Maj Nanette Fliesser, CD

    1. MAJOR NANETTE FLIESSER WILL RETIRE FROM THE REGULAR FORCE ON 6 JULY 2009, WITH 20 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO HER COUNTRY AND THE CANADIAN FORCES.

    2. MAJOR FLIESSER JOINED THE CANADIAN FORCES ON 01 JULY 1986. AFTER COMPLETING BASIC OFFICER TRAINING IN CHILLIWACK, SHE ATTENDED ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE FOR FOUR YEARS, GRADUATING IN MAY 1990 WITH HONOURS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING. AFTER A SHORT OJT AT CFB BORDEN, MAJOR FLIESSER GRADUATED PHASE IV IN CHILLIWACK MAY 1991, FOLLOWED BY A POSTING TO CFB KINGSTON FILLING THE POSITION OF PLAN O, OPS O AND CONTRACT O UNTIL 1994. FOLLOWING THIS, SHE WAS POSTED TO CFSU OTTAWA WITH D MIL E IN THE CMD ADJUTANT POSITION FROM 1994 TO 1997 AND REASSIGNED TO SPECIAL PROJECT DRAFTING WITH CME CENTENNIAL PLAN. IN SEPTEMBER 1998 MAJOR FLIESSER RELEASED FROM CF AT THE END OF HER SSE OBLIGATION, BUT REMAINED ACTIVE WHILE IN MARYLAND, USA TAKING A CONTRACT TASK TO WRITE THE CME CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS MANUAL. IN SEPTEMBER 2001 SHE REENROLLED IN THE CF AND WORKED AS CME CENTENNIAL COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER UNTIL 2004. FROM MAY 2004 UNTIL HER LAST DAY OF DUTY ON THE 06 JULY 2009, MAJOR FLIESSER WILL BE A MEMBER OF THE CAS DIRECTORATE OF AIR PROGRAMMES.

    3. FOR THE MOMENT, NANETTE, ROB AND HER TWO CHILDREN INTEND TO STAY IN THE OTTAWA AREA, WHERE NANETTE WILL CONTINUE TO PRACTICE HER TALENTS IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT WITH THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. A RETIREMENT CEREMONY IS PLANNED FOR MAJ FLIESSER ON THURSDAY 25 JUNE 2009, 11:30 HRS AT THE TUCKER’S MARKETPLACE RESTAURANT, 61 YORK STREET, OTTAWA, ONTARIO. ATTENDEES ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT THE POC CAPT GILLES TRUDEL AT COMMERCIAL 613-995-6616. CONGRATULATORY MSGS, ANECDOTES AND BEST WISHES ARE REQUESTED PRIOR TO 22 JUNE 2009 AND MAY BE FORWARDED TO CAPT TRUDEL VIA FAX AT 613-995-4574 OR BY EMAIL GILLES.TRUDEL@FORCES.GC.CA