WO Denis Raymond, CD will be retiring on the 15th of August 2018 after 17+ years of loyal and dedicated service to Canada, the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Military Engineers (see bio attached). Congratulatory messages can be sent to MWO R MacNeil at Russell.macneil@forces.gc.ca
In 2000, WO Raymond joined the CAF in Edmundston NB and completed Basic Training in St Jean sur Richelieu, QC. His next level of Training was conducted at CFB Gagetown, NB, at the Canadian Military School of Military Engineers (CFSME) remotely completed at NSCC Dartmouth NS for his construction Technician TQ3. Upon completion of this course he was first posted to CE, CFB Bagotville, QC where he worked on various buildings and construction projects on the Base.
During his time in Bagotville, he was deployed to Dallas Texas to provide support to the US military for building renovation and repair at the Fort Worth military base.
He completed his Construction Technician TQ5 course at CFSME in April 2005. While in Bagotville, he deployed on multiple taskings and then completed his PLQ course at the Quebec Naval Reserve in May 2007. He was promoted to MCpl and posted to 1 ESU at CFB Moncton as a Draftsman/Surveyor in July 2008 where he completed a tour in Afghanistan from 2009 to 2010. After completion of his QL6A in April 2008 he was posted to 5RGC Valcartier. He completed his 6B in May 2014. After spending a few years at 5RGC he was posted to Valcartier base CE in July 2014 where he completed his ILQ in Nov 2014. He was then promoted to WO and posted to Halifax as the Utilities Supervisor in July 2015. In May 2017, he was employed as the Contract Supervisor. WO Raymond as accepted a job in his hometown of Edmundston NB and will be starting a new career this summer.