1. AFTER 27 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF), THE CANADIAN ARMY, AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS, WO STEPHANIE ELIZABETH EMOND CD WILL RETIRE ON 18 MARCH 2024.

2. SHE ENROLLED IN THE CAF ON 17 DEC 96 AT THE AGE OF 19. SHE COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AT CFB ST-JEAN IN JULY 97. AFTER BASIC TRAINING STEPHANIE COMPLETED BASIC DRIVER TRAINING AT BORDEN, ONTARIO IN AUG 97, AND THEN PROCEEDED TO KINGSTON, ON WHERE SHE FINISHED QL3 RAD OP TRAINING IN DEC 97. HER FIRST POSTING WAS WITH CDHSR/CFJSR IN KINGSTON, FROM JAN 98 TO JAN 04. DURING THIS TIME, SHE DEPLOYED ON TWO UNITED NATIONS MISSIONS AND ONE NATO MISSION – MINURCA REPUBLIC OF CENTRAL AFRICA 99, UNDOF GOLAN HEIGHTS 00-01, AND OP MIRAGE SOUTHWEST ASIA 03. FOLLOWING HER RETURN FROM THE MIDDLE EAST SHE WAS POSTED TO CFB BAGOTVILLE, QC WITH TELECOM FLT AS COMSEC ALT FROM JAN 04 TO JUL 06, DURING HER TIME THERE SHE DEPLOYED TO TF KABUL TSE AS COMSEN COURIER 04-05. IN JULY 06 SHE WAS POSTED TO 764 COMM SQN OTTAWA AS COMSEC ALT AND DEPLOYED TO JTF AFGHANISTAN AS CIMIC OPERATOR IN THE PANJWAYI AREA 08-09. UPON RETURN SHE WENT BACK TO 764 COMM SQN AS COMCEN SUPERVISOR. IN JUL 11 TO JUL 15, SHE WAS POSTED TO CFNOC HAS SHIFT SUPERVISOR. IN JUL 15 TO JUL 16, SHE WAS POSTED TO CJOC J6 HAS ASS/FORMAN OF SIGS. IN JUL 16 TO MAY 20 STEPHANIE WAS POSTED TO 768 COMM DET IN SELFKANT GERMANY HAS THE DETACHEMENT SSM/TP WO. UPON RETURN TO CANADA IN MAY 20 TO APR 22 SHE WAS THE CHIEF COMSEN INSPECTOR/INSTRUCTOR AT 766 COMM SQN. SHE WAS POSTED TO THE TRANSITION CENTER IN APR 22

3. STEPHANIE AND HER SON JEREMY WILL REMAIN IN THE OTTAWA/GATINEAU AREA, CLOSE TO FAMILLY AND FRIENDS. STEPHANIE ACCEPTED A PUBLIC SERVANT JOB WITH DGICFD/DICR WITHIN DND. HER AND JEREMY WILL CONTINUE TO DO WHAT THEY LOVE BEST, TRAVELLING, TIME WITH FAMILLY, HIKING IN THE GATINEAU PARK AND EMBRASSE ALL NEW ADVENTURES COMING THEIR WAY.

4. TO STEPHANIE REQUEST, NO DEPART WITH DIGNITY WILL TAKE PLACE, SHE WILL CELEBRATE HER RETIREMENT AND NEW BEGINNING WITH FAMILY. THOSE WHO WANT TO SEND CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, PICTURES, TALL TALES, AND/OR ANECDOTES ARE TO EMAIL MICHELLE ROGER AT [email protected].