1. WO KEVIN KOSOWAN RETIRED FROM THE CF EFF 11 AUG 11 AFTER OVER 24 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN MILITARY ENGINEER BRANCH, THE CANADIAN FORCES AND CANADA

2. IN JUN 87 WO KOSOWAN ARRIVED IN CORNWALLIS FOR BASIC TRG. ONCE COMPLETED HE WAS POSTED TO SHILO TO THE RCA BATTLE SCHOOL AND UPON COMPLETION WAS POSTED TO 3 RCHA IN SHILO PRIOR TO HIS TOUR IN CYPRUS AND THEN BECAME 1 RCHA. AFTER HIS BOSNIAN TOUR IN 1994 HE SUBMITTED AN OT TO INFANTRY

3. WO KOSOWAN WAS THEN POSTED TO 1 PPCLI IN CALGARY UNTIL CFB CALGARY CLOSED IN 1997 AND WAS THEN POSTED TO EDMONTON. SEVERAL TOURS LATER AND THE INFANTRY TAKING A TOLL ON HIS BODY HE RECEIVED NOTICE OF HIS OT TO PLUMBING AND HEATING TECH. BETWEEN MAR 01 AND DEC 01 HE COMPLETED HIS QL3 PH TECH CRSE AND WAS THEN POSTED TO 1 CER IN EDMONTON WHERE HE COMPLETED HIS QL4 AND QL5

4. HE WAS THEN PROMOTED TO MCPL AND POSTED TO 81 AEF IN TRENTON WHERE HE COMPLETED HIS QL6A CRSE. HE ALSO COMPLETED A TOUR AT CFS ALERT AND A TOUR IN CAMP MIRAGE AS THE CAMP PLUMBER. UPON RETURN HE WAS POSTED TO CFSME AS AN INSTRUCTOR IN 2006 AND WAS PROMOTED TO SGT AND COMPLETED HIS QL6B CRSE. IN JUN 10 HE WAS PROMOTED TO HIS CURRENT RANK AND POSTED TO ASU CALGARY AND COMPLETED HIS ILQ CRSE

5. WO KOSOWAN HAS ACCEPTED THE POSN WITH THE PUBLIC SERVICE AT ASU CALGARY AS THE MAINT SUPR IN CE SECTION

6. PLEASE SEND ALL CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES AND BEST WISHES TO BARRY FALLON, BARRY.FALLON@FORCES.GC.CA