Retraites

MCpl Marc Barrette first joined the Canadian Forces in Quebec as a crew man in April 1982. His first posting was at Valcartier with 12RBC. In March to September 1983 he was deployed to Cyprus.

In 1984 he was posted to the 1st Brigade in Germany with the Royal Canadian Dragoon armoured regiment until 1989. After his tour in Germany, he was posted back to Valcartier with 12RBC. In December 1989 he was promoted to MCpl.

In October 1990 he was deployed to Cyprus…

Warrant Officer Jeremy Shaw will be retiring from the Canadian Forces on 30 May 2012, after completing 17+ years of loyal and dedicated service to Canada.

WO Shaw enrolled in the Canadian Forces in September 1994 as a Reserve Infantryman, with the 1st Battalion Nova Scotia Highlanders. He transferred from the Nova Scotia Highlanders in 1998 to 144 Airfield Engineering Flight, Pictou, Nova Scotia where he completed his QL3 Electrical Distribution Technician course…

After 23 + years service to Canada and the Engineering Branch, Master Corporal Scott Kelly has decided to retire from the CF.

Master Corporal Kelly joined the CF, Sept 1988 in Bathurst NB. Originally joining as a Field Engineer (041), his first posting was 22 Field Squadron, later changing to 4 ESR.

In 1997 Master Corporal Kelly completed an Occupational Transfer to Field Engineer Equipment Operator (042) and remained at 4ESR until 2002.

In Jan 2003…

Cpl Thomas Schmidt joined the CF on 1 Feb 1982, and attended Recruit School in Cornwallis, NS. Originally joining as an Infanteer, he was off to the RCR battle school in Petawawa to complete his Battle School.

Tom’s first posting was with 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment in London, Ontario. While there he participated in Company and Brigade level exercises as well as attending Basic Mountain Warfare training.

Following a very short stint with 1 RCR, he…

Major McDonald started his service as a member of the Princess Louise’s Fusiliers (PLF) in Halifax, NS in April 1983. During his time with the PLF he attended various PRes training courses such as basic infantry, communication course, driver wheel and 81 mm mortar. He also was part of two overseas taskings to Germany on FALLEX ’84 and ’85, a “Class B”call out to the Infantry School from Jan – Jul ’85, CFB Gagetown and then finally as range control staff in Aldershot , NS…

Sgt Darren Langford joined the CF as an Air Defence Artilleryman on 15 Jan 1991and will be retiring after 21+ years of Loyal and Dedicated Service.

Sgt Langford completed Recruit School in Cornwallis, NS and was sent to the RCA Battle School in Shilo, Manitoba in April, 1991 to complete his Battle School training.

Sgt Langford’s first posting in August, 1991was with 2nd Royal Canadian Horse Artillery in Petawawa. While there he participated in countless…

Sgt Francoeur will be retiring from the CF on 21 May 2012 after 29 years + of service.

He joined the CF the first time on the 15 November 1978, in Rimouski, Quebec. After successfully completing his basic training at CFB St-Jean, Pte Francoeur was posted to CFB Edmonton for his Traffic technician QL3 course. In December 1979, he was posted to CFB Petawawa, with 2 Service Battalion, until October 1980.

Pte Francoeur took a leave of absence from the DND and…

Mike joined the Canadian Forces on 29 October 1981 in Ottawa, on a dare from his mother, and subsequently went through Cornwallis N.S. on 13 November 1981. After graduating boot camp, he went to Kingston ON for the POET course. Having completed the basic POET course, he was course-loaded for 231 Heavy Radar Course as a possible technician. Having grown up on radar sites, Mike aspired to do something different, and was fortunate enough to be reassigned and course-loaded on…

Master Warrant Officer Michael McNutt will retire from the Canadian Forces on 10th May, 2012, after completing 27+ years of loyal and dedicated service.

He enrolled in the Canadian Forces, in May 1985 as a Field Engineer, and upon completing basic training; was posted to 5e RGC, in BFC Valcartier PQ where he enjoyed excellent camaraderie and thrilling work such as armored vehicle driver, combat diver and water supply.

