1. WO F ALLURED WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 04 MARCH 2019, AFTER 32 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA.

2. WO FRANK ALLURED JOINED THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE IN ST-JOHN’S, NL ON 26 FEB 1987 AS A RADIO TECHNICIAN. AFTER BASIC TRAINING IN CORNWALLIS, ON AND HIS TRADES TRAINING AT CFSCE IN KINGSTON, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, MB IN 1988. FOLLOWING HIS FIRST ASSIGNMENT, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO GANDER, NL WITH THE 770 COMMUNICATION SQUADRON IN 1992 AND WAS ABLE TO ATTEND AN 8 MONTH LONG COURSE IN FLORIDA. UPON COMPLETION, HE RETURNED TO HIS HOME BASE AND DEPLOYED TO CFS ALERT SHORTLY AFTER. ON 14 AUGUST 1997, HE WAS POSTED TO GANDER AND ASSIGNED AS A SERVICE DESK TEAM LEADER. HE WAS POSTED TO CFS ST-JOHN’S, NL IN 1999. HE WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF MCPL IN DEC 2000 AND TRANSFERRED TO CFS LEITRIM DET GANDER IN 2001. IN 2002 AND 2004 HE WAS TASKED TO CFS ALERT AGAIN AND THEN TRANSFERRED TO CFS ST-JOHN’S IN 2005. IN 2006 HE WAS PROMOTED TO SGT AND TRANSFERRED TO NORTH BAY WHERE HE OCCUPIED SEVERAL POSITIONS, FIRST AS AN ISST THEN AS A CREW CHIEF. PROMOTED TO HIS CURRENT RANK IN 2014, HE BECAME THE FLIGHT WARRANT OFFICER.

3. WO ALLURED PLANS TO STAY IN THE NORTH BAY AREA AS HE IS TAKING ON A CIVILIAN JOB AS A TELEPHONE TECHNICIAN FOR SSC.

4. A DEPARTMENT WITH DIGNITY CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT CASEY’S BAR AND GRILL, 20 MAPLEWOOD AVE, NORTH BAY. THE EVENT WILL BE HELD 04 MAR 2019 AT 11:30 AM. IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND PLEASE CONTACT SGT CHAREST AT: (CONTACT REMOVED 2023 APR 20 BY ADMIN. SEND INQUIRIES HERE: https://cmcen-rcmce.ca/contact/).

5. ANECDOTES, PHOTOS, AND CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES CAN BE SENT TO: (CONTACT REMOVED 2023 APR 20 BY ADMIN. SEND INQUIRIES HERE: https://cmcen-rcmce.ca/contact/).