CWO ROD W. HOUSE, MMM, CD, CWO CORPS 00381, LAND
CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER ROD HOUSE WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN
ARMED FORCES ON 25 JULY 2025 AFTER MORE THAN 35 YEARS OF LOYAL AND
DEDICATED SERVICE. CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER ROD HOUSE WAS RAISED IN
JACKSON S ARM, NL AND JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN JANUARY
1990. AFTER COMPLETION OF BASIC TRAINING IN CORNWALLIS, HE TRAINED AS
AN ARTILLERYMAN WITH THE RCA BATTLE SCHOOL IN SHILO, MB. HE
REMAINED IN SHILO, WHERE HE SERVED WITH THE FIRST AND THIRD REGIMENT
OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN HORSE ARTILLERY UNTIL MARCH 1995, WHEN HE
COMPONENT TRANSFERRED TO TRAFFIC TECHNICIAN.
IN 1995, CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER HOUSE WAS POSTED TO 2 AIR MOVEMENTS
UNIT TRENTON. DURING HIS CAREER AS A TRAFFIC TECHNICIAN HIS POSTING
INCLUDED: 429, 437, AND 426 FLYING SQNS IN TRENTON, TRAINING AND
STANDARDS EVALUATION TEAM (TRSET) TRENTON AND FINALLY 1 CAD HQ
WINNIPEG. HE HAS LOGGED OVER 4000 FLYING HOURS ON THE FOLLOWING
AIRCRAFT AS A LOADMASTER: CC-130 HERCULES, CC-150 AIRBUS AND THE CC-
144 CHALLENGER. DURING HIS TIME IN THE SERVICE ROD HAS COMPLETED
BOTH GROUND AND FLYING TOURS IN: CYPRUS, CROATIA, EAST TIMOR, UAE, AL
UDEID AB QATAR AND SICILY.
IN MAY 2015 CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER HOUSE RELEASED FROM THE REGULAR
FORCE AND TOOK A FULL TIME CLASS B POSITION WITH THE 5TH CANADIAN
RANGER PATROL GROUP IN GANDER, NL. HE ASSUMED THE DUTIES OF A
RANGER INSTRUCTOR (RI). IN 2017 HE WAS APPOINTED AS THE COMPANY
SERGEANT-MAJOR (CSM) OF CANADIAN RANGER COMPANY AND IN 2019 HE WAS
PROMOTED TO HIS CURRENT RANK AND WAS APPOINTED AS THE GROUP
SERGEANT-MAJOR (GSM). HE WAS APPOINTED AS A MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF
MILITARY MERIT IN 2022.
ROD IS AN AVID OUTDOORS PERSON THAT ENJOYS REMOTE HUNTING, FISHING
AND HIKING TRIPS. HE CURRENTLY LIVES IN GANDER WITH HIS SPOUSE LISA
BUT ARE PLANNING ON MOVING TO THE WEST COAST OF THE ISLAND
(CORMACK), THEY HAVE TWO CHILDREN, JESSICA AND JOSHUA AND TWO
GRANDCHILDREN THAT RESIDE IN ONTARIO WITH THEIR FAMILIES.
TO COMMEMORATE HIS CAREER, HE HAS RQUESTED ANY WELL WISHES,
PHOTOS, MEMORIES AND CONGRATULATIONS BE SENT TO CWO RANDY GEORGE
AT RANDY.GEORGE@FORCES.GC.CA. A DWD WILL TAKE PLACE ON 13 JUNE 2025.
