CME Family Retirements

The CMEA posts a notice of the retirement of all members of the CME family as soon as we are notified. If there is a function marking the retirement, we will need the time, date, place, cost and the name and contact details for the organizer.  It is expected units will initiate appropriate steps to ensure all members of the CME family are duly recognised on completing their service.

You can search our list of retired members by year or by name. Our current records go back to 2006. If you find any errors or omissions in your retirement details or those of another Engineer, let us know and we will fix them.  If you retired before 2006 and want your retirement details posted, send the details to us.  We need the full name, rank, decorations, date of retirement and if possible, a biography of all retiring or retired members. 

Writing a good retirement narrative is an important task and should not be taken lightly.  We owe our departing comrades an appropriate good-bye, thank you and best wishes for the future when they leave.  A narrative reflecting their service, sacrifices and achievements should be recorded and made available to friends and family. Click here for a short guideline that should prove useful if you are the person who has been assigned the honoured task of writing a comrade's retirement narrative.

Retirement Certificates are distributed by the CME Adjutant.  Members requesting these certificates are to complete, save and email the downloadable form below to the CME Adjt  at CMEAdjtGMC@forces.gc.ca.

If there are errors in any retirement notice or if you do not want your retirement details published on our site please contact the Webmaster

  • 10 Feb 2008

    Corporal Barney-Patrick Hynes left the Canadian Forces on 10 February 2008 after 18+ years of loyal and dedicated Service to the CF and the CME Branch as a Combat Engineer.  Cpl Hynes was born in St. Eustache QC and joined the Canadian...
  • 01 Feb 2008

    LCol Marc Desjardins, CD, P Eng, M Eng
    Native of Quebec City, LCol Desjardins joined the Army Cadets and the Reserve before enrolling in the Canadian Forces in 1975. In 1980, he obtained a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the Royal Military College (RMC) of...
  • 31 Jan 2008

  • 25 Jan 2008

    Mark Gorman joined the Canadian Forces in Sudbury Ontario Sept 1983 as an Artilleryman and completed his TQ2 and TQ3 training in Shilo, Manitoba. He then served with 3RCHA G Bty and was posted to Germany with 1 RCHA Z Bty for four years,...
  • 22 Jan 2008

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  • 08 Jan 2008

    Warrant Officer Patrick Norwood is retiring after 24+ years of service. He originally started his Military Career with at the Battle School in CFB Shilo in Sept 83 being the first basic crse to be run there since WW2. Upon completion of...
  • 07 Jan 2008

  • 07 Jan 2008

    MWO Mike McInnis joined the Canadian Armed Forces on 9 Sept 1983 in Sydney, NS, under the Youth Training Employment Program (YTEP). After successfully completing Basic Training at CFRS Cornwallis in Nov 1983, Mike was sent to 2 CER for OJT...
  • 03 Jan 2008

    Warrant Officer Steve Michaud, CD will be retiring from the Canadian Forces effective 3 Jan 08 after 22 years of loyal and dedicated service as a combat engineer. Sapper Michaud joined the military in Oct 1985 and upon completion of his...
  • 02 Jan 2008

    1. CAPTAIN GARY OLIVER, AF ENGR (00189) (FORMER INFMN AND FIRE FTR), RETIRES FROM THE CF ON 02 JAN 08 AFTER MORE THAN 36 YEARS SERVICE TO CANADA, CF AND THE ENGR BRANCH. A FAREWELL RETIREMENT LUNCHEON WILL BE HELD AT THE 9 WING GANDER ALL...
  • 02 Jan 2008

    Le capt Stéphane Michaud a transféré dans la force de réserve le 2 jan 08 après plus de 11 années de service dans la force régulière et la Branche du GMC, afin de poursuivre des études académiques. Il y aura un dîner de départ la semaine...
  • 01 Jan 2008

    Cpl Kyle Scott, MiD (Ret'd)
    Born and raised in Whitecourt, Alberta, Kyle joined the Canadian Forces as a Combat Engineer in 2001 and was posted to 1 Combat Engineer Regiment. During his career, he deployed on Op GRIZZLY 2002, Op HONOUR 2005, Op ATHENA Roto 2 Kabul...
  • 19 Dec 2007

  • 19 Dec 2007

    1. MWO Ron Martin will retire after 35 years of loyal and dedicated service to the C.F. 2. Ron joined the CF on 14 May 1973 as a Med A and changed trade to Struc (Const) Tech in July 1981. He was promoted to CE Supt in Jan 2002 and...
  • 14 Dec 2007

    MCpl Lindsay Sutton will retire after 20 years of loyal and dedicated service to the C.F. Lindsay was born in Bay de Verde, NL in July 1964. After graduating high school he went to the Marine Institute of Memorial University of NL in St....
  • 12 Dec 2007

    Maj Perrault joined the Canadian Forces in June 1978 and entered the Collège Militaire Royal de St-Jean that fall. While in college, he balanced his academic studies with summers spent learning English in Kingston, building and blowing up...
  • 06 Dec 2007

