CAPTAIN (NAVY) COLBOURNE, 00328, Log Sea

  1. AFTER 28 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE, CAPT(N) DAVE COLBOURNE WILL BE CLOSING THE BOOKS FOR THE FINAL TIME ON 15 FEBRUARY 2019.
  2. CAPT(N) COLBOURNE FIRST ENROLLED IN KINGSTON IN 1990 AND JOINED THE CAF AS A FIN CLK. AFTER 5 YEARS OF BEING ONE OF VERY FEW IN SALT AND PEPPERS AT 8 WING TRENTON, HE ALTERED COURSE AND WAS SELECTED UNDER THE UTPNCM PROGRAM IN 1995, BECOMING A NAVY SUPPLY OFFICER. HE LATER GRADUATED FROM SAINT MARYS UNIVERSITY WITH A BCOMM AND MBA IN FINANCE.
  3. AS A SYO, CAPT(N) COLBOURNE SERVED IN HMC SHIPS TORONTO, CHARLOTTETOWN AND PRESERVER. HE ALSO SPENT SEVERAL YEARS AT CFB HALIFAX AND MARLANTHQ IN VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING FORMATION COMPTROLLER AND AS BADMO FROM 2015 TO 2017. ONE OF HIS FONDEST MEMORIES WAS DURING HIS TIME AS FLS COMMANDER TO CTF 150 ON OP ALTAIR IN 2008.
  4. CAPT(N) COLBOURNE ALSO SERVED AT MC NORTHWOOD UK WHERE HE WORKED WITH AND FORGED MANY FRIENDSHIPS WITH NATO AND EU COLLEAGUES, INCLUDING A DEPLOYMENT TO DJIBOUTI AS NATO LIAISON OFFICER IN 2013. HIS TWO TOURS IN OTTAWA WERE BOTH WITH CNAVY: THE FIRST AS D/COMPT FROM 2013 TO 2015 AND FINALLY AS RCN COMPTROLLER, A POST HE HAS HELD SINCE 2017.
  5. DAVE WILL BE RETIRING IN THE NCR WITH HIS WIFE ANDREA AND LOOKS FORWARD TO NEW EMPLOYMENT CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN HIS NEW POSITION WITH CFMWS.
  6. DAVE WOULD LIKE TO PASS ON HIS MOST SINCERE APPRECIATION TO FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES, AND MENTORS WHO HAVE GUIDED AND SUPPORTED HIM THROUGHOUT THE PAST 28 YEARS. HE WOULD ESPECIALLY LIKE TO THANK HIS FAMILY FOR THEIR STEADFAST SUPPORT, ENDURING LONG ABSENCES, AND ALWAYS BEING PREPARED TO MOVE. TO SAY FAREWELL AND BID FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS, SHIPMATES AND FRIENDS ARE INVITED TO RAISE A GLASS OF CHEER AT DAVE S RETIREMENT CELEBRATION IN THE CROW S NEST AT BYTOWN MESS ON 15 FEBRUARY AT 1400 HRS.
  7. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, ANECDOTES, SALTY DITS, AND BEST WISHES MAY BE FORWARDED TO CDR ANDRE SAVARD AT ANDRE.SAVARD AT FORCES.GC.CA NLT 12 FEB 19. FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, RSVP TO CDR SAVARD REGARDING DWD ATTENDANCE NLT 5 FEB 19.

 

  1. APRES PLUS DE 28 ANNEES DE BONS ET LOYAUX SERVICES, LE CAPV COLBOURNE PRENDRA SA RETRAITE LE 15 FEVRIER 2019.
  2. CAPV COLBOURNE S EST JOINT AUX FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES EN 1990 A KINGSTON COMME COMMIS AUX FINANCES. APRES AVOIR PASSE 5 ANS COMME UN DES RARES SEL ET POIVRE A LA 8 EME ESCADRE DE TRENTON, IL A ETE CHOISI POUR LE PROGRAMME PFUMR EN 1995, POUR DEVENIR OFFICIER D APPROVISIONNEMENT DE LA MARINE. IL GRADUA DE L’UNIVERSITE STE-MARY AVEC UN BCOMM ET MBA EN FINANCE.
  3. COMME OFFICIER D APPROVISIONNEMENT, IL A SERVI SUR LES NAVIRES NCSM TORONTO, CHARLOTTETOWN ET PRESERVER. IL A EGALEMENT PASSE PLUSIEURS ANNEES A LA BFC HALIFAX DANS DIVERSES ORGANISATIONS DONT CONTROLEUR DE LA FORMATION ET OFFICIER D ADMINISTRATION DE LA BASE DE 2015 A 2017. UN DE SES MEILLEURS SOUVENIRS A ETE COMME CMDT DU SLA A FOC 150 D OP ALTAIR EN 2008.
  4. CAPV COLBOURNE A SERVI A CM NORTHWOOD, ROYAUME-UNI OU IL S EST LIE D AMITIE AVEC SES COLLEGUES DE L OTAN ET D EUROPE. IL A EGALEMENT ETE DEPLOYE A DJIBOUTI COMME OFFICIER DE LIAISON EN 2013. SES DEUX MUTATIONS A OTTAWA ONT ETE AVEC LE COMMANDMENT DE LA MARINE : LE PREMIER COMME CMDTA DU CONTROLEUR DE LA MRC DE 2013 A 2015 ET FINALEMENT, COMME CONTROLEUR DE LA MRC, UN POSTE QU IL DETIENT DEPUIS 2017.
  5. DAVE ET SON EPOUSE ANDREA VONT DEMEURER DANS LA REGION DE LA CAPITALE NATIONALE. IL EST DEJA PRET A RELEVER UN NOUVEAU DEFI CAR IL AURA L OCCASION DE TRAVAILLER AU SBMFC.
  6. DAVE VOUDRAIT REMERCIER TOUS SES AMIS, COLLEGUES ET MENTORS QUI L ONT GUIDE ET SUPPORTE DURANT SES 28 ANNEES DE SERVICE. IL VOUDRAIT PARTICULIEREMENT REMERCIER SA FAMILLE POUR LE SOUTIEN CONSTANT, DE LEUR AVOIR FAIT SUBIR SES LONGUES ABSENCES DE LA MAISON ET D ETRE PRET EN TOUT TEMPS POUR UN DEMENAGEMENT. AFIN DE DIRE AU REVOIR ET SOUHAITER BON VENT BONNE MER, COLLEGUES ET AMIS SONT INVITES A LEVER LEUR VERRE POUR CELEBRER LE DEPART A LA RETRAITE DE DAVE ET PARTICIPER A UNE CEREMONIE DE DEPART ORGANISEE LE 15 FEVRIER 2019 A 14 H 00 AU MESS BYTOWN.
  7. VOS MESSAGES DE FELICITATIONS, MEILLEURS VOEUX, ANECDOTES ET HISTOIRES DE CARRIERE DOIVENT ETRE ACHEMINES AU CAPF ANDRE SAVARD AU PLUS TARD LE 12 FEV 19. AFIN DE BIEN PLANIFIER LA CEREMONIE, VEUILLEZ CONFIRMER VOTRE PARTICIPATION AU CAPF SAVARD A ANDRE.SAVARD A FORCES.GC.CA AU PLUS TARD LE 5 FEV 19.

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