CDR PETER ROBICHAUD, LOG-SEA
- FOLLOWING A REWARDING 32 YEARS AND 7 MONTHS IN UNIFORM, CDR ROBICHAUD WILL RETIRE 1 SEP 20
- ENROLLED AS AN ADMIN CLERK IN 88, CDR ROBICHAUD SAILED IN HMC SHIPS ALGONQUIN, SAGUENAY, PRESERVER, MONTREAL, AND ST JOHNS AS AN NCM. FOLLOWING HIS COMMISSIONING, HE SAILED IN HALIFAX AS THE ASSISTANT LOG O, AND LATER CIRCUMNAVIGATED AFRICA AS THE LOG O IN TORONTO. ALTHOUGH THE VAST MAJORITY OF HIS CAREER WAS SPENT IN THE EAST COAST FLEET, CDR ROBICHAUD WAS ALSO POSTED TO GANDER, OTTAWA, AND CFJOSG KINGSTON
- DURING HIS CAREER, CDR ROBICHAUD WAS PRIVILEDGED TO REPRESENT CANADA IN SIX INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS INCLUDING NAVAL DEPLOYMENTS ON OPS APOLLO AND ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR, NON-COMBATTANT EVACUATION OPERATIONS IN LIBYA, THEATRE ACTIVATION FOR THE LIBYAN AIR CAMPAIGN, THEATRE CLOSURE FOR CAMP MIRAGE, AND HIS LAST DEPLOYMENT ON OP KOBOLD
- HE HELD SEVERAL KEY APPOINTMENTS THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER INCLUDING MARLANT SSO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, CO MAROPSGRU FIVE HQ, CO CANADIAN FLEET ATLANTIC HQ, CO MARLANT HQ, MARLANT N4 AND HIS LAST APPOINTMENT AS COMMANDER TASK FORCE PRISTINA
- CDR ROBICHAUD WILL RETIRE TO QUOTE FIDDLER S GREEN UNQUOTE IN NB WHERE HE WILL RECONNECT WITH HIS EXTENDED FAMILY, ENJOY FISHING, GARDENING, AND READING
- DUE TO THE ONGOING PANDEMIC, CDR ROBICHAUD WILL NOT HOST A DWD CEREMONY, RATHER A DISCRETE GATHERING OF FRIENDS WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE
- THOSE WHO WISH TO SHARE STORIES, ANECDOTES, OR ALL OUT LIES MAY FORWARD THEM TO LT(N) MELINA MARTIN AT MELINA.MARTIN@FORCES.GC.CA
- CAPF PETER ROBICHAUD PRENDRA SA RETRAITE LE 1 SEPTEMBRE 2020 APRES 32 ANS ET 7 MOIS DE BONS ET LOYAUX SERVICES AU SEIN DES FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES
- LE CAPF ROBICHAUD S’EST ENROLE EN 1988 EN TANT QUE COMMIS. IL A EU LA CHANCE DE NAVIGUER A BORD DU NCSM ALGONQUIN, SAGUENAY, PRESERVER, MONTREAL ET ST JOHNS COMME MEMBRE DU RANG. IL A SERVI EN TANT QU’OFFICIER ADJOINT DE LOGISTIQUE A BORD DU NCSM HALIFAX ET PLUS TARD A EU L’OPPORTUNITE DE FAIRE LE TOUR DE L’AFRIQUE A BORD DU NCSM TORONTO EN TANT QU’OFFICIER DE LOGISTIQUE. MALGRE LE FAIT QU’IL A PASSE LA MAJORITE DE SA CARRIERE SUR LA FLOTTE DE LA COTE EST, CAPF ROBICHAUD A ÉTÉ MUTE A GANDER, OTTAWA ET KINGSTON
- CAPF ROBICHAUD EST PARTICULIEREMENT FIER DE SES SIX MISSIONS INTERNATIONALES OU IL A REPRESENTE LE CANADA, CE QUI INCLUT : OP APOLLO ET ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR, OPERATIONS D’EVACUATION DES NON- COMBATTANTS EN LIBYE, L’OUVERTURE DE THEATRE POUR L’OPERATION UNIFIED PROTECTOR, LA FERMETURE DU CAMP MIRAGE, ET SON DERNIER DEPLOIEMENT OP KOBOLD
- DURANT SA CARRIERE IL A OCCUPE PLUSIEURS POSTES IMPORTANTS DONT L’OFFICIER D’ETAT-MAJOR SUPERIEUR DES OPERATIONS LOGISTIQUES DU FMAR(A), CMDT DU CINQUIEME GROUPEMENT DES OPERATIONS MARITIMES, CMDT QG FCA, FMAR(A) N4 ET SA DERNIERE POSITION CMDT DE LA FORCE INTERARMEE PRISTINA
- CAPF ROBICHAUD PRENDRA SA RETRAITE A « FIDDLER S GREEN » AU NOUVEAU-BRUNSWICK OU IL AURA LA CHANCE DE PASSER DU TEMPS AVEC SA FAMILLE, PECHER, FAIRE DU JARDINAGE ET DE LA LECTURE
- EN RAISON DE COVID-19, CAPF ROBICHAUD NE FERA PAS UNE CEREMONIE DE DEPART DANS LA DIGNITE MAIS IL INVITERA QUELQUES AMIS ET COLLEGUES DE TRAVAIL PLUS TARD
- VOUS POUVEZ ENVOYER DES MESSAGES DE FELICITATIONS, DES HISTOIRES OU ANECDOTES DE CAPF ROBICHAUD AU LTV MELINA MARTIN A MELINA.MARTIN@FORCES.GC.CA