CPO1 DANIEL FAUCHER, CD, COOK (00164), NAVY
1. AFTER 35+ YEARS OF DEDICATED AND LOYAL SERVICE, CPO1 DANIEL FAUCHER WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CAF ON 3 MARCH 2021.
2. CPO1 FAUCHER ENROLLED INTO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 6 AUGUST 1985 AND COMPLETED HIS BASIC TRAINING AT THE CANADIAN FORCES (CF) RECRUIT SCHOOL IN SAINT JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU. AFTER COMPLETING LANGUAGE TRAINING HE WENT ON TO HIS COOKS QL 3 PHASE TRAINING AT CANADIAN FORCES LOGISTICS TRAINING CENTER IN BORDEN, ONTARIO.
3. JANUARY 1987 HE WAS POSTED TO CFB GREENWOOD. THAT SAME YEAR HE MET SHARON AND IN 1990 THEY WERE MARRIED. FEBRUARY 1988, HE WAS PROMOTED TO SAILOR 2ND CLASS (S2) AND DEPLOYED TO TASK FORCE CYPRUS (OP SNOWGOOSE). AUGUST 1989, HE WAS PROMOTED TO SAILOR 1ST CLASS (S1). S1 FAUCHER RETURNED TO CFB BORDEN IN MARCH OF 1990 AND COMPLETED QL5A COOKS TRAINING AND RECEIVED HIS BLUE SEAL AS A CERTIFIED CHEF FROM THE GEORGIAN COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY.
4. IN JUNE 1990, HE WAS POSTED TO CFB ST-JEAN. APRIL 1992 HE AND SHARON WELCOMED THEIR SON JEREMY TO THE WORLD.
5. S1 FAUCHER WAS POSTED TO CF FLEET ATLANTIC (MARLANT) HER MAJESTY’S CANADIAN SHIP (HMCS) VILLE-DE-QUEBEC IN JUNE 1995. HE LEARNED QUICKLY WHAT IT MEANT TO BE A “SAILOR” AND SO DID HIS FAMILY. DAYS AFTER ARRIVING IN HALIFAX THE SHIP WAS DEPLOYED FOR SEVEN MONTHS AS PART OF STANAVFORLANT IN THE ADRIATIC SEA. IN SEPT 1996, THEIR DAUGHTER MELANIE WAS BORN (SOME CALL A NATO BABY!). APRIL 1998, HE WAS POSTED TO CFB HALIFAX CHIEF & PETTY OFFICER’S GALLEY. MARCH 2000 HE DEPLOYED ON UN-OP DANACA. TASK FORCE GOLAN HEIGHTS FOUR 6 MONTHS.
6. JUNE 2001 HE WAS PROMOTED TO MASTER SAILOR (MS) AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO CANADIAN FORCES LOGISTICS TRAINING CENTRE, CFB BORDEN (FOOD SERVICES CADRE). IT WAS THEN THAT MS FAUCHER LEARNED HIS TRUE PASSION, INSTRUCTING AND DEVELOPING THE FUTURE LEADERS OF THE TRADE. DURING HIS TIME AT THE SCHOOL HE COMPLETED HIS JUNIOR LEADERSHIP COURSE, QL6A COOK COURSE AND QUALIFIED AS A BFTA INSTRUCTOR.
7. JUNE 2005 HE WAS PROMOTED TO PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASS (PO2) AND IN JULY OF THE SAME YEAR WAS POSTED TO 2ND CANADIAN DIVISION SUPPORT BASE VALCARTIER, DETACHMENT ST-JEAN AS “CHEF DE LA PRODUCTION”.
8. JULY 2008, PO2 FAUCHER WAS POSTED TO 5TH CANADIAN DIVISION SUPPORT BASE GAGETOWN, DETACHMENT ALDERSHOT AS IC KITCHEN. THAT SAME YEAR HE COMPLETED HIS INTERMEDIATE LEADERSHIP QUALIFATION (ILQ) COURSE. IN APRIL 2009, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE POSITION OF CHIEF COOK, DETACHMENT ALDERSHOT AND JULY 2009, HE WAS PROMOTED TO PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASS (PO1).