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  • 27 Nov 2007

    MWO Heath’s military career started in Newfoundland on 6 Aug 1981 where he enrolled as a 041 Field Engineer and in 1987 he remustered to Str Tech (Const Tech). He didn’t what the trouble of changing hat badges so he stayed within the...
  • 26 Nov 2007

    Major Uwe Spätling retired from the Regular Force on 26 November 2007. Maj Spätling has transferred to the Primary Reserve after more than 35 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Forces and the Canadian Military Engineers....
  • 14 Nov 2007

    1. Sgt Downer will be retiring from the CF on 14 Nov 07 after 20 plus years of loyal and dedicated service to the CF and the Engineer Branch; 2. Steve joined the CF on the 09 Oct 1987 as a Cbt Engr and climbed through the ranks to Sgt. He...
  • 12 Nov 2007

  • 12 Nov 2007

    MAJOR CHRIS CAMBRIDGE WILL RETIRE FROM THE CF ON 3 JULY 2007 AFTER MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CF AND THE ENGR BRANCH. MAJOR CAMBRIDGE ENROLLED IN 1977 AS A MILITARY MUSICIAN AND HAD TOURS IN ESQUIMALT, HALIFAX AND THEN...
  • 09 Nov 2007

  • 05 Nov 2007

    1. AFTER 27 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN FORCES, THE ARMY, AND THE ENGINEER BRANCH, MAJOR AL JENSEN WILL RETIRE FROM THE MILITARY ON 5 NOV 07. 2. MAJOR AL JENSEN WAS BORN IN BADEN-SOELLINGEN, GERMANY ON 09 JUNE 1962...
  • 05 Nov 2007

    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...
  • 04 Nov 2007

    MWO Arsenault has decided to leave the Military after 29 plus years of service to Queen and Country. He joined the Canadian Forces in Toronto on the 15 Feb 1978 and on the 24 Feb he was off to CFB Cornwallis. Once basic training was...
  • 02 Nov 2007

    WO Mathieu signed up in Quebec city, joining the Canadian Armed Forces as a reservist in 1979 and then the Regular Force in Aug 1984 as an Infantryman. After 4 years with the infantry back from Cyprus, WO Mathieu came in realisation that...
  • 01 Nov 2007

  • 31 Oct 2007

    MCpl Ward will be retiring after 23 plus years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Forces and Canada. MCpl Ward joined the Canadian Forces on 01 Feb 1983. He then went of to Cornwallis, NS for his recruit training. Thereafter,...
  • 31 Oct 2007

    On 31 October 2007, after 21 + years of loyal and dedicated service to the CF, the Engineer Branch and Country, Warrant Officer Alan Burden will retire from the CF. WO Burden joined the Canadian Forces in October 1983 as a YTEP Safety...
  • 30 Oct 2007

  • 30 Oct 2007

    On 30 Oct 2007 after 30 years and 8 months of loyal and dedicated service to the CF and the Engineer Branch, WO M.A. Tracey (Mark) will retire from the CF. WO Tracey joined the Canadian Forces in May 1977 after getting the parachutists bug...
  • 28 Oct 2007

  • 24 Oct 2007

    Dave Hopkins joined the military in Petawawa, Ontario, 24 Oct 85, as an Artilleryman. He completed Basic Training at CFB Cornwallis in time to return home for Christmas leave, before embarking to Shilo, Manitoba in January 1986 where he...
  • 18 Oct 2007

    MCpl Sundelin joined the CF on 07 July 1988 in CFRC Saskatoon, SK. Upon completion of recruit training in CFRS Cornwallis he was posted to CFB Petawawa to the RCR Battle School. After completion of his trades training he was posted to CFB...
  • 18 Oct 2007

    1. Sgt Dix will be retiring from the CF on 04 Sep 07 after 22 plus years of loyal and dedicated service to the CF and the Engineer Branch; 2. Ronald joined the CF on the 17 May 1985 as a Cbt Engr and climbed through the ranks to Sgt. He...
  • 15 Oct 2007

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  • 03 Oct 2007

    Major Trent L. Watson was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 7 January 1967. As a result of his father’s career in the Royal Canadian Navy, he lived on both the east and west coasts, graduating from Dartmouth High School in 1985. After a year...
  • 02 Oct 2007

    1. CAPT BOB ADAMS WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CF ON 02 OCT 07 AFTER 25 PLUS YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CF 2. CAPT ADAMS ENROLLED IN THE FORCES IN DEC 1981. HE INITIALLY JOINED THE COMMUNICATIONS BRANCH AS A COMM RESEARCH TECH AND...
  • 01 Oct 2007

    Born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, He enrolled in the CF as a direct entry Construction Electrician on 24 April 1979. Upon completion of Basic Training at CFB Cornwallis, He was posted to CFB Portage La Prairie, Manitoba where he remained from...
  • 26 Sep 2007

  • 18 Sep 2007

    1. AFTER 26 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN FORCES AND THE ENGINEER BRANCH, MAJOR JOHN ROSE WILL RETIRE FROM THE MILITARY ON 18 SEP 07. 2. JOHN ENROLLED IN THE CF IN JUL OF 1981 AS AN AIR WEAPONS SYSTEMS (AWS)...
  • 17 Sep 2007

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