CORPORAL JEAN-FRANÇOIS ROBY
CORPORAL JEAN-FRANÇOIS ROBY WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED
FORCES ON 31 JULY 2025.
CPL ROBY JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN MARCH 2020 AS A MATERIAL
MANAGEMENT TECHNICIAN (THEN KNOWN AS SUPPLY TECHNICIAN) IN THE ARMY
ELEMENT AT THE RECRUITMENT CENTER IN MONTREAL. HE FINISHED HIS BMQ AT
CFLRS IN DECEMBER 2020, WHERE HE WAS THEN SENT TO CFB BORDEN TO COMPLETE
HIS QL3.
AFTER FINISHING HIS QL3 IN APRIL 2021, CPL ROBY WAS THEN POSTED TO 1 SERVICE
BATALLION AT CFB EDMONTON. DURING THIS TIME, HE WAS HAND CHOSEN TO DEPLOY
IN “OPERATION REASSURANCE” FROM DECEMBER 2022 TO JUNE 2023. FOR THIS
SERVICE, HE WAS AWARDED THE NATO SPECIAL SERVICE MEDAL.
UPON HIS RETURN FROM LATVIA, CPL ROBY WAS THEN POSTED TO 1CMBG
HEADQUARTERS AND SIGNALS SQUADRON IN JULY 2023. IN THE SUMMER OF 2025, HE
WAS HAND CHOSEN ONCE AGAIN FOR “OPERATION CADENCE” AS PART OF THE
INTEGRATED SAFETY AND SECURITY GROUP IN SUPPORT OF THE G7 SUMMIT IN
KANANASKIS.
CPL ROBY WILL FINISH HIS CAREER ON 31 JULY WITH OVER 5 YEARS OF SERVICE.
HE WILL HAVE A DEPARTURE WITH DIGNITY LUNCH CEREMONY AT YANG MING BUFFET
LOCATED AT 3414 118 AVE NW, EDMONTON, AB T5W 1G7, BETWEEN 11H30 TO 13H30.
DRESS WILL BE PT STRIP OR CASUAL.
FOR ANY QUESTIONS, COGRATULATORY MESSAGES, AND TO RSVP A SEAT, PLEASE
CONTACT THE DWD COORDINATOR CORPORAL DIEP AT STEVEN.DIEP@FORCES.GC.CA.