9. APRIL 2011, THE FAMILY PACKED UP ONCE AGAIN AND RETURNED TO CANADIAN FORCES FLEET ATLANTIC. WHERE PO1 FAUCHER HELD THE POSITION OF CHIEF COOK ON HMCS FREDERICTON. SUBSEQUENTLY, IN MARCH 2012 HE WAS
TRANSFERRED TO HMCS TORONTO OCCUPYING THE SAME POSITION. FEBRUARY 2013, HE WAS DEPLOYED ON TASK FORCE ARTIMIS (ROTO 2). UPON THE SHIP’S RETURN TO HALIFAX, IN JULY 2013, HE WAS POSTED TO HMCS ST-JOHN’S. THE FOLLOWING YEAR, JANUARY 2014, HE WAS POSTED TO CFB HALIFAX AS THE KITCHEN MANAGER AT JUNO TOWER. AUGUST 2015. PO1 FAUCHER WAS PROMOTED TO CHIEF PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASS (CPO2).
10. SEPTEMBER 2015, CPO2 FAUCHER WAS POSTED TO CFB BORDEN AS OPS CHIEF RATIONS AND QUARTER AND MARCH 2016 WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE POSITION OF CSM OF FOOD SERVICES CADRE, CFLTC.
11. AUGUST 2018, CPO2 FAUCHER WAS POSTED ONCE AGAIN TO CANADIAN FORCES FLEET ATLANTIC. WHERE CPO2 FAUCHER HELD THE POSITION OF DEPARTEMENT COORDINATOR ON HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN.
12. AUGUST 2019, HE WAS PROMOTED TO CHIEF PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASS (CPO1), AND WAS POSTED TO D NAV LOG, OTTAWA IN THE POSTION OF SENIOR FOOD SERVCES CHIEF FOR THE NAVY. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME FAMILY DIDN’T FOLLOW HIM ON A POSTING AND CPO1 FAUCHER PROCEEDED TO OTTAWA ON IMPOSED RESTRICTION (IR). IN AUGUST 2020, CPO1 COMPLETED HIS SENIOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (SLP) QUALIFICATION COURSE.
13. THROUGHOUT HIS CARREER CPO1 FAUCHER HAS PARICIPATED IN VARIOUS EXERCISSE AND OPERATIONS. HIS MILITARY CAREER IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HIM, BUT HIS FAMILY WILL ALWAYS COME FIRST. SHARON AND DAN WILL BE STAYING IN HALIFAX, FOR NOW; CLOSE TO THE KIDS. JEREMY (S1 FAUCHER), IS FOLLOWING IN HIS FATHERS FOOTSTEPS AND IS A WEAPONS ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN ON HMCS MARGARET BROOKE. MELANIE IS A GRADE 2 TEACHER AT A FRENCH SCHOOL IN HALIFAX.
14. CPO1 DANIEL FAUCHER HAS DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF AS AN OUTSTANDING LEADER, ROLE MODEL AND TRUSTED ADVISOR THROUGHOUT HIS LONG
AND EXCEPTIONAL CAREER IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES. REGRETABLY, NO FORMAL DWD CAN BE HELD AT THIS TIME DUE TO COVID-19. FORMAL CELEBRATIONS HAVE BEEN POSTPONED AND WILL TAKE PLACE AT A LATER DATE (TBD).
15. PLEASE SEND ANY ANECDOTES, STORIES OR WELL WISHES FOR DANIEL VIA EMAIL TO PAUL.LANE@FORCES.GC.CA. ATTENTION TO PO1 PAUL LANE.
FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS
1. APRES PLUS DE 35 ANS DE BONS ET LOYAUX SERVICES, LE PM 1 DANIEL FAUCHER PRENDRA SA RETRAITE DES FAC LE 3 MARS 2021.
2. LE PM 1 FAUCHER S EST ENROLE DANS LES FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES LE 6 AOUT 1985 ET A SUIVI SON INSTRUCTION DE BASE A L ECOLE DES RECRUES DES FORCES CANADIENNES A SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU. APRES AVOIR TERMINE SA FORMATION LINGUISTIQUE, IL A SUIVI LE COURS DE CUISINIER NQ3 AU CENTRE D’INSTRUCTION DE LA LOGISTIQUE DES FORCES CANADIENNES A BORDEN, EN ONTARIO.
