CAPTAIN, WILLIAM JAMES MARSDEN, CD, SSM-ALERT, AIR LOGISTICS OFFICER 00328-01
1. CAPTAIN MARSDEN WILL BE RETIRING AFTER NEARLY 14 YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 05 AUGUST 2020
2. HE JOINED THE CAF IN 2006 AS AN ARMOURED CREWMAN WITH THE ONTARIO REGIMENT. IN 2008 HE ENTERED THE REGULAR FORCE UNDER ROTP ATTENDING CARLETON UNIVERSITY AND GRADUATED IN 2012. IN 2013 HE RELINQUISHED HIS COMMISSION AND MADE A CAREER CHANGE TO THE AIR FORCE AS AN AEROSPACE CONTROL OPERATOR. AFTER THE COMPLETION OF HIS TRADE TRAINING HE WAS POSTED TO 21 AEROSPACE CONTROL AND WARNING SQUADRON AT 22 WING NORTH BAY. HE COMPLETED A 6 MONTH TOUR AT CFS ALERT FROM SEPTEMBER 2015 UNTIL MARCH 2016 JOINING THE FROZEN CHOSEN. UPON RETURNING FROM HIS TOUR HE WAS SELECTED THROUGH THE SCP AS AN AIR LOGISTICS OFFICER. FROM 2016 HE COMPLETED HIS TRAINING AS A FINANCE OFFICER AND WAS EMPLOYED AT THE 22 WING COMPTROLLER SECTION. BY 2018 HE WAS DUAL QUALIFIED AS AN HR OFFICER AND POSTED INTO THE 22 WING PERS ADMIN O POSN. DURING APS 2019 HE WAS POSTED TO THE AIR STAFF IN OTTAWA
3. CAPT MARSDEN WILL BE LEAVING THE CAF TO COMMENCE EMPLOYMENT AS A FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVANT AT ADM (FIN); WHILE HE IS SAD TO LEAVE THE CAF, BOTH HE AND HIS WIFE VANESSA WILL BE VERY HAPPY TO REMAIN IN OTTAWA FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE AND RAISE THEIR 1 YEAR OLD SON HENRY. CAPT MARSDEN WISHES TO THANK THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN A PART OF HIS JOURNEY IN THE CAF AND LOOKS FORWARD TO REMAINING PART OF THE DEFENCE TEAM COMMUNITY
4. TBD – DUE TO THE CURRENT COVID-19 CONSTRAINTS, WILL’S RETIREMENT FUNCTION HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED HOWEVER IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THOSE DETAILS WHEN THE TIME COMES, PLEASE FORWARD YOUR INFORMATION TO KATHERINE.RALPH@FORCES.GC.CA RETIREMENT FUNCTION COORDINATOR SO THAT A NOTIFICATION CAN BE SENT WHEN THE DETAILS HAVE BEEN CONFIMED
5. ANECDOTES ARE TO BE SENT TO KATHERINE.RALPH@FORCES.GC.CA
1. LE CAPITAINE MARSDEN PRENDRA SA RETRAITE LE 5 AOUT 2020 APRES PRES DE 14 ANNEES DE SERVICE DANS LES FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES
2. IL S ENROLE DANS LES FAC EN 2006 A TITRE DE MEMBRE D EQUIPAGE DE BLINDE DANS LE ONTARIO REGIMENT. EN 2008, IL SE JOINT A LA FORCE REGULIERE DANS LE CADRE DU PFOR ET FAIT SES ETUDES A L UNIVERSITE CARLETON AVANT D OBTENIR SON DIPLOME EN 2012. EN 2013, IL RENONCE A SA COMMISSION ET REORIENTE SA CARRIERE VERS LA FORCE AERIENNE COMME OPERATEUR DE CONTROLE AEROSPATIAL. APRES AVOIR REUSSI L INSTRUCTION LIEE A SON GPM, IL EST AFFECTE AU 21E ESCADRON DE CONTROLE ET D ALERTE (AEROSPATIALE) A LA 22E ESCADRE NORTH BAY. IL FAIT UNE PERIODE DE SERVICE A LA SFC ALERT DE
6 MOIS, DE SEPTEMBRE 2015 A MARS 2016, ET SE JOINT ALORS AUX ELUS DU GRAND NORD. A SON RETOUR, IL EST CHOISI DANS LE CADRE DU PPC A TITRE D OFFICIER DE LOGISTIQUE (AIR). EN 2016, IL SUIT LE COURS D OFFICIER DES FINANCES ET EST AFFECTE A LA SECTION DU CONTROLEUR DE LA 22E ESCADRE. EN 2018, IL POSSEDE OFFICIELLEMENT UNE DOUBLE QUALIFICATION A TITRE D OFFICIER DES RH ET EST AFFECTE AU POSTE D O ADMIN PERS DE LA 22E ESCADRE. PENDANT LA PAA 2019, IL EST AFFECTE A L ETAT-MAJOR DE LA FORCE AERIENNE A OTTAWA
3. LE CAPT MARSDEN QUITTERA LES FAC POUR ENTRER EN POSTE COMME FONCTIONNAIRE FEDERAL DANS L ORGANISATION DU SMA(FIN). BIEN QU IL SOIT TRISTE DE QUITTER LES FAC, LUI ET SON EPOUSE VANESSA SONT TRES HEUREUX DE RESTER A OTTAWA POUR LE MOMENT ET D Y ELEVER LEUR FILS DE 1 AN, HENRY. LE CAPT MARSDEN TIENT A REMERCIER TOUTES LES PERSONNES QU IL A COTOYEES AU COURS DE SA CARRIERE DANS LES FAC, ET SE REJOUIT A L IDEE DE CONTINUER A FAIRE PARTIE DE LA COMMUNAUTE DE L EQUIPE DE LA DEFENSE
4. A DETERMINER – EN RAISON DES CONTRAINTES ACTUELLES LIEES A LA COVID-19, LA DATE DE LA CEREMONIE DE DEPART POUR WILL N A PAS ENCORE ETE DETERMINEE. TOUTEFOIS, SI VOUS SOUHAITEZ CONNAITRE LES DETAILS LE MOMENT VENU, VEUILLEZ FAIRE PART DE VOS COORDONNEES A KATHERINE.RALPH@FORCES.GC.CA, COORDONATRICE DE LA CEREMONIE DE DEPART DANS LA DIGNITE, POUR QU UN AVIS VOUS SOIT ENVOYE LORSQUE LES DETAILS SERONT CONFIRMES
5. VEUILLEZ FAIRE PARVENIR VOS ANECDOTES A KATHERINE.RALPH@FORCES.GC.CA