After more than 22 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Military Engineers, MWO Joshua McNutt, CD, will retire on 04 August 2021. At the member’s request, no formal retirement function will take place. Congratulatory messages, anecdotes and best wishes can be sent to WO A.J.K. Roy at Alexandre.Roy@forces.gc.ca.
MWO MCNUTT JOINED THE CAF IN 1998 AS A RESERVE FIREFIGHTER. IN 1999, UPON GRADUATION FROM THE FIRE ACADEMY, HE WAS POSTED TO CFB MOOSE JAW 15 WING’S FIRE HALL. IN 2000 HE TRANSFERRED TO THE REGULAR FORCE AND WAS POSTED TO COLD LAKE, ALBERTA. IN 2002, THEN, CPL MCNUTT WAS POSTED TO CFB HALIFAX WHERE HE SERVED ON MANY OF HER MAJESTY’S CANADIAN SHIPS. DURING HIS SECOND POSTING TO COLD LAKE, ALBERTA, HE DEPLOYED TO CAMP MIRAGE IN 2006 AND CANADIAN FORCES STATION ALERT IN 2008 AND 2009.
MWO MCNUTT SPENT THE NEXT FEW YEARS AS CFB CHILLIWACK’S CHIEF FIRE INSPECTOR. IN 2011, THEN SGT MCNUTT WAS POSTED TO CFB HALIFAX WHERE HE SERVED ON HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC AND HMCS PRESERVER. PROMOTED TO WO, HE WAS AN INSTRUCTOR AT THE NAVAL FLEET SCHOOL FOR A YEAR BEFORE BEING POSTED TO CFB TRENTON AS A PLATOON COMMANDER. IN 2018, HE WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF MWO AND POSTED TO THE CANADIAN FORCES FIRE ACADEMY AS THE FIRE STANDARDS MWO.
TOGETHER WITH HIS WIFE, LAUREN, HIS SON, ISAAC, AND HIS DAUGHTER, AMELIA, MWO MCNUTT WILL BE MOVING TO HALIFAX TO START THE NEXT CHAPTER IN HIS LIFE. MWO MCNUTT WILL CONTINUE TO WORK PROUDLY AS A DND FIRE INSPECTOR.