In 1990, he re-mustered to WSPOL (WFE)…

Major Cote enrolled in the Canadian Forces on 13 April 1977 in the city of Montreal, Quebec as a Construction Engineering Tech (CE Tech).

After completing basic and language training in St-Jean, Quebec, he was posted to Chilliwack, BC to attend the QL 3 course in January 1978. Upon completion, he was posted to CFB North Bay, ON where he was promoted to Corporal and subsequently posted to 2 Combat Engineer Regiment in April 1981 as the unit Design and Surveyor.…

BGen André Corbould enrolled in the Canadian Forces in 1984 and graduated from the Royal Military College with a degree in Civil Engineering.

BGen Corbould has spent most of his career in the field and has served in the Special Service Force and 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group. He has commanded from the Platoon to the Brigade Group level, including commanding 1 Combat Engineer Regiment (2003-2005) and 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (2008-2010). His staff…

MWO Allaby W.E. (Wayne) was born in Saint John, New Brunswick on April 30, 1962. He graduated from Simonds High School in 1980 with basic skills in carpentry. In March 1982, he joined the Canadian Military as an infantry soldier with the RCRs and did his basic training in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia. After 2 years with 1 RCR in London Ontario, he transferred to 2 RCR in Gagetown, New Brunswick, and married his true love Jean Sands on July 19, 1984. In Jan 1986, he re-mustered…

Master Warrant Officer Carlton (Carl) Sorge was born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan and joined the Canadian Forces (primary reserves) in November 1983 as a Field Engineer. MWO Sorge was employed with 41 CER (formerly 8th Field Engineer Regiment) from November 83 – December 95. During this period (85-89), he served with 1 CER as both a section member and heavy equipment operator. In June of 1989, he was hired by Transport Canada as an Airport Fire Fighter and was…

MWO Gord Wood, enrolled in the CF as an Artilleryman, on Jan 24th 1985, in Kingston Ontario. Upon completion of basic training at CF recruit school in Cornwallis Nova Scotia, he was posted to RCA Battle School in Shilo Manitoba. After completing Battle School training, he was posted to 3RCHA in Shilo. Employed as an artilleryman for the next 5 yrs he completed almost all regimental courses including Advanced Winter Warfare training in Cambridge Bay, NWT. After 5 yrs with…

Master Warrant Officer Wilson Murphy will be leaving the Canadian Forces after over 27 + years of loyal service.

Wilson was born in Reserve Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and enrolled in Sydney on 29 August 1984. He started Basic training in Cornwallis in Sep 1984 and was posted to CFB Petawawa RCR Battle School from Nov 1984 to Mar 1985 on his Basic Infantry Course.

He was posted in Mar 1985 to 2 RCR, Gagetown, on completion of his course and remained…

Captain Frank Edison CD3 will be departing the Canadian Forces on 18 March 2012 after 43 plus years of dedicated service to the Engineer Branch and Canada.

Born in St John’s Newfoundland Capt Edison originally donned a military uniform in June 1968 as an Army Cadet at the ripe age of 16. After two years with the Cadets he received an Honourable Release (it actually says that on the certificate) from the Cadets and joined the Engineer Branch as a Field Engineer.…

Le lcol Baril joint les FC en juin 1981 par l’entremise du programme des collèges militaires canadiens. Après un séjour de trois ans au CMR St-Jean, il gradue du RMC Kingston avec un baccalauréat en génie civil en 1986. Il obtient plus tard la certification d’ingénieur titulaire de l’Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec, en 1992. Au sein de la famille du génie militaire, le lcol Baril a l’occasion d’approfondir ses aptitudes du côté du génie de combat au sein du 5e RGC, où il…

MCpl Rene Yergeau retired from the Regular force on 15 March 2012, after more than 23 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Army and the Canadian Forces. He was born in Hull, Quebec, and enrolled in the Canadian Forces from Sudbury, Ontario on 25 Sep 1988. After completion of Basic Training in Cornwallis, NS in December 1988, he then went on to complete his QL3 Field Engineer in Chilliwack, BC in May of 1989.