L’ADJUDANT-CHEF ROD HOUSE PRENDRA SA RETRAITE DES FORCES ARMEES
CANADIENNES LE 25 JUILLET 2025 APRES PLUS DE 35 ANNEES DE BONS ET
LOYAUX SERVICES. L’ADJUDANT-CHEF ROD HOUSE A GRANDI A JACKSON S
ARM, A TERRE-NEUVE-ET-LABRADOR, ET S EST ENROLE DANS LES FORCES
ARMEES CANADIENNES EN JANVIER 1990. APRES AVOIR SUIVI L’INSTRUCTION
DE BASE A CORNWALLIS, IL A ETE FORME COMME ARTILLEUR A L’ECOLE DE
COMBAT DE L’ARC A SHILO, AU MANITOBA. IL EST DEMEURE A SHILO, OU IL A
ETE AFFECTE AU PREMIER ET AU TROISIEME REGIMENT DU ROYAL CANADIAN
HORSE ARTILLERY JUSQU EN MARS 2025, APRES QUOI IL A OBTENU UN
TRANSFERT DE CATEGORIE DE SERVICE POUR DEVENIR TECHNICIEN DES
MOUVEMENTS.
EN 1995, L’ADJUDANT-CHEF HOUSE A ETE AFFECTE A LA 2E UNITE DES
MOUVEMENTS AERIENS A TRENTON. AU COURS DE SA CARRIERE COMME
TECHNICIEN DES MOUVEMENTS, IL A NOTAMMENT ETE AFFECTE AUX 429, 437 ET
426 ESC AERIENS, A L’EQUIPE D EVALUATION ET DE NORMALISATION A
TRENTON ET AU QG 1 DAC A WINNIPEG. IL A ACCUMULE PLUS DE 4 000 HEURES
DE VOL A BORD DES AERONEFS SUIVANTS EN TANT QU ARRIMEUR : CC-130
HERCULES, CC-150 AIRBUS ET CC-144 CHALLENGER. IL A EGALEMENT PARTICIPE
A DES DEPLOIEMENTS DANS LE CADRE D OPERATIONS AERIENNES ET
TERRESTRES AUX ENDROITS SUIVANTS : CHYPRE, CROATIE, TIMOR-ORIENTAL,
EAU, BASE AERIENNE AL UDEID AU QATAR ET SICILE.
EN MAI 2015, L’ADJUDANT-CHEF HOUSE A ETE LIBERE DE LA FORCE REGULIERE
ET A ACCEPTE UN POSTE A TEMPS PLEIN EN SERVICE DE CLASSE B AU SEIN DU 5E
GROUPE DE PATROUILLES DES RANGERS CANADIENS A GANDER, A TERRE-
NEUVE-ET-LABRADOR. IL A ASSUME LES FONCTIONS D’INSTRUCTEUR DES
RANGERS (IR). EN 2017, IL A ETE NOMME SERGENT-MAJOR DE LA COMPAGNIE
(SMC) DES RANGERS CANADIENS ET, EN 2019, IL A ETE PROMU A SON GRADE
ACTUEL ET NOMME SERGENT-MAJOR DU GROUPE (SMG). IL A ETE NOMME
MEMBRE DE L’ORDRE DU MERITE MILITAIRE EN 2022.
ROD EST UN PASSIONNE DE PLEIN AIR QUI AIME CHASSER DANS DES ZONES
ELOIGNEES, PECHER ET FAIRE DES RANDONNEES. IL VIT ACTUELLEMENT A
GANDER AVEC SA CONJOINTE LISA, MAIS ILS COMPTENT DEMENAGER SUR LA
COTE OUEST DE L’ILE (CORMACK). ILS ONT DEUX ENFANTS, JESSICA ET JOSHUA,
ET DEUX PETITS-ENFANTS QUI HABITENT EN ONTARIO AVEC LEUR FAMILLE.
POUR COMMEMORER SA CARRIERE, IL A DEMANDE QUE TOUS LES VŒUX,
PHOTOS, SOUVENIRS ET MESSAGES DE FELICITATIONS SOIENT ENVOYES A L
ADJUC RANDY GEORGE A L’ADRESSE RANDY.GEORGE AT FORCES.GC.CA. UNE
CEREMONIE DE DEPART DANS LA DIGNITE AURA LIEU LE 13 JUIN 2025.