CWO SHAWN LEONARD PATTERSON, MSE-OP
SUBJ: CWO SHAWN LEONARD PATTERSON, MSE-OP
1. CWO SHAWN PATTERSON WILL BE RETIRING ON 30 JULY 2017 FOLLOWING 37 YEARS AND 8 MONTHS OF CAF SERVICE.
2. CWO PATTERSON ENROLLED IN THE CAF AS AN MSE-OP ON 18 NOV 1980, IN CHIPMAN N.B. FOLLOWING RECRUIT AND MSE-OP TRAINING HE WAS POSTED TO GAGETOWN AS A DRIVER IN BASE TRANSPORT. AS HE PROGRESSED UP THE RANKS POSTINGS FOLLOWED TO: 4 SVC BN LHAR GERMANY FOR FOUR YEARS AND THEN BACK TO CTC GAGETOWN, WHERE HE COMPLETED A DEPLOYMENT TO RWANDA FROM JUL 1995 TO JAN 1996, AS THE MCPL IC OF THE TRANSPORT SECTION. UPON PROMOTION TO SGT IN THE SUMMER OF 1996 HE WAS POSTED TO CFB HALIFAX FOR FIVE YEARS TO WORK WITH THE NAVY. IN 2000 HE WAS PROMOTED TO WO AND POSTED TO 1 SVC BN IN EDMONTON. IN 2004 HE WAS PROMOTED TO MWO AND POSTED TO THE CFJSG IN KINGSTON. WHILE IN KINGSTON HE DEPLOYED TO KABUL AS THE CLOSURE TEAM SSM FROM SEP 2005 TO JAN 2006. IN THE SUMMER OF 2006 HE DEPLOYED TO NICOSA CYPRUS AS PART OF THE CANADIAN EVACUATION FROM LEBANON. IN THE SUMMER OF 2007
HE WAS POSTED TO PETAWAWA TO 2 SVC BN AS THE CSM OF 2 TN COY. IN JULY 2009 HE WAS PROMOTED TO CWO AND APPOINTED THE RSM OF NSE TF 1/10 IN KHANDAHAR. UPON RETURN FROM HIS TOUR HE WAS POSTED TO TRENTON TO ATTEND THE YEAR LONG FRENCH COURSE. FOLLOWING THE FRENCH COURSE HE WAS POSTED TO PETAWAWA AND APPOINTED AS THE CENTRAL AREA JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL CWO, WHERE HE WORKED UNTIL JULY 2014. IN 2014 CWO PATTERSON WAS POSTED TO HIS CURRENT ROLE IN VETERANS AFFAIRS CANADA HEADQUARTERS IN CHARLOTTETOWN PEl, WHERE HE ASSUMED THE ROLE
AS THE CAF CWO LIAISON OFFICER TO VAC. THROUGHOUT HIS LONG AND VARRIED CARREER CWO PATTERSON HAS ALWAYS BEEN KNOWN FOR THE CONCERN HE HAS HAD REGARDING THE WELFARE OF HIS SUBORDINATES. THIS CONCERN HE CARRIED INTO HIS ROLE AS VAC CWO, WHERE HE ACTED AS A CHAMPION FOR THE CAF SERVING MEMBERS AND VETERANS. EARLIER THIS SPRING CWO PATTERSONS DEDICATION WAS FORMALLY RECOGNIZED WHEN HE RECEIVED THE MMM FROM THE GOVERNOR GENERAL.
3. CWO PATTERSON WILL BE RETIRING FROM A LONG AND DISTINGUISHED CAREER IN UNIFORM ON 30 JULY 2017, BUT HE HAS NO PLANS TO RETIRE COMPLETELY. HE HAS ACCEPTED A POSITION WITH VETERANS AFFAIRS CANADA IN CHARLOTTETOWN WHERE HE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK FOR CAF MEMBERS AND VETERANS. CWO PATTERSON HAS TWO LOVELY DAUGHTERS TIFFINIE AND MERISSA AND TWO GRANDCHILDREN SHAELYN AND MAXWELL (WITH ANOTHER ON THE WAY), ALL OF WHOM LIVE IN ONTARIO. IN HIS SPARE TIME HE PLANS ON SPENDING MORE TIME WITH ALL OF THEM.
