Published April 29, 2014
CAPT FREDERICK P. JUNEAU, WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN FORCES 14 JULY 2010 AFTER MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN FORCES AND THE CANADIAN MILITARY ENGINEERS.
CAPT JUNEAU INITIALLY ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN FORCES IN 1990 AS AN OFFICER IN THE LAND ENVIRONMENT. HOWEVER, DURING HIS THIRD YEAR AT ROYAL ROADS MILITARY COLLEGE, HE REALIZED THAT BEING A MILITARY ENGINEERING OFFICER WAS NOT THE CAREER HE WISHED TO PURSUE AND TRANSFERRED OUT OF THE OFFICER PROGRAMME TO SUBSEQUENTLY ENROL INTO THE CF AS A NCM COMBAT ENGINEER. UPON COMPLETION OF QL3, HE WAS POSTED TO 2 COMBAT ENGINEER REGIMENT IN CFB PETAWAWA. IN 1995, HE DEPLOYED TO ZAGREB, CROATIA AS A MEMBER OF THE UNPF MINE ACTION CENTRE. UPON HIS RETURN TO CANADA HE WAS POSTED TO 5 RGC AT VALCARTIER, QC. A SKILLED MARKSMAN, HE REPRESENTED THE CF IN INTERNATIONAL SHOOTING EVENTS IN BISLEY (UK), AUSTRALIA AND THE USA. IN 1999 AT THE RANK OF MCPL, HIS AMBITION TO RE‐JOIN THE OFFICER CORPS WAS REKINDLED AND HE ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF LAVAL UNDER THE AUSPICES OF UTPNCM PROGRAMME WHERE HE GRADUATED WITH A COMPUTER SCIENCE DEGREE. AS A COMBAT ENGINEERING OFFICER, HE SERVED WITH 5 RGC AND THE C‐IED TF. DURING HIS TENURE WITH 5 RGC, HE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEPLOY TO JAMAICA WITH THE CONSTRUCTION TROOP AND OTHER SUPPORT ELEMENTS. THROUGHOUT HIS POSTING AT THE C‐IED TF, HE DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN TO FULFILL THE ROLE OF AN ISAF C‐IED TRAINER. THIS UNIQUE SKILL‐SET ENABLED HIM TO INSTRUCT AND/OR BRIEF AT VARIOUS EVENTS/VENUES INCLUDING THE QUOTE NATO TACTICAL OPERATIONS IN AN IED ENVIRONMENT COURSE UNQUOTE AT IZMIR (TURKEY), THE 9TH INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR OF NATIONAL BOMB DATA CENTER IN INDIA AND THE 2009 NATO/PFP EXERCISE IN TBILISI (GEORGIA). HAVING ACQUIRED A PASSION FOR SCUBA DIVING, CAPT JUNEAU WILL MOVE TO PHUKET (THAILAND) TO PURSUE A SECOND CAREER AS A SCUBA DIVING INSTRUCTOR WITH AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SCUBA DIVING CENTRE.
AN INFORMAL RETIREMENT LUNCHEON WILL BE HELD IN CAPT JUNEAU'S HONOUR ON THURSDAY JUNE 24, AT THE HEART AND CROWN, 67 CLARENCE STREET, OTTAWA, COMMENCING AT 1200 HOURS. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES AND ANECDOTES CAN ALSO BE SENT VIA E‐MAIL TO WO ELLIOTT D.A. BY 16 JUNE 2010 (DOUGLAS.ELLIOTT@FORCES.GC.CA).