Retirements
To submit a Retirement Message, please complete and submit the following form: Retirement Message Submission Form
To request Certificates of Appreciation, please complete and submit the following form: C&E Branch Certificate of Appreciation
Retirements by Year: For a list of retirements by year, click here
RETIREMENT – MAJ E. GRANT WHITTLA, MMM, CD, MA – 00340 CELE(AIR)
1. SERVING AS BOTH AN NCM AND OFFICER, MAJOR WHITTLA WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, AND THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH ON 3 JUL 18 AFTER ALMOST 35 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE IN UNIFORM(41 YEARS IF YOU COUNT HIS TIME AS AN AIR CADET)....
RETIREMENT – LCOL GREGG OUELLET, CD – 00341 SIGS
1. LIEUTENANT COLONEL GREGG OUELLET WILL BE RELEASING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 1 AUGUST 2018 AFTER 27 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE. 2. FROM SICAMOUS, BC, GREGG JOINED THE CAF IN JUNE 1991 AS A SIGNALS OFFICER. GRADUATING FOUR YEARS LATER FROM...
RETIREMENT – CWO ANTHONY DEGRUCHY, CD
1. CWO TONY DEGRUCHY WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) ON 22 JULY 2018 AFTER 29+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS. 2. CWO DEGRUCHY ENROLLED AS A RADIO TECHNICIAN ON 21...
RETIREMENT – SGT JEAN-BENOIT LECLERC, CD – 00362-04 ACISS IST
1. APRÈS 14 ANNÉES DE BONS ET LOYAUX SERVICES, LE SGT LECLERC PRENDRA SA RETRAITE DU CORPS DES TRANSMISSIONS ROYAL DU CANADA ET DES FORCES ARMÉES CANADIENNES LE 10 JUIN 2018. 2. LE SGT LECLERC S’EST ENRÔLÉ DANS LA FORCE RÉGULIÈRE EN AOÛT 2004 AU CENTRE DE RECRUTEMENT...
RETIREMENT – CWO DANIEL FENTON, CD – 00362-01 ACISS
1. ON 6 JULY 2018, AFTER 39 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, CWO FENTON WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF), THE COMMUNICATIONS & ELECTRONICS BRANCH AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS. 2. CWO FENTON JOINED THE CAF IN OCT 1979....
RETIREMENT – MWO DARREL MACKENZIE, CD – 00109 ATIS TECH
1. MASTER WARRANT OFFICER DARREL MACKENZIE WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 15 JUNE 2018 AFTER 28 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE. 2. FROM VANCOVER, BC, DARREL MACKENZIE SIGNED ON THE DOTTED LINE HALLOWEEN DAY 1989 IN HOPES TO GET A LAST...
RETIREMENT – MWO DANIEL LANOUE, CD – 00362-03 ACISS-CST
1. MASTER WARRANT OFFICER DANIEL LANOUE WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CAF ON 08 AUG 18 WITH 30 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CAF, AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS. 2. MWO LANOUE ENROLLED IN ST-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU AS A RAD TECH ON 9 AUG 1988....
RETIREMENT – MAJ MARK YOUNG, CD – 00341 SIGS
1. MAJOR MARK YOUNG WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH ON 15 JULY 2018 AFTER 33 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. 2. MAJOR YOUNG JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES UNDER THE YOUTH TRAINING...
RETIREMENT – SGT WILLIAM (BILL) WHITEHEAD, CD – 00362-02 LST
1. AFTER 29 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE, AND TO THE CANADIAN ARMY, SGT W.C. (BILL) WHITEHEAD WILL RETIRE ON 12 JUNE 2018. 2. ON 21 JUNE 1989, BILL ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES PRIMARY RESERVE AS...