His first posting after his QL3s was to 3 Tp, 5…

L’Adjudant-Maître Donald Brisson prendra sa retraite définitive des Forces Canadienne le 13 mars 2012 après plus de 41 d’années de service.

L’Adjum Brisson s’est enrôlé à Rimouski le 23 juillet 1970 en tant que conducteur de matériaux mobile de soutien. Suite à son entraînement de recrue et d’un cours d’anglais complété à BFC St-Jean, il a eu un changement de métier pour devenir ingénieur de combat. Soldat Brisson complète alors son cours de niveau 3 en décembre…

Adjuc Alain Carrière prendra sa retraite des FC le 28 février 2012, après plus de 32 années et 11 mois de service loyal et dévoué au Service Incendie de la Défense Nationale, la Branche du Génie militaire candian et les Forces canadiennes.

Adjuc Carrière s’enrola comme pompier le 21 août 1979. Après avoir réussi sa formation de recrue à la BFC St-Jean, le sdt Carrière ira à l'École des Langues des FC St-Jean pour la formation en langue seconde, suivie par le cours…

Le Colonel Robert Testa s’enrôle dans les Forces canadiennes à Montréal, Québec, il y a plus de 35 ans, et il fréquente immédiatement le Collège militaire royal et le Royal Military Collège, où il obtient un baccalauréat en génie chimique (nucléaire).

Il se considère chanceux d’avoir servi dans tous les aspects de la Branche du Génie militaire (malheureusement moins d’échange de feu – mais il a fait l’expérience de l’attrait du « simulateur d’embrassement éclair…

Major Phil Hernen will be retiring from the Canadian Forces after more than 30 years of dedicated and loyal service to Canada.

Major Hernen joined the CF in June 1981. He graduated from RMC in Kingston in 1985 with a BEng (Civil), and upon completion of phase training was posted to Lahr, Germany where he served with 4 CER and 3 ADR Sqn (EOC Tp). He returned to Canada in 1990 as an instructor at CFSME, and in 1993 entered the Survey Graduate Diploma Program at UNB…

Major Stephen (Steve) Cumpsty will be departing the Canadian Forces on 9 February 2012 after 22 years and 232 days of loyal and dedicated service to our country.

Originally from the Liverpool, England area, and relocated to Canada when he was six, Major Cumpsty joined the CF in Hamilton, ON in June 1989 as a pilot under the Regular Officers’ Training Plan. His failed eyesight from the arduous nights of studying at Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, ON…

Le lcol John Summerfield quittera les Forces canadiennes le 7 février 2012, après plus de 39 années de loyaux services à Sa Majesté la Reine et au Canada.

Issu d’une famille militaire, le lcol Summerfield est né à London, Ontario. En avril 1972, il a lancé sa propre carrière militaire en se joignant à la Force de réserve à titre de Garde, au sein de la Governor General’s Foot Guards (GGFG). Après une année dans les rangs, il a été sélectionné pour suivre la…

Master Warrant Officer Ron Pennell will retire from the CF on 06 Feb 12 after 36 years of dedicated service to our country.

MWO Pennell enrolled in the Canadian Forces in Mar 1976. Following Basic Training and trades training he was posted to 22 Wg North Bay serving as an apprentice FF. Following his journeyman course and promotion to Cpl in 1980, he was posted to CFB Baden serving as an FF crewman for a four year tour. In 1984 he was posted to 19 Wg Comox, upon…

WO Keeping will retire from the CF on the 27 Jan 12 after 24 years of loyal and dedicated service to both Canada and the Canadian Forces.

WO Keeping enrolled in the Canadian Forces as a 011 crewman in St. John’s Newfoundland in 1985. On completion of basic training in Cornwallis, NS he was then posted CFB Calgary, AB where he completed his QL3 training.

WO Keeping released from the military in 1989 and then re-enlisted after a three year absence back into…

Colonel Tattersall joined the militia Engineers as soon as possible on January 8th, 1976. In 1977, he was released from the militia to accept a position at Royal Roads Military College, graduating from the Royal Military College, Kingston in 1981.

