WO JON CAYER

  1. AFTER 33 YEARS, 348 DAYS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, WO JON CAYER WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 15 JULY 2022.
  2. IN SEPTEMBER OF 1987, WO CAYER JOINED THE PRIMARY RESERVES, 16 SVC BN, IN REGINA AS A COOK. ON OCT 02, 1988, HE JOINED THE REGULAR FORCE AS AN INFANTRYMAN ON A BET THAT HE COULD PASS INFANTRY BATTLESCHOOL. ONCE HE COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AT CFRS CORNWALLIS, HE WAS SHIPPED OFF TO PPCLI BATTLESCHOOL IN WAINWRIGHT FOR HIS DP1 TRAINING.
  3. ON COMPLETION OF DP1 TRAINING HE WAS POSTED TO 1 PPCLI IN CALGARY 1 JUNE 1989. IN MARCH OF 1991 HE DEPLOYED TO CYPRUS FOR OP SNOWGOOSE, UNTIL SEPT, 1991. WHILE IN THE PPCLI, HE ACHIEVED ONE GOAL OF JOINING PIONEER PLATOON UNTIL HIS REMUSTER TO THE COOKS TRADE IN FEB 1994. UPON COMPLETION OF QL3 COOKS TRAINING IN SEPT OF 1994, HE WAS POSTED STRAIGHT BACK TO 1 PPCLI. TWO YEARS LATER IN 1996, HE WAS POSTED TO 1 SVC BN WHILE THE UNIT WAS MOVING FROM CALGARY TO EDMONTON. HE DEPLOYED ON OP PALLADIUM FROM JAN TO JULY 1997.AND THEN AGAIN FROM FEB TO SEPT 2000. MAY 2001 FOUND HIM POSTED TO 1 FD AMB. HE DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN FROM AUG TO NOV IN 2003 AND WAS ASSIGNED TO TF KABUL NCE AT CAMP WAREHOUSE. PROMOTED TO MCPL IN MAY OF 2004, HE WAS THEN POSTED TO 1 GS BN IN AUG 2004. A YEAR LATER HE POSTED TO COLD LAKE WHERE HE WOULD DEPLOY TO CAMP MIRAGE, UAE FROM28 NOV, 2005 TO 20 MAY, 2006.
  4. UPON HIS RETURN BACK IN COLD LAKE HE HELD MANY DIFFERENT POSITIONS. IN 2009, HE FOUND HIMSELF ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COUNTRY IN GANDER NL, WHERE HE COMPONENT TRANSFERRED TO THE PRIMARY RESERVE, JOINING 2 BN RNFLD R IN GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR AS B-COY COOK. DISCOVERING CIVILIAN LIFE JUST WASN`T FOR HIM AT THAT TIME, HE COMPONENT TRANSFERRED AGAIN IN SEPT 2012, FINDING HIMSELF POSTED TO RMC IN KINGSTON. HE SPENT TIME AS SHIFT IC AND IC PRODUCTION/FLOOR. UPON BEING PROMOTED TO SGT IN MAY OF 2016, HE WAS POSTED TO BASE SIDE AS KITCHEN MANAGER. IN AUG OF THAT YEAR, HE WAS OFFERED AND ACCEPTED AN RSS POSTING TO 37 SVCS BN IN ST. JOHN’S NL, AS 37 CBG CHIEF COOK/G4 FOODS. AFTER 5 LONG AND GLORIOUS YEARS, HE WAS POSTED TO HIS CURRENT POSITION AS KITCHEN MANAGER AT 3 CDSB EDMONTON, DET WAINWRIGHT.
  5. WO CAYER, ALONG WITH HIS WIFE JEANIE HANCOCK AND YOUNGEST SON JACOB WILL STAY IN THE AREA WHERE HE WILL STAY HOME AS JEANIE CONTINUES TO WORK AT BASE SUPPLY AND HIS SON FINISHES HIGH SCHOOL. IMMEDIATE PLANS INCLUDE SITTING ON HIS ROOF SMOKING HIS PIPE WATCHING THE WORLD GO BY. HE HAS NO CONCRETE PLANS FOR HIS FUTURE AS YET. HE HAS ALSO NOT YET COLLECTED ON THE BET MADE WHEN HE JOINED THE REGULAR FORCE… A DWD WILL BE HELD IN HIS HONOR LATER IN AUGUST. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEND ANECDOTES AND

WELL WISHES BY EMAIL, PLEASE FORWARD THEM TO SGT LEO GERROIR AT leo.gerroir@forces.gc.ca.

