CAPT PAT LAROCHELLE, CD, LOG-AIR (00328-02)
1. AFTER ALMOST 35 YEARS OF SERVICE AS BOTH NON COMMISSIONNED MEMBER (NMC) AND OFFICER, CAPT PAT LAROCHELLE WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 13 DECEMBER 2022.
2. CAPT LAROCHELLE ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON MAY 10TH 1988, DIRECT ENTRY AS A TRAFFIC TECHNICIAN. HIS FIRST POSTING WAS AT 2 SVC BN CFB PETAWAWA WHERE HE COMPLETED HIS JUMP COURSE AND HELD A JUMP POSITION DURING HIS 4 YEAR POSTING.
3. DURING HIS CARRER AS TRAFFIC TECHNICIAN, HE WAS EMPLOYED IN ALMOST ALL FACETS OF THE TRADE, FROM CMTT TO FURNITURE AND EFFECTS AND TAMS IN PETAWAWA AND ST-JEAN, MAMS AT AIR MOV SQNS IN OTTAWA AND TRENTON, CC-130 HERCULES LOADMASTER AT 429 SQN, 3 CSU, UWO AT 4 CFMCU, 2 DIV HQ G4 MOV IN MONTREAL AND FINALLY AS THE TRAFFIC TECHNICIAN OCCUPATION COADVISOR FOR TWO YEARS BACK IN OTTAWA. HE WAS ALSO DEPLOYED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS ALONG HIS CAREER ALL OVER THE WORLD.
4. IN 2018, HE WAS COMMISSIONED TO THE RANK OF CAPT TO BE EMPLOYED AS OC FOR BOTH MONTREAL AND ST-JEAN TRANSITION CENTERS FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
5. FOR HIS RETIREMENT ,CAPT LAROCHELLE PLANS ON SPENDING TIME ON TRAVELLING, GOLFING AND SKIING WITH HIS WIFE CAROLINE AND THEIR TWO SONS.
6. CAPT LAROCHELLE DOES NOT WISH A FORMAL DWD. HE WILL INSTEAD CELEBRATE WITH HIS FAMILLY AND CLOSE FRIENDS.
7. SHOULD YOU WISH TO COMMUNICATE WITH PAT, YOU MAY AT PATLAROCHELLE13@GMAIL.COM
1. APRES PRESQUE 35 DE SERVICES EN TANT QUE MEMBRE DU RANG ET OFFICIER, CAPT PAT LAROCHELLE VA PRENDRE SA RETRAITE LE 13 DECEMBRE 2022.
2. CAPT LAROCHELLE S’EST ENROLLE DANS LES FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES LE 10 MAI 1988 COMME TECHNICIEN DE MOUVEMENT. SA PREMIERE AFFECTATION A ETE AU 2 BN SVC BFC PETAWAWA OU IL A COMPLETE SON COURS DE PARACHUTISTE ET ÉTÉ EMPLOYÉ DANS UNE POSITION DE PARACHUTISTE DURANT SON SÉJOUR DE 4 ANS.
3. DURANT SA CARRIERE COMME TECHNICIEN DE MOUVEMENT, IL A ETE EMPLOYE DANS PRESQUE TOUTES LES FACETTES DU METIER A PARTIR DU SCTM AUX MEUBLES ET EFFETS ET TAMS A PETAWAWA, MAMS AUX ESQ MOV AERIEN D’OTTAWA ET TRENTON, EN TANT QUE ARRIMEUR- LARGUEUR SUR LE CC-130 HERCULE AU 429, 3 USC, ADJ U AU 4 UCMFC, G4 MOUV A LA 2 DIV CA A MONTREAL ET FINALEMENT EN TANT QUE CO- AVISEUR DES TECHNICIENS DE MOUVEMENTS POUR DEUX ANS DE RETOUR A OTTAWA. IL A EGALEMENT ETE DEPLOYE A MULTIPLES REPRISES A TRAVERS LE MONDE AU FIL DES ANNEES.
4. EN 2018, IL A COMMISSIONNE AU GRADE DE CAPT POUR ETRE EMPLOYE COMME COMMANDANT DES DEUX CENTRES DE TRANSITION DE MONTREAL ET SAINT-JEAN POUR LES QUATRES DERNIERE ANNEES.
5. POUR SA RETRAITE, CAPT LAROCHELLE PLANIFIE VOYAGER, JOUER AU GOLF ET FAIRE DU SKI AVEC SA CONJOINTE CAROLINE ET LEURS DEUX GARCONS.
6. CAPT LAROCHELLE NE SOUHAITE PAS DE DDD FORMEL. IL PREFERE CELEBRER AVEC SA FAMILLE ET AMIS PROCHES.
7. SI VOUS SOUHAITER COMMUNIQUER AVEC PAT, VOUS POUVEZ AU PATLAROCHELLE13@GMAIL.COM