3. EN JANVIER 1987, IL A ETE MUTE AU SEIN DE LA BFC GREENWOOD. LA MEME ANNEE, IL A RENCONTRE SHARON ET, EN 1990, LE COUPLE S’EST MARIE. EN FEVRIER 1988, IL A ETE PROMU MATELOT DE 2E CLASSE (MAT 2) ET A PARTICIPE A UN DEPLOIEMENT AVEC LA FORCE OPERATIONNELLE – CHYPRE (OP SNOWGOOSE). EN AOUT 1989, IL A ETE PROMU MATELOT DE 1RE CLASSE (MAT 1). LE MAT 1 FAUCHER EST RETOURNE A LA BFC BORDEN EN MARS 1990 POUR Y SUIVRE LE COURS DE CUISINIER NQ5 ET A RECU SA CERTIFICATION SCEAU BLEU DE CHEF DU GEORGIAN <COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY>.
4. EN JUIN 1990, IL A ETE AFFECTE AU SEIN DE LA BFC SAINT-JEAN. EN AVRIL 1992, SHARON ET LUI ONT ACCUEILLI LEUR PREMIER-NE JEREMY.
5. LE MAT 1 FAUCHER S’EST JOINT A L’EQUIPAGE DU NAVIRE CANADIEN DE SA MAJESTE (NCSM) VILLE DE QUEBEC DE LA FLOTTE DES FORCES CANADIENNES DE L’ATLANTIQUE (FMAR[A]) EN JUIN 1995. IL A RAPIDEMENT APPRIS LES RUDIMENTS DU METIER ABORD D’UN NAVIRE AINSI QUE SA FAMILLE. QUELQUES JOURS APRES SON ARRIVEE A HALIFAX, SON NAVIRE A ETE DEPLOYE PENDANT SEPT MOIS AVEC LA FORCE NAVALE PERMANENTE DE L ATLANTIQUE (STANAVFORLANT) DANS LA MER ADRIATIQUE. EN SEPTEMBRE 1996, SA FILLE MELANIE EST NEE (CERTAINS APPELLENT CA UN BEBE DE L’OTAN). EN AVRIL 1998, IL A ETE MUTE A LA BFC HALIFAX POUR SE JOINDRE A L’EQUIPE DE LA CUISINE DES MAITRES ET PREMIERES MAITRES. EN MARS 2000, IL A PARTICIPE A UN DEPLOIEMENT DE SIX MOIS A L’APPUI DE L’OP DANACA DE L’ONU AVEC LA FORCE OPERATIONNELLE –GOLAN HEIGHTS.
6. EN JUIN 2001, IL A ETE PROMU MATELOT-CHEF (MATC) ET MUTE AU CENTRE D INSTRUCTION DE LOGISTIQUE DES FORCES CANADIENNES, A LA BFC BORDEN (CADRE D’INSTRUCTION DES SERVICES D’ALIMENTATION). C’EST A CETTE OCCASION QUE LE MATC FAUCHER A DECOUVERT SA VERITABLE PASSION, DE FORMER LES FUTURS CUISINERS DU METIER. PENDANT SA PERIODE DE SERVICE AU CENTRE D’INSTRUCTION, IL A SUIVI LE COURS DES CHEFS SUBALTERNES, LE COURS DE CUISINIER NQ6A ET A RECU LA QUALIFICATION D’ASSISTANT INSTRUCTEUR EN CONDITIONNEMENT PHYSIQUE.
7. EN JUIN 2005, IL A ETE PROMU MAITRE DE 2E CLASSE (M 2) ET EN JUILLET DE LA MEME ANNEE, IL A ETE MUTE AU SEIN DE LA BASE DE SOUTIEN DE LA 2E DIVISION DU CANADA VALCARTIER, DETACHEMENT SAINT-JEAN A TITRE DE CHEF DE LA PRODUCTION.
8. EN JUILLET 2008, LE M 2 FAUCHER S’EST JOINT A L’EQUIPE DE LA BASE DE SOUTIEN DE LA 5E DIVISION DU CANADA GAGETOWN, DETACHMENT ALDERSHOT EN TANT QUE RESPONSABLE DE LA CUISINE. LA MEME ANNEE, IL A SUIVI LE COURS
QUALIFICATION INTERMEDIAIRE EN LEADERSHIP (QIL). EN AVRIL 2009, IL A ETE NOMME AU POSTE DE MAITRE-CUISINIER DU DETACHEMENT ALDERSHOT ET, EN JUILLET 2009, IL A ETE PROMU MAITRE DE 1RE CLASSE (M 1).