  1. APRES 33 ANS ET 348 JOURS DE LOYAUX ET DEVOUES SERVICES ENVERS LE CANADA, L ADJ JON CAYER PRENDRA SA RETRAITE DES FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES LE 15 JUILLET 2022.
  2. EN SEPTEMBRE 1987, L ADJ CAYER S ENROLE DANS LA PREMIERE RESERVE, AU SEIN DU 16 BON SVC, A REGINA, COMME CUISINIER. LE 2 OCTOBRE 1988, IL S ENROLE DANS LA FORCE REGULIERE COMME FANTASSIN EN FAISANT LE PARI QU IL POURRAIT REUSSIR L ECOLE DE COMBAT D INFANTERIE. APRES AVOIR TERMINE L INSTRUCTION DE BASE A L ERFC CORNWALLIS, IL EST AFFECTE A L ECOLE DE COMBAT PPCLI A WAINWRIGHT POUR SON INSTRUCTION PP1.
  3. APRES AVOIR TERMINE SON INSTRUCTION PP1, IL EST AFFECTE AU 1 PPCLI A CALGARY, LE 1ER JUIN 1989. EN MARS 1991, IL PARTICIPE A UN DEPLOIEMENT A CHYPRE DANS LE CADRE DE L OP SNOWGOOSE JUSQU EN SEPTEMBRE 1991. PENDANT SON AFFECTION AU SEIN DU PPCLI, IL ATTEINT SON OBJECTIF DE FAIRE PARTIE DU PELOTON DES PIONNIERS JUSQU A SA REAFFECTATION AU POSTE DE CUISINIER EN FEVRIER 1994. APRES AVOIR TERMINE L INSTRUCTION DE CUISINIER NQ3 EN SEPTEMBRE 1994, IL EST REAFFECTE DIRECTEMENT AU 1 PPCLI.

    DEUX ANS PLUS TARD, EN 1996, IL EST AFFECTE AU 1 BON SVC PENDANT QUE L UNITE DEMENAGE DE CALGARY A EDMONTON. IL PARTICIPE A UN DEPLOIEMENT DANS LE CADRE DE L OP PALLADIUM DE JANVIER A JUILLET 1997, PUIS DE FEVRIER A SEPTEMBRE 2000. EN MAI 2001, IL EST AFFECTE A LA 1 AMB C. IL PARTICIPE A UN DEPLOIEMENT EN AFGHANISTAN D AOUT A NOVEMBRE 2003 ET EST AFFECTE A L ECN DE LA FO KABOUL AU CAMP WAREHOUSE. PROMU AU GRADE DE CAPORAL-CHEF EN MAI 2004, IL EST ENSUITE AFFECTE AU 1 BON SG EN AOUT 2004. UN AN PLUS TARD, IL EST AFFECTE A COLD LAKE, OU IL PARTICIPE A UN DEPLOIEMENT AU CAMP MIRAGE, DU 28 NOVEMBRE 2005 AU 20 MAI 2006.

  4. A SON RETOUR A COLD LAKE, IL OCCUPE DE NOMBREUX POSTES DIFFERENTS. EN 2009, IL SE TROUVE A L AUTRE BOUT DU PAYS, A GANDER, A T.-N.-L., OU IL EST TRANSFERE A LA PREMIERE RESERVE, SE JOIGNANT AU 2 BON R NFLD R A GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR EN TANT QUE CUISINIER DE LA CIE B. DECOUVRANT QUE LA VIE CIVILE N EST PAS POUR LUI A CE MOMENT-LA, IL EST TRANSFERE A NOUVEAU EN SEPTEMBRE 2012, SE RETROUVANT AFFECTE AU CMR A KINGSTON. IL OCCUPE LES POSTES DE CHEF D EQUIPE ET DE RESPONSABLE DE LA PRODUCTION. APRES AVOIR ETE PROMU AU GRADE DE SERGENT EN MAI 2016, IL EST AFFECTE A LA BASE EN TANT QUE CHEF DE CUISINE. EN AOUT DE LA MEME ANNEE, ON LUI OFFRE UNE AFFECTATION SSR AU SEIN DU 37 BON SVC A ST. JOHN S, A T.-N.-L., EN TANT QUE CHEF CUISINIER/G4 ALIM DU 37 GBC, ET IL L ACCEPTE. APRES CINQ LONGUES ET GLORIEUSES ANNEES, IL EST AFFECTE A SON POSTE ACTUEL DE GESTIONNAIRE DE CUISINE A LA BS 3 DIV CA EDMONTON,

    DET WAINWRIGHT.

  5. L ADJ CAYER, SON EPOUSE JEANIE HANCOCK ET LEUR PLUS JEUNE FILS, JACOB, RESTERONT DANS LA REGION APRES SON DEPART A LA RETRAITE. SON EPOUSE CONTINUERA A TRAVAILLER A L APPROVISIONNEMENT DE LA BASE ET SON FILS TERMINERA SES ETUDES SECONDAIRES. SES PROJETS IMMEDIATS CONSISTENT A S ASSEOIR SUR SA TERRASSE EN FUMANT SA

PIPE ET EN REGARDANT LE MONDE PASSER. IL N A PAS ENCORE DE PROJETS CONCRETS POUR SON AVENIR. IL N A TOUJOURS PAS PERCU LE PARI QU IL A FAIT LORSQU IL S EST ENROLE DANS LA FORCE REGULIERE… UNE CEREMONIE DE DEPART DANS LA DIGNITE SERA ORGANISEE EN SON HONNEUR PLUS TARD EN AOUT. SI VOUS SOUHAITEZ TRANSMETTRE DES ANECDOTES ET DES VŒUX PAR COURRIEL, VEUILLEZ LES FAIRE PARVENIR AU SGT LEO GERROIR A L ADRESSE SUIVANTE : LEO.GERROIR A COMMERCIAL FORCES.GC.CA.

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