LCDR NATALIE (NAT) HISCOCK
1. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 13 YEARS, 8 MONTHS, 11 DAYS, 12 HOURS, 32 MINS AND 27 SECONDS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE ROYAL CANADIAN LOGISITICS BRANCH, LCDR NATALIE (NAT) HISCOCK HAS DECIDED TO SWALLOW THE ANCHOR AND ANNOUNCE HER DEPARTURE FROM THE RCN ON 3 APR 2020.
2. HAILING FROM CLARENVILLE, NL AND THE YOUNGEST OF 5 SIBLINGS (4 OLDER BROTHERS), NAT DID NOT EVEN KNOW CANADA HAD A NAVY BEFORE SHE MET HER SPOUSE, DAVID MCCAULEY, WHO WAS A STOKER IN THE METTP AT MARINE INSTITUTE IN ST. JOHN’S, NL. AFTER DAVE’S GRADUATION WHICH ALSO COINCIDED WITH NAT’S GRADUATION FROM MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY’S BUSINESS PROGRAM, THEY WENT OUT WEST WHERE NAT DECIDED TO VISIT A RECRUITING CENTRE AS THE NAVY SEEMED LIKE A GOOD GIG. AFTER BELIEVING THE RECRUITER WHEN THEY TOLD HER THAT IT IS QUOTE REALLY EASY TO SWITCH TRADES ONCE YOU JOIN UNQUOTE SHE JOINED THE RCN AS AN RMS CLK ON 4 AUGUST 2006. HOLDING CFRG TO THEIR WORD, NAT COMPLETED A VOT UNDER THE SCP TO SEA LOG ON 12 DEC 2008.
3. AFTER COMPLETING HER TRAINING AT THE CANADIAN FORCES LOGISTICS TRAINING CENTRE (CFLTC) AT CFB BORDEN, NAT WAS POSTED BRIEFLY TO THE MARPAC BTL BEFORE SERVICE REQUIREMENTS BROUGHT HER BACK EAST WHERE SHE SPENT A QUICK YEAR AT BOTH CEFCOM AND DGMEPM. SELECTED FOR HER AHOD, SHE LEFT OTTAWA TO JOIN HMCS MONTREAL IN FEB 2011. AFTER A SOLID YEAR OF LOGISTICS TRAINING, HONING HER RECEPTION SKILLS IN THE GREAT LAKES AND SAILING WITH BRITISH ROYALTY, NAT SHED HER TRAINING WHEELS AND SUCCESSFULLY CHALLENGED HER HOD BOARD, OBTAINING HER AILK QUALIFICAITON IN JANUARY 2012. OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS, NAT REFINED HER LOG SKILLSET WHERE SHE MANAGED JUNIOR LOGO TRAINING PROGRESSION, MOVEMENTS AND LOG OPS AT BLOG HALIFAX FOLLOWED BY POSITIONS OF COMPTROLLER, ADMINO AND DCO OF CFS ST. JOHN’S. DURING THESE YEARS, NAT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEPLOY AS OC OF MULTIPLE FLS’ AS WELL AS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE NATO SENIOR MOVEMENTS COURSE IN OBERAMMERGAU GERMANY. HAVING ATTAINED THE QUOTE JACK OF ALL TRADES UNQUOTE QUALIFACTION, HER STELLAR PERFORMANCE LED TO HER SELECTION AS THE HEAD OF THE LOGISTICS DEPARTMENT FOR HMCS ST. JOHN’S WHERE SHE DEPLOYED ON OP RENAISSANCE ROTO 0 IN SEPT 2017 IN SUPPORT OF HURRICAINE IRMA RELIEF EFFORTS IN THE CARIBBEAN. IN JUL 2018, SHE DEPLOYED WITH ST. JOHN’S ON OP REASSURANCE ROTO 8 WHERE SHE WAS ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT NATO MOVEMENTS COURSE. PROMOTED TO LCDR AT THE END OF HER REASSURANCE DEPLOYMENT IN JUN 2018, NAT HAS BEEN KICKING ARSE AND TAKING NAMES AS THE BASE COMPTROLLER FOR CFB HALIFAX.
4. NAT’S PLAN IS TO RETURN TO THE MOTHERLAND (READ PARADISE, NL)TO BE WITH HER SPOUSE, DAVID AND THEIR FURBABY, PEANUT. SHE HAS TAKEN A POSITION WITH COMMISIONAIRES NL WHERE SHE WILL CONTINUE TO COUNT BEANS AS THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. NAT THANKS EVERYONE WHO HAS SHOWN THEIR SUPPORT AND FRIENDSHIP OVER THE YEARS. NAT HAS REQUESTED AN INFORMAL RECEPTION WITH DETAILS TO BE SENT SEPCOR.
5. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE ANY STORIES, TALL TALES, SALTY DITS OR OUTRIGHT LIES, PLEASE SEND THEM TO SLT STEPHANIE BEATON AT STEPHANIE.BEATON@FORCES.GC.CA
1. APRES A PEU PRES 13 ANS, 8 MOIS, 11 JOURS, 32 MINUTES ET 27 SECONDES DE SERVICE LOYAL ET DEDIÉ, LE CAPC NATALIE (NAT) HISCOCK A DECIDE DE FINIR SON SERVICE AU SEIN DE LA MARINE ROYAL CANADIENNE DÈS LE 3 AVRIL 2020.
2. ORIGINAIRE DE CLARENVILLE, T.-N. ET LA PLUS JEUNE DE 5 ENFANTS (4 FRERES AINES), AVANT DE RECONTRER SON EPOUX, DAVID MCCAULEY, UN INGENIEUR ENREGISTRE AU PROGRAMME METTP AU MARINE INSTITUTE A ST. JOHNS, NAT NE SAVAIS MEME PAS QUE LE CANADA AVAIT UNE MARINE. APRES QUE LE COUPLE A FINI LEUR PROGRAMMES DE FORMATION RESPECTIFS (INGENIERIE POUR DAVE ET SCIENCES ADMINISTRATIVES POUR NAT), LES DEUX SONT PARTIS DANS L’OUEST OU NAT A DECIDE DE VISITER UN CENTRE DE RECRUTEMENT CAR LES FAC SEMBLAIT UNE BONNE JOB. APRES AVOIR DISCUTE SES OPTIONS AU CENTRE DE RECRUTEMENT, NAT, CROYANT LE RECRUTEUR QUAND IL A DIT QUE C’EST FACILE DE CHANGER LE METIER APRES EN AVOIR ACCEPTE UN AUTRE, ELLE A ACCEPTE UNE POSTION EN TANT QUE COMMIS LE 12 DEC 2008.
3. APRES AVOIR COMPLETE SON ENTRINEMENT INITIAL AU CILFC A BFC BORDEN, NAT A ÉTÉ MUTE A LA FMAR(P) BRIEVEMENT AVANT DE RETOURNER DANS L’EST OU ELLA A PASSE UNE ANNEE AU COMFEC ET DGGEPM. SELECTIONNEE POUR SON TOUR EN TANT QUE CHEF DU DEPARTEMENT DE LA LOGISITQUE ADJOINT, ELLA A QUITTE LA VILLE D’OTTAWA POUR DEVENIR MEMBRE DE L’EQUIPAGE DU NCSM MONTREAL EN FEVRIER 2011. APRES UNE ANNEE OCCUPEE A BORD LE NCSM MONTREAL, NAT A REUSSI A SON EXAMEN DE QUALIFICATION, OBTENANT SA QUALIFIACTION AILK EN JANVIER 2012. PENDANT LES PROCHAINS 5 ANS, NAT A RAFFINE SES ATOUTS LOGISTIQUES LORS DU PLUSIEURS EMPLOIS TELS QUE GERANTE DE L’ENTRAINEMENT DES OFFICIERS CADETTES DE LOGISTIQUES ET OFFICIER DES MOUVEMENTS AU BLOG A HALIFAX AINSI QUE LES POSITIONS DE CONTROLEUSE, OFFICIERE DE L’ADMINISTRATION ET LA COMMANDANTE EN SECONDE A LA SFC ST. JOHN’S. DE PLUS, ELLA A EU L’OPPORTUNITE DE DEPLOYER A PLUSIEURS REPRISES EN TANT QUE OC FLS AINSI QU’ELLA A COMPLETE UN COURS DE MOUVEMENTS AU NIVEAU D’OTAN EN ALLEMAGNE. APRES CES ANNEES TRES FORMATIVES, ELLE A ÉTÉ SELECTIONNEE POUR SON TOUR EN TANT QUE CHEF DU DEPARTEMENT DE LA LOGISITIQUE A BORD LE NCSM ST. JOHN’S OU ELLA A DEPLOYE A L’OP RENAISSANCE ROTO 0 EN SEPT 2017 EN SUPPORT DE L’OURAGAN IRMA. EN JANVIER 2018, ELLA A DEPLOYE A L’OPERATION REASSURANCE ROTO 8 OU ELLE A EU L’OCCAISION D’UTILISER SA QUALIFICATION DE MOUVEMENTS D’OTAN. PROMUE AU GRADE DE CAPC EN JULIETT 2018, ELLE COMBLE LA POSITION DE CONTROLEUSE DE LA BFC HALIFAX.
4. SON PLAN IMMEDIAT EST DE RETOURNER A T.-N. AVEC SON EPOUX, DAVE, ET LEUR CHIOT, PEANUT. NAT A ACCEPTE UNE POSITION EN TANT QUE DIRECTURICE DE FINANCE AU SEIN DE LA DIVISION DES COMMISIONAIRES POUR LE T.-N. ELLA REMERCIE A TOUT LE MONDE POUR LEUR SUPPORT ET AMITIE PENDANT SON TEMPS DANS LES FAC.
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