CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER JB POIRIER, MMM, CD

1. CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER BRUNO POIRIER WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 1 JULY 2022 AFTER MORE THAN 34 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE.
2. CWO POIRIER WAS BORN AND RAISED IN RIMOUSKI, QUEBEC. HE ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN DECEMBER OF 1987, AND UPON COMPLETION OF BASIC TRAINING, IN ST-JEAN SUR LE RICHELIEU, HE WAS SENT TO CFB BORDEN TO COMPLETE SECOND LANGUAGE AND TRADES TRAINING. HIS FIRST POSTING WAS TO CFB HALIFAX ONBOARD HMCS SKEENA.
3. IN 1991, CWO POIRIER COMPONENT TRANSFERRED TO THE NAVAL RESERVE IN RIMOUSKI AS MEMBER OF HMCS D’IBERVILLE. WHILE THERE HE WAS EMPLOYED IN RIMOUSKI, CFB VALCARTIER AND AS AN INSTRUCTOR AT THE CANADIAN FORCES LEADERSHIP AND RECRUIT SCHOOL IN ST-JEAN SUR LE RICHELIEU.
4. CWO POIRIER TRANSFERRED BACK TO THE REGULAR FORCE IN 1997 AND WAS POSTED TO CFB HALIFAX. IN 2000, HE WAS POSTED ONBOARD HMCS MONTRÉAL AND DEPLOYED TO SOUTH WEST ASIA AS PART OF OPERATION APOLLO. CWO POIRIER WAS PROMOTED TO MCPL IN 2003 AND SUBSEQUENTLY POSTED TO 12 RBC IN TROIS- RIVIÈRES, QUEBEC.
5. PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF SGT IN 2006, HE WAS POSTED TO THE CANADIAN FORCES LOGISTICS TRAINING CENTER IN BORDEN AS COURSE DIRECTOR FOR QL3 AND QL5 COURSES AND ALSO TO INSTRUCT ON QL6. PROMOTED TO WARRANT OFFICER IN 2009, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE TRAINING WARRANT OFFICER POSITION FOR THE SUPPLY TECHNICIAN CADRE.
6. IN 2010, CWO POIRIER WAS SELECTED FOR AN OUTCAN POSTING TO 1 CANADIAN FORCES LOGISTICS LIAISON UNIT, DETACHMENT PHILADELPHIA AS A LOGISTICS LIAISON OFFICER. PROMOTED TO MASTER WARRANT OFFICER IN 2013, HE WAS POSTED TO THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION TO THE DIRECTOR GENERAL MATERIAL SYSTEMS AND SUPPLY CHAIN AS THE NATIONAL SUPPLY HELP DESK MWO. IN 2014, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO DIRECTOR GENERAL MILITARY CAREER AS THE CAREER MANAGER FOR SUPPLY TECHNICIANS (MCPL/SGT).
7. CWO POIRIER WAS PROMOTED TO HIS CURRENT RANK IN 2017 AND POSTED TO 8 WING TRENTON AS THE DEPUTY WING COMMANDER BRANCH CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER. FROM FEBRUARY TO SEPTEMBER OF 2018, HE DEPLOYED AS THE AIR TASK FORCE – IRAQ CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER. IN 2019, HE WAS APPOINTED AS THE WING CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER OF 12 WING SHEARWATER, NOVA SCOTIA, THE SAME LOCATION WHERE HE WAS INDUCTED AS A MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF MILITARY MERIT IN 2022.
8. CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER POIRIER AND HIS SERVICE SPOUSE JULIE LACHANCE WILL REMAIN IN THE HALIFAX AREA UNTIL THEIR DAUGHTER, NOEMIE, COMPLETES HIGH SCHOOL IN 2024, AT WHICH TIME THEY WILL MOVE HOME TO RIMOUSKI, QUEBEC. CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER POIRIER’S RETIREMENT PLANS INCLUDE SPENDING LOTS OF TIME WITH HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN (RAPHAEL AND NOEMIE), AS WELL AS CAMPING AND RIDING HIS HARLEY DAVIDSON.
9. A DEPART WITH DIGNITY CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT THE SEA KING CLUB, 12 WING SHEARWATER COMMENCING AT 1330 HRS ON FRIDAY, 10 JUNE 2022. VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE IS POSSIBLE THROUGH MS TEAMS. TO REQUEST THE LINK CONTACT THE WING CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, SERGEANT JOHN VISSER BY EMAIL AT JOHN.VISSER (AT SIGN) FORCES.GC.CA. ADDITIONALLY, WELL WISHES, ANECDOTES, PICTURES AND OTHER STORIES ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED AND CAN BE SENT TO THE RETIREMENT FUNCTION COORDINATOR, CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER CHUCK PAQUETTE BY EMAIL AT CHARLES.PAQUETTE(AT SIGN)FORCES.GC.CA NO LATER THAN 1 JUNE 2022.

