CPO2 JOHN “SID” MACPHAIL, CD SUPPLY TECHNICIAN
1. CPO2 MACPHAILWILL BE RETIRING 17 DEC 2020 AFTER 33 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF).
2. CPO2 MACPHAIL COMPLETED HIS TRADE TRAINING ON 10 OCT 86. FROM THERE HE MOVE TO CFB HALIFAX AND COMPLETED SAILS WITH HMCS OTTAWA AND HMCS PRESERVER. ON 2 JUL 91 HE WAS POSTED TO CFB TRENTON, BUT AFTER FIVE YEARS THE SEA CALLED HIM BACK. HE WENT WEST WHERE SERVED ABOARD HMCS OTTAWA, HMCS PROTECTEUR AND AT CFB ESQUIMALT. FROM JUL 02 UNTIL JUL 11 HE COMPLETED POSTING IN MONCTON AND CFB TRENTON. IN JUL 11 IT WAS TIME TO BACK TO SEA, THIS TIME ON THE EAST COAST. DURNING HIS TIME IN HALIFAX HE SAILED WITH HMCS TORONTO, HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN AND HMCS PRESERVER. HE ALSO SERVED ON BASE FOR A YEAR BEFORE BENING POSTED BACK TO MONCTON ON 22 AUG 16.
3. DURNING ALL THIS TIME CPO2 MACPHAIL DEPLOYED ON OP METRIC FROM 24 JAN 12 TO 2 MAY 12, TF ARTEMIS FORM 3 MAY 12 TO 22 AUG 12 AND OP CARIBBE FROM 30 AUG 13 TO 19 OCT 13
4. SID IS HAPPLILY MARRIED TO DEBRA. BOTH ARE LOOKING TO SETTLE DOWN AND ENJOY THE QUIET LIFE.
5. AN INFORMAL GATHERING WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE WHEN THE SITUATION PERMITS. ANECDOTES AND CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES CAN BE SENT TO WO KENDALL, TODD.KENDALL@FORCES.GC.CA