CWO CARTIER, MMM, CD, 00318 CPO1/CWO CORPS
1. ON AUGUST 18, AFTER 35 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO QUEEN AND COUNTRY, CWO CARTIER WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES. AFTER HIS RETIREMENT, MARTIN WILL TRANSITION TO A SECOND CAREER AS A PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEE IN KINGSTON.
2. CWO CARTIER HAD WHAT HE CONSIDERS AND AMAZING CAREER DURING WHICH HE SPEND MOST OF HIS ASSIGNMENT IN QUEBEC AND ONTARIO BUT THIS WAS NOT BY CHOICE, IT IS WHERE THE INSTITUTION NEEDED HIM. LIKE MANY OTHERS, HE STARTED HIS CAREER IN ST-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU AND WENT TO THE FOLLOWING IN THIS ORDER: BORDEN, ANGUS, KINGSTON, FARHAM, VALCARTIER, OTTAWA, MONTREAL, AND KINGSTON. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF HIS EMPLOYMENT, HE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SET FOOT ON ALMOST EVERY BASES IN THE CAF. FOR THOSE WHO KNOW HIM, YOU WILL NOTICE THAT TWO LOCATIONS ARE MISSING FROM THE LIST ABOVE AND THEY REPRESENT THE HIGHLIGHTS OF HIS CAREER. THE FIRST ONE RAN FROM 2011 TO 2014 AT THE UNITED STATES ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY IN EL PASO, TEXAS. THE SECOND ONE WAS IN SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED POWERS EUROPE FROM 2016 TO 2019. IN BOTH CASES, MARTIN WAS EXPOSED TO AN AMAZING WORK ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH HE GATHERED GREAT KNOWLEDGE, CREATED A WORLDWIDE NETWORK, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, DEVELOPED RELATIONSHIPS WITH FRIENDS OF MANY NATIONS WHICH WILL LAST FOREVER. HE ALSO DEPLOYED IN HAITI IN 1997 AND AFGHANISTAN IN 2004.
3. UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO THE ONGOING CRISIS, IT IS UNSURE AT THIS TIME IF A FORMAL DEPART WITH DIGNITY WILL BE CONDUCTED BUT IF IT IS FEASIBLE, IT WILL BE AT THE CFB KINGSTON WOS AND SGTS’ MESS ON JUNE 18TH.
4. IF YOU WISH TO SEND CONGRATULATIONS MESSAGES, ANECDOTES, OR OTHER, PLEASE SEND THEM TO CAPT HENDERSON-MIVILLE AT MICHAEL.HENDERSON-MIVILLE@FORCES.GC.CA NLT JUNE 4TH.
1. LE 18 AOUT, APRES 35 ANS DE LOYAUX SERVICES A LA REINE ET A SON PAYS, L’ADJUC CARTIER PRENDRA SA RETRAITE DES FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES. APRES SA RETRAITE, MARTIN ENTREPRENDRA UNE DEUXIEME CARRIERE EN TANT QU’EMPLOYE DE LA FONCTION PUBLIQUE A KINGSTON.
2. L’ADJUC CARTIER A EU CE QU’IL CONSIDERE UNE CARRIERE FABULEUSE AU COURS DE LAQUELLE IL PASSERA LE PLUS DE SON TEMPS AU QUEBEC ET EN ONTARIO MAIS CE N’ETAIT PAS PAR CHOIX, IL REPONDAIT AUX DEMANDES DE L’INSTITUTION. COMME BEAUCOUP D’AUTRES, IL A COMMENCE SA CARRIERE A ST- JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU ET PAR LA SUITE, S’EST REPORTE AUX ENDROITS SUIVANTS DANS CET ORDRE: BORDEN, ANGUS, KINGSTON, FARHAM, VALCARTIER, OTTAWA, MONTREAL, ET KINGSTON. TOUTEFOIS, EN RAISON DE SON EMPLOI, IL A EU L’OPPORTUNITE DE VISITER PRESQUE TOUTES LES BASES DES FAC. POUR CEUX QUI LE CONNAISSENT, VOUS REMARQUEREZ QUE DEUX ENDROITS MANQUENT DANS LA LISTE CI-DESSUS ET CEUX-CI REPRESENTENT LES FAITS MARQUANTS DE SA CARRIERE. LE PREMIER SE DEROULE DE 2011 A 2014 A L’ACADEMIE DES SERGENTS MAJOR DE L’ARMEE DES ETATS-UNIS A EL PASO, TEXAS. LE DEUXIEME ETAIT AU SIEGE SUPREME DES POUVOIRS ALLIÉS EUROPE DE 2016 A 2019. DANS LES DEUX CAS, MARTIN A ETE EXPOSE A UN ENVIRONNEMENT DE TRAVAIL FABULEUX DANS LEQUEL IL A ACQUIS DE GRANDES CONNAISSANCES, CREE UN RESEAU DE CONTACT MONDIAL ET, SURTOUT, DEVELOPPE DES RELATIONS AVEC DE NOMBREUX AMIS QUI DURERA POUR TOUJOURS. IL S’EST EGALEMENT DEPLOYE A HAÏTI EN 1997 ET EN AFGHANISTAN EN 2004.
3. MALHEUREUSEMENT, EN RAISON DE LA CRISE EN COURS, IL EST INCERTAIN A CE MOMENT SI UN DEPART AVEC DIGNITE FORMEL SERA DEROULERA MAIS SI POSSIBLE, CE SERA AU MESS DES ADJS ET SGTS DE LA BFC KINGSTON LE 18 JUIN.
4. SI VOUS SOUHAITEZ ENVOYER DES MESSAGES DE FELICITATIONS, DES ANECDOTES OU AUTRES, VEUILLEZ LES ENVOYER AU CAPT HENDERSON-MIVILLE A MICHAEL.HENDERSON-MIVILLE@FORCES.GC.CA APT LE 4 JUIN.