CWO Poitras 00351-02 CPO1CWOSAL

  1. CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER GERARD POITRAS WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 4 SEPTEMBER 2018 AFTER 35 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE

 

  1. HAILING FROM TRACADIE, NEW BRUNSWICK, CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER POITRAS ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AS A TRAFFIC  TECHNICIAN IN 1983 AND RECEIVED HIS LOADMASTER WINGS IN 1991.   DURING HIS CAREER, HE HAS SERVED AT BASE TRAFFIC SECTIONS, AS A   MOBILE AIR MOVEMENT TEAM MEMBER, AS AN AIR TRANSPORT LOADMASTER ON THE CC109 COSMOPOLITAN AND CC150 AIRBUS AIRCRAFT. HE HAS ALSO SERVED AS A TACTICAL AIRLIFT AND SEARCH AND RESCUE LOADMASTER ON THE MIGHTY CC130 HERCULES AIRCRAFT. CWO POITRAS ALSO SERVED AS THE STANDARDS WARRANT OFFICER AND CHIEF CHECK LOADMASTER WHILE AT 426 TRAINING SQUADRON IN TRENTON

 

  1. HE COMPLETED HIS LAST FLYING TOUR UPON PROMOTION TO CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER IN 2007 AND, AT THAT TIME, BECAME THE SQUADRON CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER OF THE NEWLY REACTIVATED 429 SQUADRON. SUBSEQUENT TO THAT, HE SERVED AS THE JOINT TASK FORCE AFGHANISTAN AIR WING CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER IN KANDAHAR, WING CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER AT 12 WING  SHEARWATER, NOVA SCOTIA, ALONG WITH HOLDING STRATEGIC POSITIONS IN  OTTAWA AS CANADA COMMAND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER, COMMAND CHIEF  WARRANT OFFICER OF THE CANADIAN JOINT OPERATIONS COMMAND AND HIS  FINAL POSITION AS THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE COMMAND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER, A POSITION HE HAS HELD SINCE 2015. DURING HIS CAREER HE HAS ACCUMULATED APPROXIMATELY 4500 FLYING HOURS AND HAS  DEPLOYED ON COUNTLESS OPERATIONS IN CANADA AND OVERSEAS

 

  1. CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER POITRAS AND HIS SPOUSE JEANNE WILL REMAIN IN THE OTTAWA AREA FOR THE TIME BEING, RETIREMENT PLANS INCLUDE  TAKING THE SUMMER OFF FOR SOME REST, TRAVEL, FITNESS AND GARDENING

 

  1. A DEPARTURE WITH DIGNITY CEREMONY WILL BE HELD ON 14 JUNE 2018 AT THE NATIONAL DEFENCE HEADQUARTERS WARRANT OFFICERS SERGEANTS CHIEFS AND PETTY OFFICERS MESS STARTING AT 1130 HRS. WELL WISHES,  ANECDOTES, PICTURES AND OTHER STORIES ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED AND CAN BE SENT TO CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER JONATHAN PROULX BY EMAIL AT JONATHAN.PROULX(AT SIGN)FORCES.GC.CA NLT 1 JUNE 2018

 

  1. L ADJUDANT-CHEF GERARD POITRAS PRENDRA SA RETRAITE DES FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES LE 4 SEPTEMBRE 2018 APRES PLUS DE 35 ANS DE BONS  ET LOYAUX SERVICES

 

  1. NATIF DE TRACADIE, AU NOUVEAU-BRUNSWICK, L ADJUDANT-CHEF POITRAS S EST ENROLE DANS LES FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES EN TANT QUE  TECHNICIEN DES MOUVEMENTS (TEC MOUV) EN 1983 ET A RECU SES AILES D  ARRIMEUR-LARGUEUR EN 1991. DURANT SA CARRIERE, IL A TRAVAILLE DANS LA SECTION DU MOUVEMENT DE PLUSIEURS BASES, COMME MEMBRE DE L EQUIPE MOBILE DES MOUVEMENTS AERIENS, COMME ARRIMEUR AFFECTE AUX OPERATIONS DE TRANSPORT AERIEN SUR L AVION CC109 COSMOPOLITAN ET SUR L AVION CC150 AIRBUS, ET COMME ARRIMEUR AFFECTE AUX OPERATIONS DE TRANSPORT TACTIQUE ET ARRIMEUR AFFECTE AUX OPERATIONS DE RECHERCHE ET SAUVETAGE SUR LE PUISSANT CC130 HERCULES. L ADJUC POITRAS A AUSSI AGI A TITRE D ADJUDANT DES NORMES ET D ARRIMEUR INSPECTEUR-CHEF PENDANT QU IL ETAIT AU 426E ESCADRON D ENTRAINEMENT A TRENTON

 

  1. IL A REALISE SA DERNIERE AFFECTATION COMME PERSONNEL NAVIGANT AVANT D ETRE PROMU ADJUDANT-CHEF EN 2007 ET DE DEVENIR ADJUDANT- CHEF D ESCADRON DU 429E ESCADRON NOUVELLEMENT REACTIVE. PAR LA SUITE, IL A OCCUPE LES FONCTIONS D ADJUDANT-CHEF DE L ESCADRE AERIENNE DANS LA FORCE OPERATIONNELLE INTERARMEES A KANDAHAR EN AFGHANISTAN, D ADJUDANT-CHEF D ESCADRE A LA 12E ESCADRE SHEARWATER, EN NOUVELLE-ECOSSE, EN PLUS D OCCUPER DES POSTES STRATEGIQUES A OTTAWA EN TANT QU ADJUDANT-CHEF DE COMMANDEMENT, DU COMMANDEMENT CANADA ET DU COMMANDEMENT DES OPERATIONS INTERARMEES DU CANADA ET SON DERNIER POSTE, D ADJUDANT-CHEF DE L AVIATION ROYALE CANADIENNE, UN POSTE QU IL OCCUPE DEPUIS 2015. PENDANT SA CARRIERE, IL A ACCUMULE APPROXIMATIVEMENT 4500 HEURES DE VOL ET A ETE DEPLOYE DANS D INNOMBRABLES OPERATIONS AU CANADA ET A L ETRANGER

 

  1. L ADJUDANT-CHEF POITRAS ET SON EPOUSE JEANNE DEMEURERONT DANS LA REGION D OTTAWA, ET POUR LE MOMENT, SES PROJETS DE RETRAITE  COMPRENNENT DE PRENDRE L ETE DE CONGE POUR SE REPOSER, VOYAGER,  FAIRE UN PEU DE SPORT ET JARDINER

 

  1. UNE CEREMONIE DE DEPART DANS LA DIGNITE AURA LIEU LE 14 JUIN 2018 AU MESS DES ADJUDANTS ET SERGENTS/DES PREMIERS MAITRES ET MAITRES DU QUARTIER GENERAL DE LA DEFENSE NATIONALE A 11 H 30. NOUS VOUS  ENCOURAGEONS A ENVOYER LES VOEUX DE BONHEUR, LES ANECDOTES, LES  PHOTOS ET LES HISTOIRES A L ADJUDANT-CHEF JONATHAN PROULX PAR  COURRIEL A JONATHAN.PROULX(A COMMERCIAL)FORCES.GC.CA APTL 1ER JUIN  2018

 

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