Retirements
To submit a Retirement Message, please complete and submit the following form: Retirement Message Submission Form
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RETIREMENT – MCPL CEDRIC J.D.A.C. DESJARDINS, CD – 00362-02 ACISS LST
1. AFTER MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES MCPL CEDRIK DESJARDINS WILL RETIRE ON 07 JULY 2019. 2. MCPL DESJARDINS JOINED THE MILITARY ON 13 APRIL 1999 AT THE AGE OF 21 YEARS OLD AND ATTENDED BASIC TRAINING AT THE...
RETIREMENT – WO CORWIN WELLS, CD – 00362-01 ACISS
1. WARRANT OFFICER CORWIN WELLS WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) ON THE 03 NOVEMBER 2019 AFTER 22 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DISTINCT SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS. 2. WO WELLS JOINED THE REGULAR FORCE IN...
RETIREMENT – WO (RET’D) ANDRÉ NAULT, CD – 00109 ATIS TECH
1. ON 29 JULY 19, ANDRÉ NAULT WILL RETIRE AFTER 43 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA AND DND/CAF. 2. IN 1976, ANDRÉ ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AS A RESERVIST WITH THE 6E R22R. IN 1977, HE JOINED THE REGULAR FORCE AS A RADIO TECHNICIAN....
RETIREMENT – MAJ BILL O’REILLY, CD – 00341 SIGS
1. AFTER OVER 42 YEARS OF SERVICE MAJOR BILL O’REILLY, SIGNALS OFFICER, IS RETIRING FROM THE CAF. 2. BILL JOINED 728 (ST. JOHN’S) COMMUNICATION SQUADRON IN JUNE OF 1977 UNDER THE STUDENT SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. ONCE HIS SUMMER JOB WAS COMPLETED AND FINDING...
RETIREMENT – WO CLIFFORD TAYLOR, CD – 00362 ACISS
1. WARRANT OFFICER CLIFFORD (CLIFF) TAYLOR WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS ON AUGUST 12, 2019 AFTER 30 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. 2. WO TAYLOR JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 24 AUGUST 1989 AS...
RETIREMENT – MWO MARC-ANDRÉ BESSETTE, CD – 00362-05 ACISS-CISTM
1. MASTER WARRANT OFFICER MARC-ANDRÉ BESSETTE WILL RETIRE ON 12TH OF JULY 2019 AFTER 32 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS. 2. MARC-ANDRÉ JOINED THE CAF IN MARCH OF 1987, AT THE AGE OF 17, AS A RADIO TECHNICIAN...
RETIREMENT – MWO HUGH L. MCKINNON, CD – 00362-05 ACISS-CISTM
1. MASTER WARRANT OFFICER HUGH L. MCKINNON WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 3 JUNE 2019, AFTER 25 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND THE COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH. HE ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN...
RETIREMENT – MCPL JOSHUA FRAIZE, CD – 00362-02 ACISS-LST
1. AFTER 13 PLUS YEARS OF SERVICE MCPL JOSHUA FRAIZE WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 15 JUL 19. 2. JOSH ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN 2006 AS A LINEMAN AND WAS POSTED TO 2 RCHA, PETAWAWA. IN MARCH 2010 HE DEPLOYED ON EXPEDITIONARY OPERATION...
RETIREMENT – CAPT ANTHONE JOSEPH MCGEE, CD – 00341-01 SIGS
1. CAPTAIN MCGEE HAS 28+ YEARS OF SERVICE AND WILL BE RETIRING ON THE 14 AUGUST 2019. 2. CAPTAIN ANTHONE J. MCGEE STARTED HIS CAREER WITH THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 29 NOVEMBER 1990 AS A CLERK AND SPENT THE FIRST 16 YEARS OF HIS CAREER IN THE RANK AND FILE BEFORE...