4. lAW CWO PATTERSONS WISHES HAS ASKED FOR AN INFORMAL RETIREMENT CEREMONY/DWD TO BE HELD AT VAC HQ ON 25 JULY 2017 1400-1600 HRS. THIS IS A DROP IN AFFAIR WHERE ANYONE IN THE LOCAL AREA IS WELCOME. THE DWD CEREMONY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A VISIT TO A LOCAL
ESTABLISHMENT FOR REFRESHMENTS. FOR ANYONE WISHING TO ATTEND, PLEASE ADVISE LCOL JAMIE MORSE AT JAMIE.MORSE FORCES.GC.CA (902-566-7914). 5. PLEASE SEND ANY RETIREMENT WISHES/STORIES OR PICTURES OF CWO PATTERSON TO LCOL JAMIE MORSE AT:JAMIE.MORSE FORCES.GC.CA.
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OBJET: ADJUC SHAWN LEONARD PATTERSON, CONDUCTEUR MMS
1. L ADJUC SHAWN PATTERSON PRENDRA SA RETRAITE LE 30 JUILLET 2017, APRES 37 ANNEES ET HUIT MOIS DE SERVICE AU SEIN DES FAC.
2. L ADJUC PATTERSON S EST ENROLE DANS LES FAC A TITRE DE CONDUCTEUR MMS, LE 18 NOVEMBRE 1980, A CHIPMAN (N.-B.). A LA SUITE D UNE FORMATION DE RECRUE ET DE CONDUCTEUR MMS, IL A ETE AFFECTE A GAGETOWN A TITRE DE CONDUCTEUR DE LA SECTION DU TRANSPORT DE LA BASE. A MESURE QU IL GRAVISSAIT LES ECHELONS, IL A ETE AFFECTE AUX POSTES SUIVANTS : 4 BON SVC LHAR (ALLEMAGNE) DURANT QUATRE ANS, PUIS DE RETOUR AU CIC GAGETOWN, D OU IL A ETE DEPLOYE AU RWANDA DE JUILLET 1995 A JANVIER 1996, A TITRE DE CPLC RESPONSABLE DE LA SECTION DU TRANSPORT. IL A ETE PROMU AU GRADE DE SERGENT A L ETE 1996, PUIS A ETE AFFECTE A LA BFC HALIFAX DURANT CINQ ANS AFIN DE TRAVAILLER AVEC LA MARINE. EN 2000, IL A ETE PROMU AU GRADE D ADJUDANT ET A ETE AFFECTE AU 1 BON SVC, A EDMONTON. EN 2004, IL A ETE PROMU AU GRADE D ADJUDANT-MAITRE ET A ETE AFFECTE AU GSIFC, A KINGSTON. DE KINGSTON, IL A ETE DEPLOYE A KABOUL A TITRE DE SME DE L EQUIPE DE CLOTURE, DE SEPTEMBRE 2005 A JANVIER 2006. A L ETE 2006, IL A ETE DEPLOYE A NICOSIE (CHYPRE) DANS LE CADRE DE L OPERATION D EVACUATION DE CITOYENS CANADIENS DU LIBAN. A L ETE 2007, IL A ETE DEPLOYE A PETAWAWA, AU SEIN DU 2 BON SVC, DANS LA 2E COMPAGNIE DES TRANSPORTS. EN JUILLET 2009, IL A ETE PROMU AU GRADE D ADJUDANT-CHEF ET A ETE NOMME SMR DE L ESN TF 1/10. A SON RETOUR, IL A ETE AFFECTE A TRENTON AFIN DE SUIVRE UN COURS DE FRANCAIS D UNE DUREE D UN AN.
