CPO2 Mike Lesperance 00168 Sup Tech/ Tec appro

  1. WITH MONTHS SHY OF 30 YEARS OF SERVICE, CPO2 MIKE LESPERANCE IS RETIRING FROM THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY. AS HE TURNS THE NEXT PAGE OF  HIS LIFE: MIKE, JUNE, ANGEL AND FREDDY WILL BE HEADING EAST.

 

  1. CHIEF LESPERANCE JOINED THE REGULAR FORCE AS A SUP TECH (911/00168)IN MONTREAL IN 1988. HIS FIRST TASTE OF SEA WAS ABOARD  DDE262 HMCS SASKATCHEWAN WHERE HIS FIRST YEAR WAS 300 DAYS AWAY FROM HOME PORT JETTY. THIS STARTED HIS LONG RECORD OF EXPERIENCES AND LIST OF SO MANY GOOD FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES. FOLLOWING THIS SHIP WAS FFH338 HMCS WINNIPEG FOR WHICH HE WAS PART OF THE COMMISSIONING CREW IN 1995 AND WHERE HE ALSO PROPOSED TO JUNE WHILE ON XMAS BROW DUTY. FFH335 CALGARY, FFH283 ALGONQUIN AND FFH341 OTTAWA SOON FOLLOWED, EACH TAKING HIM TO SEE MUCH OF THIS WONDERFUL WORLD. CHANGES IN SUPPLY SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE STARTED WITH DATA CARDS AND THE OLD TEXAS INSTRUMENTS (TNR) AND HE BECAME A SME WITH TEL WIRES AROUND HIS NECK DURING WORKING HOURS. HE WAS PART OF THE DATA CONVERSION FROM TNR TO BMIMS IN ESQ, ROLLED OVER BMIMS TO CFSSU MIMS AND HE WAS ALSO THE FIRST OPERATOR OF A DEPLOYED MIMS PLATFORM LAUNCHED BY NDHQ ON AN HMCS (CAL).  HE HAD TOURS IN GOLAN HEIGHTS, AFGHANISTAN AND MANY SEA OPS. HIS SHORE POSTINGS INCLUDED, CFB OTTAWA AS D MAR P 4 SUPPLY SME FOR NAVAL SUPPLY MANAGERS AND VARIOUS POSITIONS IN ESQUIMALT, FINALLY FINISHING AT MARPAC HQ AS N41-2-1.

 

  1. MIKE WILL SADLY BE LEAVING BEHIND THE CFB ESQUIMALT MODEL RAILWAY TRAIN CLUB THAT HE STARTED AS A LS IN 1996, HIS 7 YEARS AS SECONDARY DUTY OF LOG CHIEF FOR CFB ESQUIMALT URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUES (USAR) ALONG WITH HIS TEAMMATES, HIS LOCAL LEGION AND THE SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND RANGERS (SVIR) CLUB. HE AND HIS WIFE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING A HOBBY FARM AND NEW HOME IN NEW BRUNSWICK TO FINALLY GET SOME TIME TO DO HIS BELOVED WOOD WORKING AND GET KNEE DEEP INTO HIS HOBBIES.

 

  1. AS MIKE MOVES ON WITH HIS FAMILY HE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE FRIENDS TO JOIN IN AN INFORMAL CELEBRATION OF HIS MEMORABLE CAREER IN THE  MILITARY AND TIME IN VICTORIA, AT THE FOUR MILE HOUSE ON JUNE 08  2018 11:30 TO 1330. FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT JOIN IN BUT WOULD LIKE TO  SEND CONGRATULATORY NOTES, SEND TO LCDR KINCAID AT EMAIL  KATHERINE.KINCAID@FORCES.GC.CA.

 

  1. A L’ AUBE DE SES 30 ANS DE SERVICE, LE PM 2 MICHEL LESPERANCE PRENDRA SA RETRAITE DE LA MARINE ROYALE CANADIENNE. IL S ETABLIERA  AVEC SA FAMILLE: JUNE, ANGEL ET FREDDY, DANS L’ EST DU PAYS OU IL  COMMENCERA LE PROCHAIN CHAPITRE DE SA VIE.