1. L’ADJUDANT-CHEF BRUNO POIRIER PRENDRA SA RETRAITE DES FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES LE 1 JUILLET 2022 APRES PLUS DE 34 ANS DE BONS ET LOYAUX SERVICES.
2. NATIF DE RIMOUSKI, QUEBEC, L’ADJUDANT-CHEF POIRIER S’EST ENROLE DANS LES FORCES ARMÉES CANADIENNES EN DECEMBRE 1987. APRES AVOIR TERMINE SON INSTRUCTION DE BASE A SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, IL A ETE AFFECTE A LA BFC BORDEN, OU IL A COMPLETE SON COURS DE LANGUE ET METIER. SA PREMIERE AFFECTATION A ETE A BORD DU NAVIRE CANADIEN DE SA MAJESTE (NCSM) SKEENA A HALIFAX.
3. IL A EFFECTUE UN TRANSFERT A LA RESERVE NAVALE DE RIMOUSKI EN 1991. PENDANT SON SEJOUR AVEC LA RESERVE, IL A ETE EMPLOYE A VALCARTIER, NCSM D’IBERVILLE A RIMOUSKI ET A L ECOLE DE LEADERSHIP ET DE RECRUES DES FORCES CANADIENNES A ST-JEAN SUR LE RICHELIEU EN TANT QU’INSTRUCTEUR.
5. PROMU AU RANG DE SGT EN 2006, IL EST MUTE AU CENTRE D’INSTRUCTION DE LOGISTIQUE DES FORCES CANADIENNES. IL OCCUPA LES POSTES DE DIRECTEUR DE COURS POUR LES QL3, QL5, EN PLUS D’ENSEIGNER SUR LE QL6. EN 2009, IL A ETE PROMU AU GRADE D’ADJUDANT ET AFFECTER AU POSTE D’ADJUDANT D’ENTRAINEMENT DU CADRE DES TECH APPRO.
6. EN 2010, L’ADJUDANT-CHEF POIRIER A ETE SELECTIONNE POUR UNE MUTATION AU 1 CANADIAN FORCES LOGISTICS LIAISON UNIT DET PHILADELPHIA. PROMU AU GRADE D’ADJUDANT-MAITRE EN 2013, IL EST AFFECTE DANS LA REGION DE LA CAPITALE NATIONAL AU SEIN DU BUREAU D’AIDE DE L’APPROVISIONNEMENT AU NIVEAU NATIONALE DU DIRECTEUR GENERAL DES SYSTEMES DE MATERIEL ET CHAINE D’APPROVISIONNEMENT. EN 2014, IL EST TRANSFERE AU DIRECTEUR DE CARRIERE MILITAIRE POUR Y OCCUPER LE POSTE DE GERANT DE CARRIERE POUR LES TECH APPRO (CPLC/SGT).
7. EN 2017, PROMU AU RANG D’ADJUDANT-CHEF, IL EST MUTE A LA 8IEME ESCADRE DE TRENTON POUR Y OCCUPER LE POSTE DE L’ADJUDANT-CHEF DE LA BRANCHE DU DEPUTE COMMANDANT DE L’ESCADRE. IL A DEPLOYE EN TANT QU’ADJUDANT-CHEF DE LA FORCE OPERATIONNEL AERIENNE-IRAK (OP IMPACT) DE FEVRIER A SEPTEMBRE 2018. EN 2019, IL EST NOMME ADJUDANT-CHEF DE LA 12IÈME ESCADRE A SHEARWATER. L’ADJUDANT-CHEF POIRIER A L’HONNEUR ET LE PRIVILEGE D’ETRE DECORE DE L’ORDRE DU MERITE MILITAIRE.
8. L ADJUC POIRIER ET SA CONJOINTE MILITAIRE JULIE LACHANCE VONT DEMEURE DANS LA REGION D’HALIFAX AFIN QUE LEUR FILLE COMPLETE SON SECONDAIRE. LA FAMILLE POIRIER-LACHANCE FERA UN RETOUR DANS LEURS REGION NATAL, RIMOUSKI EN 2024. PENDANT SA RETRAITE, IL COMPTE PASSER BEAUCOUP DE 4. L ADJUC POIRIER RETOURNE DANS LA FORCE REGULIERE EN 1997 ET IL EST DE RETOUR A HALIFAX. EN JUIN 2000, IL EST MUTE À BORD DU NCSM MONTREAL ET A DEPLOYE EN ASIE DU SUD-OUEST DANS LE CADRE D’OPERATION APOLLO. EN 2003, IL EST PROMU AU GRADE DE CPLC ET MUTER AU 12IEME REGIMENT BLINDE DU CANADA TROIS-RIVIERES.

TEMPS AVEC SA FEMME (JULIE) ET SES ENFANTS (RAPHAEL ET NOEMIE), RESTER EN FORME, PROFITER DE SON HARLEY ET FAIRE DU CAMPING. 9. UNE CEREMONIE DE DEPART DANS LA DIGNITE AURA LIEU LE 10 JUIN 2022
A 13 H 30 AU SEA KING CLUB DE SHEARWATER ET AUSSI DISPONIBLE DE FACON VIRTUEL. VEUILLEZ CONTACTER L’ADJOINT-EXECUTIF DE L’ADJUDANT-CHEF DE L’ESCADRE, SGT VISSER, POUR LE LIEN DE MICROSOFT TEAMS VIA COURRIEL A JOHN.VISSER(AT SIGN) FORCES.GC.CA. LES SOUHAITS DE BONHEUR, LES ANECDOTES, LES PHOTOS ET LES AUTRES HISTOIRES SONT FORTEMENT ENCOURAGES ET NOUS VOUS INVITONS A LES COMMUNIQUER A L ADJUC CHUCK PAQUETTE PAR COURRIEL A CHARLES.PAQUETTE (AT SIGN) FORCES.GC.CA AU PLUS TARD LE 1ER JUIN 2022.