES ABROAD. IN 2019, WO SMITH WAS GIVEN A BREAK FROM TRAVEL AND POSTED TO 764 SUPPORTING SATCOM FOR DEPLOYED OPS. WO SMITH IS FINISHING OFF HIS CAREER WITH THE CAF AT CFNOC WHERE HE SPENT MOST OF HIS TIME WAITING FOR HIS CLEARANCE.

4. ROB WILL BE RETIRING ON 12 MARCH 2025. HE WILL BE STAYING IN THE OTTAWA AREA WITH HIS WIFE, ASHLEY AND TWO KIDS, KINGSLEY AND GWENDOLYN. HE WILL CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO CANADA BY SERVING AS A PUBLIC SERVANT WITH THE RCMP.

5. WE WILL BE HOSTING DEPART WITH DIGNITY (DWD) EVENT FOR ROB WHICH WILL BE HELD ON 11 MARCH 2025, ORGANIZED BY BARRY COLLEY. IF YOU WOULD LIKE ATTEND OR FORWARD ANY CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, ANECDOTES OR PHOTOS, PLEASE EMAIL [email protected].