Commissioned as a Military Engineer, Colonel Tattersall held a variety of command and staff appointments at unit, brigade, base, school, Area and Army levels, as well as within Canadian Operational Support Command and…

Mater Warrant Officer Eric Ferris will be retirering from the Canadian Forces on January 11th, 2012, after completing 27+ years of loyal and dedicated service.

He enrolled in the Canadian Forces, as a Crewman 011, in Oct 84 and upon completion of basic recruit training, was sent to the 12e RBC, in Valcartier PQ in Dec 84. During his stay with the Armored Corps, MWO Ferris was able to enjoy many exercises, both in summer and winter, including a Brigade Deployment to…

Captain Don McNeil will retire from the CF on the 06 Jan 2012 after 36 plus years of service as a Firefighter and Construction Engineer.

Captain McNeil joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1975 as a direct entry Firefighter. Upon completion of Basic and Trades training he was transferred to CFB Uplands Ottawa. While in Ottawa, between playing sports and work, he met his wife Dianne and they were blessed with two children Dawn-Marie and Cory.

In 1980 it was…

1. LE COLONEL RAY BAKER PRENDRA SA RETRAITE DES FC LE 31 DEC 2011 APRES PLUS DE 35 ANS DE BONS ET LOYAUX SERVICES POUR SA PATRIE

2. RAY BAKER S EST ENROLE DANS LES FORCES CANADIENNES EN SEPTEMBRE 1976. IL SUIT SON COURS EN GENIE MILITAIRE CANADIEN ET IL EST AFFECTE AU 2E REGIMENT DE COMBAT, A PETAWAWA, EN TANT QUE CMDT DE TROUPE, CMDT D ESCADRON ET OFFICIER DE PLONGEE. PROMU CAPITAINE EN 1981, IL EST AFFECTE A LA BFC KINGSTON PUIS A LA BFC COLD LAKE OU IL OCCUPE…

WO McCarville joined the Forces in August 1981.

In January 1982, it was off to the Artillery School in CFB Shilo.

After his TQ-3 course, he went to Edmonton Alberta in March 1982 and earned his Jump Wings.

He was then posted in April to “E” Battery Para, 2 RCHA CFB Petawawa. Was on the Queens honour guard when she came to sigh the Canadian Constiuention in April 82, and then earned his American jump wings, in Fort Bragg jumping out of various aircraft…

Lieutenant-Colonel Fleet attended both Royal Roads Military College, Victoria BC, and the Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, ON, graduating with a BEng (Civil) degree in 1980. After completion of Engineer officer training at Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering (CFSME) Chilliwack in 1981, he was posted to 22 Field Squadron in Gagetown for three years as a Field Troop Commander and Adjutant.

In 1984, he was posted to CFSME where he was …

Warrant Officer James Lippert has finally decided to retire after 35 plus years from the Regular Canadian Armed Forces while serving in all the branches of Army, Airforce and Navy.

James was born in Kitchener, Ontario (lived in Maryhill) and enrolled into the military in Kitchener, 29 Jun 1976. He started Basic Training in Cornwallis NS 09 July 1976 and was posted to 3 RCR (Petawawa) from Sep 1976 to Mar 1977 on his TQ 3 Course.

He was posted to 3 Mech CDO,…

MWO Rick Arnot, CD – CE Supt (former Structures Tech) - retired from the CF on 9 Dec 2011, after serving over 37+ years (31+ years in the regular forces and a further 6+ years in the reserves) of dedicated and loyal service to the CF and the CME Branch.

MWO Arnot joined the CF in Edmonton, AB in January 1974. After completing his basic recruit training in Cornwallis, NS. He was posted to 3 PPCLI in Victoria, BC, where he spent 10 years in the infantry, and…

Le Major-général Daniel Benjamin s'est enrôlé dans les Forces canadiennes en 1976. Il a obtenu un baccalauréat en génie civil au Collège militaire royal (CMR) de Kingston en 1981 et a ensuite commencé sa carrière en tant qu'ingénieur militaire.

