1. Capt Chrétien will be retiring from the CF on 05 Nov 07 after 36 plus years of loyal and dedicated service to the CF and the Engineer Branch.

2. Capt Chrétien joined the CF on the 03 February 1971 as a 612 STR Tech. He rose through the ranks from private to CWO, which he received in 1990. The 03 June 2000, Capt Chrétien joined the Officer’s rank as a captain.

3. He has served at 3 Wing Bagotville x 3, CFB St-Jean, CFB Montréal x 2, Ottawa (DG IRP), CFB Moncton and was deployed to CFS Alert a few times, Qunaytirah Syria and Bosnia with 1 ESU.

4. Capt Chrétien plans to join the Air Reserve at 3 Wing Bagotville.

5. Madeleine and Réjean will be staying in the Saguenay region.

6. A retirement luncheon in honour of Capt Chrétien will take place at 3 Wing Bagotville sometime by the end of October 07, date to be confirmed.

7. Please send congratulatory message, anecdotes and memories by message, Fax 418-677-4073 or email to Ouellet Adjuc JAS@Logistique@Bagotville.