1. WARRANT OFFICER NANCY ROSSIGNOL WILL RETIRE ON 10 JANUARY 2022 AFTER 23+ YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA AND THE CAF.
2. WO ROSSIGNOL GREW UP IN CARAQUET, NEW-BRUNSWICK AND JOINED THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY IN OCTOBER 1996 AS A TACTICAL ACOUSTIC SENSOR OPERATOR. IN OCTOBER 2000 SHE ENDED HER REG FORCE CAREER AND FOR JUST OVER A YEAR WORKED AS A CIVILIAN IN COLD LAKE ALBERTA. SHE DECIDED TO RE-ENROLL IN 2002 AS AN AEROSPACE TELECOMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECH AND CONTINUED TO SERVE UNTIL THIS DAY. WO ROSSIGNOL ENJOYED A 23+ YEAR CAREER IN THE REG FORCE, WHERE SHE SERVED ON HMCS ALGONQUIN IN ESQUIMALT, BRITISH COLUMBIA, TWO POSTINGS IN TRENTON, ONTARIO AND THREE POSTINGS IN COMOX BRITISH COLUMBIA. THROUGHOUT HER CAREER SHE EXPLORED THE FAR EAST, TOOK PART IN RIMPAC IN 2000, AND DEPLOYED TO THE MIDDLE EAST IN SUPPORT OF OP ATHENA IN 2007.
3. NANCY WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THE GREAT CAMARADERIE DEVELOPED WITH ALL THOSE WITH WHOM SHE SERVED AND THE EXCELLENT SUPPORT OF HER COLLEAGUES. SHE HAD THE PLEASURE TO DEVELOP MULTIPLE FRIENDSHIPS AND IS GRATEFUL FOR THE COMPASSIONATE SUPPORT OF MANY MENTORS OVER HER CAREER.
4. UPON RETIREMENT, NANCY WILL REMAIN IN THE COMOX VALLEY WHERE SHE WILL ENJOY HER FAMILY THAT HAS SUPPORTED HER TREMENDOUSLY THROUGHOUT HER CAREER AND SHE WILL BE BUSY WITH ONLINE COURSES.
5. ANY CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, ANECDOTES, BEST WISHES CAN BE ADDED AS A COMMENT IN THE Retirements – CMCEN (cmcen-rcmce.ca) OR QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESS TO LT SIM NLT 14 DEC EMAIL ([email protected]) OR VIA PHONE (250) 339-8211 EXT 8503 // CSN 252-8503.
Nancy it was a pleasure to work with you and see how you were able to pass on your knowledge to the younger generation of Techs coming behind you. You were always very professional to deal with and took on all tasks or employment opportunities and saw that they were completed on time and beyond everyone’s expectations. Thank you for your help while you were the WCWO’s Assistant in Comox but even more importantly while you looked after the airfield in Comox.
I wish you and your family the best going forward and I hope that I get a chance to meet up with you again in the future.
Take Care
I will always be so grateful for the opportunity I had to work with WO Rossignol for almost two years. Shortly after first joining DND as a civilian, WO Rossignol was moved over to the SMC. Watching her lead the technicians with a mix of decorum, efficiency and friendliness was a model to me as I adjusted to the differences of working in DND. WO Rossignol showed patience and dedication in helping me adjust to my new role. At all times she made me feel like and equal and a valued member of the team. I believe her to be the perfect representation of what it means to be a good leader, a good friend, and a wonderful person.
Congratulations on your retirement Nancy! You are already missed, but I am so excited for you to be able to explore this next chapter in you life.
First time I met Nancy was on course in Kingston. Your quiet and unassuming personality hid an astute and keen mind with a wonder sense of humour. I had the pleasure of working with you in Comox some 10 years later at the Airfield and though we didn’t work together for very long, I found you to be a compassionate and capable leader, always willing to help others.
Nancy, I wish you the best of luck in the future and you will be certainly missed by those of us who had the chance to work with you, take care.