CPL MATTHEW RIDGELEY, 00164 COOK
1. AFTER NEARLY 7 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE, CPL MATTHEW RIDGELEY WILL BE HANGING UP THEIR COMBATS EFFECTIVE 6 APRIL 2023.
2. MATTHEW WAS BORN ON OCTOBER 17TH 1994, IN STEPHENVILLE NL. AT THE AGE OF 21, MATTHEW DECIDED THEY WOULD LIKE TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY. ON 18 AUGUST 2016, AT THE CANADIAN FORCES RECRUITING CENTER, HALIFAX DETACHMENT IN ST.JOHN’S NL, THEY SIGNED THE DOTTED LINE AND JUST ELEVEN DAYS LATER LACED UP THEIR BOOTS FOR THE FIRST TIME AT CFLRS IN ST. JEAN.
3. UPON COMPLETION FROM BASIC TRAINING, A VERY ENTHUSIASTIC PTE RIDGELEY WAS TO BEGIN THEIR CAREER AS A COOK ON 21ST NOVEMBER 2016, AT FAA IN HALIFAX N.S.
4. ON 4 DECEMBER 2017, THEY WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO TEST OUT THEIR “SEA LEGS” FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME, WHEN THEY RECEIVED AN ATTACHED POSTING MESSAGE TO THE WATER ON HMCS SUMMERSIDE. AFTER A SHORT STINT SAILING ON A MCDV, THEY WANTED AN “UPGRADE” AND WAS ATTACHED POSTED TO HMCS HALIFAX ON FEBRUARY 26 2018. MATTHEW ENJOYED THEIR TIME SO MUCH ON A “HEAVEY” LATER THAT YEAR ON 14 MAY 2018, THEY DECIDED TO WEIGH ANCHOR FOR A WHILE ON HMCS TORONTO. AFTER BREIF, BUT EXCITING VOYAGES UPON THE OPEN SEAS, MATTHEW DECIDED THEY WANTED TO BE POSTED TO DRY LAND SO ON 20 JUNE 2019, THEY WERE POSTED TO 2 ROYAL CANADIAN REGIMENT IN CFB GAGETOWN, FROM THERE TO CFB KINGSTON ON 31 MARCH 2020.
5. THEY ARE EXTREMELY GREATFUL FOR THE MANY EXPERIENCES, FRIENDSHIPS, AND MEMORIES WITH SO MANY AMAZING PEOPLE, MILITARY AND CIVILIAN OVER THEIR LAST 6 YRS AND 7 MOS IN UNIFORM., MATTHEW WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL WHOM SUPPORTED THEM.
6. UPON RETIREMENT, MATTHEW HOPES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EVERYTHING THEY HAVE LEARNED AS A MILITARY COOK, BY KEEPING UP WITH THEIR SKILL SET WHILE WORKING AS A CIVILIAN COOK, FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE SECTOR AS A FOS5 AT THE ROYAL MILIATRY COLLEGE IN KINGSTON ON.
7. ANECDOTES AND WELL WISHES MAY BE SENT TO CPL MATTHEW RIDGELEY AT Mridgeley94@gmail.com. THEY HAVE WAIVED THE DWD CEREMONY, AND WOULD RATHER HAVE A QUIET GATHERING WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY AT A LATER DATE.
1. APRES PRES DE 7 ANS DE BONS ET LOYAUX SERVICES, LE CPL MATTHEW RIDGELEY ACCROCHERA SA TENUE DE COMBAT LE 6 AVRIL 2023
2. LE CPL RIDGELEY NAIT LE 17 OCTOBRE 1994 A STEPHENVILLE (TERRE-NEUVE). ALORS QU IL N A QUE 21 ANS, IL DECIDE DE SERVIR SON PAYS. LE 18 AOUT 2016, AU CENTRE DE RECRUTEMENT DES FORCES CANADIENNES AU DETACHEMENT HALIFAX A ST JOHN S (TERRE-NEUVE), LE CPL RIDGELEY SIGNE LE FORMULAIRE D ENROLEMENT. IL LACE SES BOTTES POUR LA PREMIERE FOIS ONZE JOURS PLUS TARD A L ELRFC DE LA GARNISON ST-JEAN
3. APRES AVOIR TERMINE L INSTRUCTION DE BASE, CE NOUVEAU SOLDAT DEBORDANT D ENTHOUSIASME COMMENCE SA CARRIERE COMME CUISINIER LE 21 NOVEMBRE 2016 DANS LA ZONE ADMINISTRATIVE DE LA FORCE A HALIFAX (NOUVELLE-ECOSSE)
4. LE 4 DECEMBRE 2017, LE CPL RIDGELEY RECOIT UN MESSAGE D AFFECTATION TEMPORAIRE SUR LE NCSM SUMMERSIDE QUI LUI DONNE L OCCASION DE TESTER SON PIED MARIN POUR LA TOUTE PREMIERE FOIS. APRES UN COURT SEJOUR A BORD DU NDC, LE CPL SOUHAITE NAVIGUER SUR UN BATEAU PLUS IMPORTANT ET EST AFFECTE A BORD DU NCSM HALIFAX LE 26 FEVRIER 2018. IL APPRECIE TANT SON SEJOUR SUR UN BATEAU LOURD QUE, PLUS TARD DANS L ANNEE, LE 14 MAI 2018, IL DECIDE DE LEVER L ANCRE A BORD DU NCSM TORONTO. APRES DES VOYAGES BREFS MAIS PASSIONANTS EN HAUTE MER, LE CPL RIDGELEY DECIDE DE POURSUIVRE SA CARRIERE SUR LA TERRE FERME. LE 20 JUIN 2019, IL EST AFFECTE AU 2e BATAILLON, THE ROYAL CANADIAN REGIMENT A LA BFC GAGETOWN, PUIS A LA BFC KINGSTON LE 31 MARS 2020
5. LE CPL RIDGELEY EST EXTREMEMENT RECONNAISSANT POUR TOUS LES SOUVENIRS QU IL EMPORTE AVEC LUI AINSI QUE LES EXPERIENCES ET LES AMITIES QU IL A VECUES AVEC TANT DE PERSONNES EXTRAORDINAIRES, QU ELLES SOIENT DES CIVILS OU DES MILITAIRES, TOUT AU LONG DE SA CARRIERE MILITAIRE DE 6 ANS ET 7 MOIS. LE CPL RIDGELEY AIMERAIT REMERCIER TOUS CEUX ET CELLES QUI L ONT SOUTENU DURANT CETTE PERIODE
6. A SA RETRAITE, LE CPL RIDGELEY ESPERE TIRER PROFIT DE TOUT CE QU IL A APPRIS DURANT SA CARRIERE MILITAIRE EN MAINTENANT SES COMPETENCES A JOUR LORSQU IL TRAVAILLERA COMME CUISINIER (FOS5) DANS LA FONCTION PUBLIQUE AU COLLEGE MILITAIRE ROYAL DU CANADA A KINGSTON (ONTARIO)
7. VOUS POUVEZ ENVOYER VOS ANECDOTES ET VOS SOUHAITS AU CPL MATTHEW RIDGELEY A L ADRESSE MRIDGELEY94@GMAIL.COM. LE CPL PREFERE NE PAS AVOIR DE CEREMONIE DE DEPART DANS LA DIGNITE, MAIS PLUTOT UN RASSEMBLEMENT TRANQUILLE AVEC SES AMIS ET SA FAMILLE A UNE DATE ULTERIEURE