LCDR MICHAEL LONGMAN, CD, 00328-06 LOG-SEA
1. ON 31 OCTOBER 2021, LCDR MICHAEL LONGMAN WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AFTER 33 YEARS AND 28 DAYS OF LOYAL SERVICE TO CANADA AND THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF).
2. MICHAEL JOINED THE CAF ON 3 OCTOBER 1988 STARTING AS A COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCHER. FOLLOWING BASIC TRAINING AT CORNWALLIS HE ATTENDED CFSCE IN KINGSTON. HE SWITCHED MILITARY OCCUPATIONS WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED HE LACKED THE RHYTHM NECESSARY TO SUCCESSFULLY RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS. HE WAS ALLOWED TO WORK AS AN AF TECH/AVN TECH – AN OCCUPATION THAT REQUIRES SURPISINGLY LITTLE RHYTHM – FROM 1990 TO 2002. HE SPENT THE MAJORITY OF HIS RCAF CAREER WORKING OUT OF SHEARWATER WITH 12 AMS, 423 (MH) SQN, HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN AND HMCS IROQUOIS WITH A BRIEF DETOUR TO 412(T) SQN BEFORE MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS CEASED THERE IN 1993. AS SHEARWATER WAS THE LAUNCHING PAD OF SOME OF HIS GREATEST ADVENTURES IT IS FITTING THAT HE WILL BE PRESENTED WITH THE CANADIAN FLAG FLOWN AT SHEARWATER ON 8 OCTOBER 2021.
3. IN 2002 MICHAEL WAS ACCEPTED INTO THE UTPNCM AS A LOGISTICS OFFICER SEA DESPITE HIS LACK OF RHYTHM AND ATTENDED THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA IN KINGSTON TO COMPLETE THE DEGREE HE STARTED WHILE AT SEA.
4. AFTER GRADUATING AND COMPLETING OCCUPATION TRAINING IN 2004 AT CFSAL IN BORDEN, MICHAEL WORKED IN ESQUIMALT IN HMCS OTTAWA, HMCS REGINA, AS WELL AS MARPAC HQ, AND VENTURE NOTC FROM 2004 TO 2008.
5. IN 2008 MICHAEL RETURNED TO NOVA SCOTIA TO ASSUME THE LOGISTICS HEAD OF DEPARTMENT POSITION IN HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN. FOLLOWING THIS TIME AT SEA, HE GAINED A NEW PERSPECTIVE WORKING WITH THE ARMY IN PREPARATION FOR AND DURING A DEPLOYMENT TO OPERATION ATHENA (AFGHANISTAN) BETWEEN 2009 AND 2010. HE RETURNED TO HALIFAX TO ASSUME STAFF POSITIONS IN MARLANT HQ UNTIL HIS PROMOTION TO LCDR IN 2012.
6. FOLLOWING HIS PROMOTION, MICHAEL WORKED IN OTTAWA WITH C NAVY FROM 2012 TO 2013 IN VARIOUS POSITIONS INCLUDING RISK MANAGEMENT, PERSONNEL POLICY, FINANCE AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.
7. IN 2014 MICHAEL RETURNED TO HALIFAX AS BOTH THE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND CLIENT SERVICES OFFICER. IN 2016 MICHAEL FINALLY SETTLED IN HIS HOME TOWN OF OTTAWA TO WORK WITH VARIOUS STAFF POSITIONS UNTIL HE TRANSFERRED TO THE PRIMARY RESERVE FORCE IN 2019 AS THE SENIOR GRIEVANCE ANALYST WITH DIRECTOR MILITARY CAREERS POLICY AND GRIEVANCES. AS HIS MILITARY CAREER DRAWS TO A CLOSE, HE WILL JOIN THE MILITARY GRIEVANCE EXTERNAL REVIEW COMMITTEE AS A SENIOR GRIEVANCE OFFICER EXPLOITING THE VAST AND VARIED ARRAY OF EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES AQCUIRED OVER THE COURSE OF HIS CAREER. HE HAS STILL NOT ACQUIRED A SENSE OF RHYTHM.
8. MICHAEL WOULD LIKE TO THANK HIS SPOUSE, CHRISTINE, AND HIS ADULT SONS, ERIC AND MATTHEW, FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND STEADYING INFLUENCE IN HIS LIFE OVER THE PAST 33 YEARS IN UNIFORM.
9. LCDR LONGMAN HAS REQUESTED AN INFORMAL DEPARTURE. THOSE WHO WISH TO SEND HIM WARM WISHES OR ANECDOTES ARE ASKED TO CONTACT LT EMILY STEWART AT EMILY.STEWART(AT)FORCES.GC.CA, NLT 28 OCTOBER 2021.
1. LE 31 OCTOBRE 2021, LE CAPC MICHAEL LONGMAN PRENDRA SA RETRAITE DES FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES APRES 33 ANS ET 28 JOURS DE LOYAUX SERVICES AU CANADA ET AUX FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES (FAC).