Le Mgén Benjamin a occupé divers postes tant en garnison que dans le cadre d'opérations. Ayant commandé à tous les niveaux, il s'est démarqué par le commandement d'une opération spéciale de déminage de l'ONU à Chypre en 1983…

Sgt Kirven joined the CF on the 6th of June 1986 as a Firefighter under the YTEP program. Within days he was standing in Cornwallis by the Bay of Fundy wearing a paper thin green short sleeve shirt in a snow storm wondering what the heck he had gone and done. After graduating Basic Training he was posted to CFB Borden where after a few months of hard labour on PAT Platoon he started his TQ3 course. Just prior to his TQ3 graduation he was told he was being posted to CFB…

L’adjudant J.R.G.P. Gagné est né en janvier 1969 à Granby dans le compter de Shefford. Il s’enrôle dans les Forces canadiennes comme ingénieur de combat en septembre 1990.

En juillet 1991, il complète ses cours de recrues et de langue seconde à l’École de leadership et de recrues des Forces canadiennes (ÉLRFC) à Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. En décembre 1991, il complète son cours de membre de section (NQ3) à Chilliwack en Colombie-Britanique et est muté au 5e RGC à…

Adjum Robert (Bob) Norton, prendra sa retraite le 18 novembre 2011 après plus de 22 années service loyal et dévoué envers le service incendie de la Défense national, branche du GMC et les FC. Bob s’enrôla dans les FC en 1989 comme officier d'artillerie, et, après avoir assisté à une formation de base des officiers de Chilliwack, CB, vu la lumière et a décidé d’un changement de route pour joindre les membres du rang. Après avoir terminé son NQ 3 l'École des pompiers des FC…

Cpl Bryan Cobb enrolled into the CF on 13 Jun 1991 as a member of 56 Engr Sqn, as a Cbt Engr. Cpl Cobb has spent his entire career with 56 ES and has completed many task at CFSME and Range Control Gagetown. Cpl Cobb has also been involved in most Sqn projects completed across Newfoundland and Labrador.

Cpl Cobb has completed all positions expected of a good Engr Cpl, from Sect Mbr to Sect Comd. Cpl Cobb is a fun loving individual and has been a noted morale booster…

Born and raised in Niagara Falls, CWO Shavalier joined the 57^th Field Regt as a militia gunner in March 1969 and  was issued with third-hand wool battledress, hobnailed boots and Korean War web gear.  After hearing the clothing and meals were better in the regular force, he signed right up in 1971. As the regular force at the time was well over 80 thousand and starting to be thinned out; few trades were offered.  He joined as…

MWO Tim Lonsdale will be retiring from the CF on 07 November 2011 after 21+ years of dedicated service. He was born in Prince George, BC in 1968 but spent the majority of his childhood in Kamloops, BC. Tim joined the military for the first time in March of 1987 as a Communications and Radar Systems Technician. After completing POET in Kingston and the QL3 training in Borden, he was posted to Greenwood, NS in 1988 where he spent four years before getting out under the FRP…

Capt Ken Hoffer will be retiring on 03 November 2011 after 42+ years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Forces.

Capt Ken Hoffer from Maple Creek, Saskatchewan enrolled in the Canadian Forces in Calgary, Alberta on 20 March 1969 and attended basic training in Cornwallis, NS, shortly thereafter. He then proceeded to CFB Borden and after completing his QL3 firefighter course he was posted to CFB Comox, BC in Jan 1970.

Capt Hoffer was posted to CFB…

Sgt Allen G Brown will be retiring on 03 November 2011 after 32 + years in the CF

His career started June of 1979 in Kingston Ontario; fresh out of high school & looking for a challenge he hit the road for Boot Camp in Cornwallis NS. Shortly after that he was off to 3 RCHA in Shilo Manitoba to see what a Gunner’s life was all about. In the summer of 1980 it was off to Lahr Germany where the fun started. He moved around the Regiment playing with all their toys…

Le lcol Gyula Gergely prendra sa retraite des FC le 31 oct 2011 après avoir servi notre pays avec distinction et dévouement pendant plus de 29 ans.

Le lcol Gergely s’enrôle dans les FC en fév 1983 dans le cadre du programme de formation des officiers de la force régulière. Après avoir reçu l’instruction des ingénieurs militaires canadiens, il est affecté à la BFC Halifax ou il est officier de la Production et officier des besoins. Après avoir été promu capitaine,…