AU TERME DE CE COURS DE FRANCAIS, IL A ETE AFFECTE A PETAWAWA ET NOMME ADJUDANT-CHEF DE L ASSISTANT DU JUGE-AVOCAT GENERAL, REGION DU CENTRE, OU IL A TRAVAILLE JUSQU EN JUILLET 2014. EN 2014, L ADJUC PATTERSON A ETE AFFECTE A SON POSTE ACTUEL A L ADMINISTRATION
CENTRALE D ANCIENS COMBATTANTS CANADA, A CHARLOTTETOWN (I.-P.-E.), OU IL ASSUME LES FONCTIONS D ADJUDANT-CHEF DE LIAISON DES FAC A ANCIENS COMBATTANTS CANADA. TOUT AU LONG DE SA LONGUE CARRIERE DIVERSIFIEE, L ADJUC PATTERSON S EST DEMARQUE PAR SON SOUCI DU BIEN-ETRE DE SES SUBALTERNES. IL A FAIT PREUVE DE CETTE MEME EMPATHIE A TITRE D ADJUDANT-CHEF A ACC, OU IL A JOUE LE ROLE DE CHAMPION DES MEMBRES EN SERVICE DES FAC ET DES VETERANS. CE PRINTEMPS, LE GOUVERNEUR GENERAL A OFFICIELLEMENT FELICITE L ADJUC PATTERSON POUR SON DEVOUEMENT EN LUI DECERNANT L ORDRE DU MERITE MILITAIRE (MMM).
3. L ADJUC PATTERSON METTRA UN TERME A UNE LONGUE ET BRILLANTE CARRIERE EN UNIFORME, LE 30 JUILLET 2017. CEPENDANT, IL N A PAS L INTENTION DE SE RETIRER COMPLETEMENT. IL A ACCEPTE UN POSTE AU SEIN DU MINISTERE DES ANCIENS COMBATTANTS, A CHARLOTTETOWN, OU IL CONTINUERA DE TRAVAILLER EN FAVEUR DES MEMBRES DES FAC ET DES VETERANS. L ADJUC PATTERSON A DEUX CHARMANTES FILLES, TIFFINIE ET MERISSA, AINSI QUE DEUX PETITS-ENFANTS, SHAELYN ET MAXWELL (ET UN TROISIEME NAITRA SOUS PEU) , QUI VIVENT TOUS EN ONTARIO. IL PREVOIT CONSACRER UNE BONNE PARTIE DE SES TEMPS LIBRES AVEC EUX.
4. CONFORMEMENT AUX SOUHAITS DE L ADJUC PATTERSON, UNE CEREMONIE DE RETRAITE OFFICIEUSE (DEPART DANS LA DIGNITE) SE TIENDRA A L AC DACC, LE 25 JUILLET 2017, DE 14 H A 16 H. TOUS LES MEMBRES DU SECTEUR LOCAL SONT INVITES. A LA SUITE DE LA CEREMONIE DEPART DANS LA DIGNITE , LES PARTICIPANTS SERONT INVITES A SE DEPLACER VERS UN ETABLISSEMENT LOCAL POUR Y CONSOMMER DES RAFRAICHISSEMENTS. SI VOUS SOUHAITEZ PRENDRE PART A CET EVENEMENT, VEUILLEZ EN INFORMER LE LCOL JAMIE MORSE, A L ADRESSE ELECTRONIQUE JAMIE.MORSE FORCES.GC.CA (902-566-7914) .
5. VOUS POUVEZ ENVOYER DES SOUHAITS A L INTENTION DE L ADJUC PATTERSON, DES HISTOIRES A SON SUJET ET DES PHOTOS DE LUI A JAMIE MORSE: JAMIE.MORSE FORCES.GC.CA.