 

  1. LE PREMIER MAITRE LESPERANCE S’ EST JOINT A LA FORCE REGULIERE COMME TECHNICIEN EN APPROVISIONNEMENT (911/00168) A MONTREAL EN  SA PREMIERE EXPERIENCE EN MER A ETE A BORD DU NCSM SASKATCHEWAN DDE262  OU IL A PASSE PLUS DE 300 JOURS LOIN DE SON PORT D’ATTACHE. CELA A MARQUE LE DEBUT D’ UNE LONGUE SERIE D EXPERIENCES, DE CAMARADERIES ET D AMITIES. EN 1995, IL S’EST JOINT A L’EQUIPAGE DE MISE EN SERVICE DU NCSM WINNIPEG FFH283. C’ EST  D’AILLEURS A BORD DE CE NAVIRE QU IL A FAIT SA DEMANDE EN MARIAGE A JUNE, ALORS QU IL ETAIT DE SERVICE PENDANT LE CONGE DE NOEL. IL A ENSUITE SERVI A BORD DES NCSM CALGARY FFH335, ALGONQUIN FFH283 ET OTTAWA FFH341. CES AFFECTATIONS LUI ONT PERMIS DE VOIR CHAQUE FOIS UN PEU PLUS DE CE MONDE MERVEILLEUX. SON EXPERIENCE LIEE AUX LOGICIELS ET AU MATERIEL D APPROVISIONNEMENT A COMMENCE GRACE A SON TRAVAIL AVEC LES CARTES DE DONNEES ET LES ANCIENS TEXAS INSTRUMENTS (TNR), DEVENANT  UN EXPERT QUI SE DEPLACAIT AVEC DES CABLES AUTOUR DE SON COU PENDANT LES HEURES DE TRAVAIL. IL A FAIT PARTIE DE L’ EQUIPE CHARGEE DE LA CONVERSION DE DONNEES DES TNR AU SYSTEME DE GESTION DE L’ INFORMATION SUR LE MATERIEL (BASE) (SGIMB) A ESQUIMALT, IL A TRAVAILLE A LA TRANSITION DU SGIMB VERS LE SGIM DE L USAFC ET IL A ETE LE PREMIER  OPERATEUR D UNE PLATEFORME SGIM DEPLOYEE PAR LE QGDN A BORD D UN  NCSM (CALGARY). AU COURS DE SA CARRIERE, IL A PARTICIPE A DES  DEPLOIEMENTS SUR LE PLATEAU DU GOLAN ET EN AFGHANISTAN, AINSI QU A DE NOMBREUSES OPERATIONS EN MER. A TERRE, IL A EXERCE LES FONCTIONS DE D MAR P 4 RESPONSABLE DES GESTIONNAIRES D APPROVISIONNEMENT DE LA MARINE, A LA BFC OTTAWA, ET A OCCUPE DIVERS POSTES A ESQUIMALT, DONT LE DERNIER EST CELUIDE N41-2-1 AU QG FMAR(P).

 

  1. C’ EST LE COEUR GROS QUE MICHEL QUITTE LE CLUB DE CHEMIN DE FER MINIATURE QU IL A MIS SUR PIED A LA BFC ESQUIMALT EN 1996, ALORS QU  IL ETAIT MAT 1, UNE TACHE SECONDAIRE QUI A ETE LA SIENNE PENDANT 7  ANS DANS SON POSTE DE PREMIER MAITRE DU SERVICE DE LA LOGISTIQUE  POUR L’ EQUIPE DE RECHERCHE ET DE SAUVETAGE EN MILIEU URBAIN DE LA  BFC ESQUIMALT, SES COLLEGUES, LA LEGION LOCALE, AINSI QUE LE CLUB SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND RANGERS  (SVIR). IL EST IMPATIENT D ACQUERIR AVEC SA FEMME UNE PETITE FERME AU NOUVEAU BRUNSWICK POUR ENFIN POUVOIR PROFITER DE SES NOMBREUX LOISIRS, DONT LA MENUISERIE.

 

  1. AVANT DE PARTIR AVEC SA FAMILLE, MICHEL SOUHAITERAIT INVITER SES AMIS A UNE CELEBRATION INFORMELLE DE SA BELLE CARRIERE AU SEIN DES  FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES ET A VICTORIA, LE 8 JUIN 2018 DE 11:30 H A  1330 H AU RESTAURANT FOUR MILE HOUSE. CEUX ET CELLES QUI NE SONT PAS  EN MESURE D’Y ASSISTER, PEUVENT ENVOYER LEURS MESSAGES DE FELICITATIONS AU CAPC KINCAID A L’ADRESSE SUIVANTE: KATHERINE.KINCAID@FORCES.GC.CA.

 

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