9. EN AVRIL 2011, LA FAMILLE A DE NOUVEAU FAIT SES VALISES POUR SE JOINDRE A LA FLOTTE DES FORCES CANADIENNES DE L ATLANTIQUE OU LE M 1 FAUCHER A OCCUPE LE POSTE DE MAITRE-CUISINIER DU NCSM FREDERICTON. PAR LA SUITE, EN MARS 2012, IL A ETE MUTE A BORD DU NCSM TORONTO OU IL A JOUE LE MEME ROLE. EN FEVRIER 2013, IL A PARTICIPE A UN DEPLOIEMENT AVEC LA FORCE OPERATIONNELLE ARTEMIS (ROTO 2). AU RETOUR DU NAVIRE A HALIFAX, EN JUILLET 2013, IL A ETE MUTE A BORD DU NCSM ST-JOHN’S. L’ANNEE SUIVANTE, EN JANVIER 2014, IL A ETE NOMME RESPONSABLE DE LA CUISINE DE LA TOUR JUNO A LA BFC HALIFAX. EN AOUT 2015, LE M 1 A ETE PROMU PREMIER MAITRE DE 2E CLASSE (PM 2).
10. EN SEPTEMBRE 2015, LE PM 2 FAUCHER A ETE MUTE A LA BFC BORDEN COMME CHEF DES OPERATIONS DE LA SECTION VIVRES ET LOGEMENT ET, EN MARS 2016, IL A ETE NOMME AU POSTE DE SM DU CADRE D INSTRUCTION DES SERVICES D ALIMENTATION DU CENTRE D INSTRUCTION DE LOGISTIQUE DES FORCES CANADIENNES.
11. EN AOUT 2018, LE PM 2 FAUCHER EST RETOURNE A LA FLOTTE DES FORCES CANADIENNES DE L’ATLANTIQUE OU IL A OCCUPE LE POSTE DE COORDINNATEUR DES SERVICES DE LA LOGISTQUES A BORD DU NCSM CHARLOTTETOWN.
12. EN AOUT 2019, IL A ETE PROMU PREMIER MAITRE DE 1RE CLASSE (PM 1) ET MUTE AU SEIN DE L’EQUIPE DU DIRECTEUR – LOGISTIQUE DE LA MARINE (D LOG M) A OTTAWA A TITRE DE CHEF SUPERIEUR DES SERVICES D’ALIMENTATION POUR LA MARINE. C’ETAIT LA PREMIERE FOIS QUE SA FAMILLE NE LE SUVAIT PAS POUR UNE AFFECTATION ET LE PM 1 FAUCHER S’EST RENDU A OTTAWA EN RESTRICTION IMPOSEE. EN AOUT 2020, LE PM 1 A SUIVI LE COURS DE QUALIFICATION DU PROGRAMME SUPERIEUR EN LEADERSHIP (PSL).
13. AU COURS DE SA CARRIERE, LE PM 1 FAUCHER A PARTICIPE A DIVERS EXERCICES ET OPERATIONS. SA CARRIERE MILITAIRE EST TRES IMPORTANTE POUR LUI, MAIS SA FAMILLE PASSERA TOUJOURS EN PREMIER. SHARON ET DAN RESTERONT A HALIFAX, POUR L’INSTANT; PRES DES ENFANTS. JEREMY (S 1 FAUCHER), SUIT LES TRACES DE SON PERE ET EST TECHNICIEN – GENIE DES ARMES A BORD DU NCSM MARGARET BROOKE. MELANIE EST ENSEIGNANTE DE DEUXIEME ANNEE DANS UNE ECOLE FRANCOPHONE A HALIFAX.
14. LE PM 1 DANIEL FAUCHER S’EST DEMARQUE COMME UN DIRIGEANT EXCEPTIONNEL, UN MODELE ET UN CONSEILLER DE CONFIANCE PENDANT SA LONGUE ET BRILLANTE CARRIERE DANS LES FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES. MALHEUREUSEMENT, IL N’EST PAS POSSIBLE D’ORGANISER UNE CEREMONIE OFFICIELLE DE DEPART DANS LA DIGNITE EN CE MOMENT DUE A LA COVID-19. LES CELEBRATIONS OFFICIELLES SONT REPORTEES A UNE DATE ULTERIEURE (A DETERMINER).
15. VEUILLEZ ENVOYER VOS ANECDOTES, VOS RECITS ET VOS BONS VOEUX A L’INTENTION DE DANIEL PAR COURRIEL A L’ADRESSE PAUL.LANE@FORCES.GC.CA, AUX SOINS DU M 1 PAUL LANE.
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