LCDR TIM CLARK CD, LOG (SEA) 00328

  1. LCDR TIM CLARK WILL RETIRE ON 27 SEP 21 AFTER 34 AND A HALF YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA AND THE CAF.
  2. LCDR CLARK JOINED THE CAF IN MARCH 1987 AS A PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION OFFICER. FOLLOWING BOTC, LANGUAGE AND OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING, TIM STARTED HIS CAREER WITH THE AIR FORCE AT MH423 IN SHEARWATER. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY POSTINGS TO THE CPF PROJECT IN MONTREAL AND HALIFAX. IT WAS ON HIS SECOND POSTING TO THE HALIFAX AREA THAT HE MET HIS BRIDE CATHY. AFTER LESS THAN A YEAR IN HALIFAX, LCDR CLARK WAS POSTED TO CFLS OTTAWA, FOLLOWED BY A POSTING BACK TO HALIFAX (MARLANT HQ). WHILE AT MARLANT HQ, TIM RE-BADGED TO LOGISTICS AS PART OF THE ABSORPTION OF THE PADM OCCUPATION INTO THE LOGISTICS BRANCH. HIS TIME AT MARLANT HQ WAS FOLLOWED BY A POSTING BASE SIDE, TO BASE ADMINISTRATION, AND THEN TO OP DANACA IN THE GOLAN HEIGHTS. UN DUTY WAS FOLLOWED BY POSTINGS TO CFJSG HQ KINGSTON, JTFN YELLOWKNIFE, AND HIS FIRST NATO TOUR, AT THE NATO JOINT WARFARE CENTRE STAVANGER NORWAY.
  3. PAYING HIS PENANCE, TIM WAS POSTED TO DMPAP OTTAWA, FOLLOWED BY HIS SECOND AND FINAL NATO TOUR, AT THE NATO FORCE INTEGRATION UNIT IN TALLINN, ESTONIA FOR THE FINAL FIVE YEARS OF HIS CAREER, WHICH WAS A GREAT WAY TO END 34 YEARS IN UNIFORM.
  4. AFTER 15 YEARS AWAY, TIM CONCLUDES HIS CAREER IN HALIFAX, WHERE IT BEGAN FOR HIM AND CATHY, FOR A SHORT TRANSITION PERIOD TO RETIREMENT.
  5. RECOGNIZING THAT TEAM WORK IS THE KEY TO CAF OPERATIONS, LCDR CLARK IS EXTREMELY THANKFUL FOR ALL THE FANTASTIC PEOPLE HE HAS HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH OVER THE YEARS AND THE RELATIONSHIPS HE HAS BUILT.
  6. TIM AND CATHY WILL REMAIN IN THE HALIFAX AREA TO GET CAUGHT UP WITH FAMILY AND ESPECIALLY TO ENJOY WATCHING THEIR GRANDDAUGHTER PLAY SOCCER AND HOCKEY.
  7. LCDR CLARK CELEBRATED HIS IMPENDING RETIREMENT WITH HIS NATO UNIT PRIOR TO RETURNING TO CANADA; ACCORDINGLY NO DWD IS PLANNED.
  1. LE CAPC TIM CLARK PRENDRA SA RETRAITE LE 27 SEPTEMBRE 2021 APRES
    34 ANS ET DEMI DE BONS ET LOYAUX SERVICES RENDUS AU CANADA ET AUX FAC.
  2. LE CAPC CLARK SE JOINT AUX FAC EN MARS 1987 EN TANT QU OFFICIER D ADMINISTRATION DU PERSONNEL. APRES AVOIR SUIVI LE CEO, LA FORMATION LINGUISTIQUE ET LA FORMATION PROFESSIONNELLE, TIM COMMENCE SA CARRIERE DANS LA FORCE AERIENNE AU 423 EHM A SHEARWATER. ENSUITE, IL EST AFFECTE AU PROJET DES FPC A MONTREAL ET A HALIFAX. C EST LORS DE SA DEUXIEME AFFECTATION DANS LA REGION D HALIFAX QU IL RENCONTRE SA FEMME CATHY. APRES AVOIR PASSE MOINS D UN AN A HALIFAX, LE CAPC CLARK EST AFFECTE A L ELFC A OTTAWA, PUIS IL EST DE NOUVEAU AFFECTE A HALIFAX (QG FMAR[A]). PENDANT SON SEJOUR AU QG FMAR(A), TIM EST REAFFECTE A LA LOGISTIQUE DANS LE CADRE DE L INTEGRATION DU POSTE D O ADMIN PERS DANS LE SERVICE DE LA LOGISTIQUE. ENSUITE, IL EST AFFECTE SUR LA BASE, A L ADMINISTRATION DE LA BASE, PUIS PARTICIPE A UN DEPLOIEMENT DE L OP DANACA SUR LE PLATEAU DU GOLAN. LA MISSION DE L ONU EST SUIVIE D UNE AFFECTATION AU QG GSIFC KINGSTON, A LA FOIN, A YELLOWKNIFE ET DE SA PREMIERE MISSION AVEC L OTAN, AU CENTRE DE GUERRE INTERRARMEES DE L OTAN DE STAVANGER, EN NORVEGE.
  3. EN GUISE DE PENITENCE, TIM EST AFFECTE AU BUREAU DU DTSIM A OTTAWA, PUIS IL EFFECTUE SA DEUXIEME ET DERNIERE AFFECTATION A L OTAN A L UNITE D INTEGRATION DES FORCES DE L OTAN A TALLINN, EN ESTONIE, PENDANT LES CINQ DERNIERES ANNEES DE SA CARRIERE. CE FUT UNE EXCELLENTE FACON DE TERMINER 34 ANNEES EN UNIFORME.
  4. APRES 15 ANS D ABSENCE, TIM TERMINE SA CARRIERE A HALIFAX, LA OU ELLE A COMMENCE POUR LUI ET CATHY, POUR UNE COURTE PERIODE DE TRANSITION VERS LA RETRAITE.
  5. SACHANT QUE LE TRAVAIL D EQUIPE EST UN FACTEUR DETERMINANT DES OPERATIONS DES FAC, LE CAPC CLARK SE DIT EXTREMEMENT RECONNAISSANT ENVERS TOUTES LES PERSONNES FORMIDABLES AVEC LESQUELLES IL A EU LE PRIVILEGE DE TRAVAILLER AU FIL DES ANS ET ENVERS LES RELATIONS QU IL A ETABLIES.
  6. TIM ET CATHY DEMEURERONT DANS LA REGION D HALIFAX POUR SE RATTRAPER AUPRES DE LEUR FAMILLE ET SURTOUT POUR PRENDRE PLAISIR A REGARDER LEUR PETITE-FILLE JOUER AU SOCCER ET AU HOCKEY.
  7. LE CAPV A CELEBRE SA RETRAITE IMMINENTE AVEC SON UNITE DE L OTAN AVANT DE RETOURNER AU CANADA; EN CONSÉQUENCE, AUCUNE CEREMONIE DE DEPART DANS LA DIGNITE N EST PREVUE.

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