2. MICHAEL S EST JOINT AUX FAC LE 3 OCTOBRE 1988 EN TANT QUE CHERCHEUR EN COMMUNICATION. APRES SON INSTRUCTION ÉLÉMENTAIRE A CORNWALLIS, IL A FREQUENTE L EECFC A KINGSTON. IL A CHANGE D OCCUPATION MILITAIRE LORSQU IL A ETE DECOUVERT QU IL MANQUAIT DE RYTHME NECESSAIRE POUR MENER A BIEN SES RECHERCHES DANS LES COMMUNICATIONS. DE 1990 A 2002, IL A ETE AUTORISE A TRAVAILLER EN TANT QUE TECH CEL / TECH AERO – UNE PROFESSION QUI DEMANDE ÉTONNAMENT TRES PEU DE RYTHME. IL A PASSE LA MAJEURE PARTIE DE SA CARRIERE DANS L ARC A TRAVAILLER A SHEARWATER AU 12 EMA, 423 ESC (HM), NCSM CHARLOTTETOWN ET NCSM IROQUOIS AVEC UN BREF DETOUR PAR LE 412 ESC (T) AVANT QUE LES OPERATIONS D ENTRETIEN N Y CESSENT EN 1993. COMME SHEARWATER A ETE LA RAMPE DE LANCEMENT DE CERTAINES DE SES PLUS GRANDES AVENTURES, IL EST APPROPRIE QUE LE DRAPEAU CANADIEN HISSE A SHEARWATER LE 8 OCTOBRE 2021 LUI SOIT PRESENTE.
3. EN 2002, MICHAEL A ETE ACCEPTE DANS LE PFUMR EN TANT QU OFFICIER DE LOGISTIQUE-MER MALGRE SON MANQUE DE RYTHME ET A FREQUENTE LE COLLEGE MILITAIRE ROYAL DU CANADA A KINGSTON POUR COMPLETER LE DIPLOME QU IL AVAIT COMMENCE EN MER.
4. APRES AVOIR OBTENU SON DIPLOME ET TERMINE SA FORMATION PROFESSIONNELLE EN 2004 A EALFC A BORDEN, MICHAEL A TRAVAILLE A ESQUIMALT AU NCSM OTTAWA, AU NCSM REGINA, AINSI QU AU QG FMAR(P) ET A VENTURE CIOM DE 2004 A 2008.
5. EN 2008, MICHAEL EST RETOURNE EN NOUVELLE-ECOSSE POUR OCCUPER LE POSTE DE CHEF DE SERVICE DE LA LOGISTIQUE AU NCSM CHARLOTTETOWN. APRES CE TEMPS EN MER, IL A ACQUIS UNE NOUVELLE PERSPECTIVE EN TRAVAILLANT AVEC L ARMEE DE TERRE EN PREPARATION ET PENDANT UN DEPLOIEMENT AVEC L OPERATION ATHENA (AFGHANISTAN) ENTRE 2009 ET 2010. IL EST RETOURNE A HALIFAX POUR OCCUPER DES POSTES AU QG FMAR(A) JUSQU A SA PROMOTION A CAPC EN 2012.
6. APRES SA PROMOTION, MICHAEL A TRAVAILLE A OTTAWA AVEC LE CEMM DE 2012 A 2013 DANS DIVERS POSTES, NOTAMMENT EN GESTION DES RISQUES, EN POLITIQUE DU PERSONNEL, EN FINANCES ET EN GESTION DU PERSONNEL.
7. EN 2014, MICHAEL EST RETOURNE A HALIFAX A TITRE D OFFICIER DE LA GESTION DES RESSOURCES ET DES SERVICES A LA CLIENTELE. EN 2016, MICHAEL S EST FINALEMENT INSTALLE DANS SA VILLE NATALE D OTTAWA POUR OCCUPER DIVERS POSTES D ETAT-MAJOR JUSQU A CE QU IL SOIT MUTE A LA FORCE DE RESERVE PRIMAIRE EN 2019 EN TANT QU ANALYSTE PRINCIPAL DES GRIEFS AUPRES DU DIRECTEUR DES POLITIQUES ET DES GRIEFS DES CARRIERES MILITAIRES. ALORS QUE SA CARRIERE MILITAIRE TOUCHE A SA FIN, IL SE JOINDRA AU COMITE EXTERNE D EXAMEN DES GRIEFS MILITAIRES EN TANT QU OFFICIER SUPERIEUR DES GRIEFS EXPLOITANT LA VASTE GAMME VARIEE D EXPERIENCES ET DE PERSPECTIVES VECUES AU COURS DE SA CARRIERE. IL N A TOUJOURS PAS ACQUIS LE SENS DU RYTHME.
8. MICHAEL AIMERAIT REMERCIER SON EPOUSE, CHRISTINE, ET SES FILS ADULTES, ERIC ET MATTHEW, POUR LEUR SOUTIEN ET LEUR INFLUENCE CONSTANTE DANS SA VIE AU COURS DES 33 DERNIERES ANNEES EN UNIFORME.
9. CAPC LONGMAN A DEMANDE UN DEPART INFORMEL. CEUX QUI SOUHAITENT LUI ENVOYER DES VOEUX CHALEUREUX OU DES ANECDOTES SONT PRIES DE CONTACTER LA LIEUTENANT EMILY STEWART A EMILY. STEWART(AT)FORCES.GC.CA, AU PLUS TARD LE 28 OCTOBRE 2021.