LCOL JAY INDEWEY
LCOL JAY INDEWEY WILL RETIRE ON 2 OCT 2019 AFTER 26 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES.
1. LCOL INDEWEY JOINED THE CAF IN 1993, LEAVING HIS SMALL TOWN IN PEI BEHIND TO SEEK GRAND ADVENTURES. AFTER SURVIVING BASIC TRAINING AS THE ROOMMATE OF AN ORIGINAL CAST MEMBER OF ROMPER ROOM (SERIOUSLY) HE HEADED TO COLLÈGE MILITAIRE ROYAL DE SAINT-JEAN WHERE HE WAS ONE OF ONLY A FEW ANGLOPHONES WHOSE FRENCH CONSISTED OF ‘OUI,’ ‘NON’ AND ‘POUTINE.’ AFTER COMPLETING HIS PREPARATORY YEAR, HE HEADED TO THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE IN KINGSTON WHERE HE GRADUATED IN 1998. IT WAS DURING HIS TIME IN KINGSTON THAT LCOL INDEWEY MET HIS EVER LOVING AND LONG SUFFERING WIFE, ALANNA – WHO REMAINS THE LIGHT IN HIS LIFE.
2. HIS SERVICE HISTORY INCLUDES SEVERAL POSTINGS TO EDMONTON WHERE HE SERVED AS PLATOON COMMANDER AND OPERATIONS OFFICER FOR 1 SERVICE BATTALION, STAFF AT 1 ASG HQ AND 3 DIVISION HQ AS WELL AS G4, 1 CMBG. OTHER HIGHLIGHTS OF HIS CAREER INCLUDE A TOUR AS THE INAUGURAL QUARTERMASTER OF THE INFANTRY SCHOOL, MULTIPLE DEPLOYMENTS WITH 4 CFMCU, COMPANY COMMAND AT CFLTC, DEPLOYMENTS TO BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA AND AFGHANISTAN AS WELL AS A THREE YEAR ASSIGNMENT TO MIAMI, FLORIDA.
3. LCOL INDEWEY HAS ACCEPTED A POSITION WITH THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF CANADA AND WILL REMAIN IN OTTAWA WITH HIS FAMILY. HE WOULD LIKE TO THANK HIS FRIENDS AND MENTORS FOR THEIR GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT. ABOVE ALL, LCOL INDEWEY WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE SOLDIERS, SAILORS AND AIRMEN/AIRWOMEN HE HAS WORKED WITH OVER THE YEARS. YOU ALL HAD A ROLE IN MAKING HIM LOOK GOOD PREVENTING HIM FROM HAVING TO DRESS IN PRISON STRIPES. YOU ARE THE REASON HE SERVED. YOU DROVE HIM TO GIVE HIS VERY BEST EVERY SINGLE DAY.
4. THERE WILL BE AN INFORMAL DEPARTURE WITH DIGNITY CELEBRATION FOR LCOL INDEWEY AND HIS FAMILY ON 27 SEPTEMBER AT THE HIGHLANDER PUB AT 1200. LCOL INDEWEY CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO JOIN HIM IN THE CELEBRATION AND GIVE HIM AN OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU FOR THE MANY FOND MEMORIES HE WILL CARRY INTO THE FUTURE.
5. RSVP IS REQUESTED NLT 23 SEPTEMBER. CONGRATULATE MESSAGES, ANTIDOTES, STORIES AND OUTRIGHT LIES ARE REQUESTED TO BE SENT TO MAJ MELISSA MACLEOD (MELISSA.MACLEOD@FORCES.GC.CA).
LE LCOL JAY INDEWEY PRENDRA SA RETRAITE LE 2 OCTOBRE 2019, APRES 26 ANS DE BONS ET LOYAUX SERVICES DANS LES FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES.
1. LE LCOL INDEWEY S ENROLE DANS LES FAC EN 1993, QUITTANT SA PETITE VILLE SUR L I-P-E A LA RECHERCHE DE GRANDES AVENTURES. APRES AVOIR SURVECU A L’INSTRUCTION DE BASE COMME CAMARADE DE CHAMBRE D’UN MEMBRE DE LA DISTRIBUTION ORIGINALE DE L’EMISSION « ROMPER ROOM » (SERIEUSEMENT), IL SE REND AU COLLEGE MILITAIRE ROYAL DE SAINT-JEAN OU IL EST L’UN DES RARES ANGLOPHONES DONT LE FRANCAIS CONSISTE A POUVOIR DIRE « OUI », « NON » ET « POUTINE ». APRES AVOIR TERMINE SON ANNEE PREPARATOIRE, IL SE DIRIGE VERS LE COLLEGE MILITAIRE ROYAL DE KINGSTON OU IL OBTIENT SON DIPLOME EN 1998. C’EST PENDANT SON SEJOUR A KINGSTON QU IL RENCONTRE SA FUTURE EPOUSE, ALANNA, TOUJOURS AIMANTE MALGRE TOUT ET QUI DEMEURE UN RAYON DE SOLEIL DANS SA VIE.
2. SON SERVICE MILITAIRE COMPREND PLUSIEURS POSTES A EDMONTON, OU IL EST SUCCESSIVEMENT COMMANDANT DE PELOTON ET OFFICIER DES OPERATIONS AU 1ER BATAILLON DES SERVICES, OFFICIER D’ETAT-MAJOR AU QG 1 GSS ET AU QG 3 DIV, AINSI QUE G4 DU 1 GBMC. PARMI LES AUTRES FAITS MARQUANTS DE SA CARRIERE FIGURENT UNE PERIODE DE SERVICE COMME PREMIER QUARTIER MAITRE DE L’ECOLE D’INFANTERIE, DE NOMBREUX DEPLOIEMENTS POUR LE COMPTE DE LA 4 UCMFC, LE COMMANDEMENT D’UNE COMPAGNIE AU CILFC, DES DEPLOIEMENTS EN BOSNIE-HERZEGOVINE ET EN AFGHANISTAN, AINSI QU UNE AFFECTATION DE TROIS ANS A MIAMI, EN FLORIDE.
3. LE LCOL INDEWEY A ACCEPTE UN POSTE AU SEIN DE LA FONCTION PUBLIQUE DU CANADA ET DEMEURERA A OTTAWA AVEC SA FAMILLE. IL TIENT A REMERCIER SES AMIS ET SES MENTORS POUR LEURS CONSEILS ET LEUR SOUTIEN. IL SOUHAITE SURTOUT REMERCIER LES SOLDATS, LES MARINS ET LES AVIATEURS AVEC QUI IL A TRAVAILLE AU FIL DES ANS. ILS L’ONT TOUS AIDE A BIEN PARAITRE ET A NE PAS FINIR EN PRISON. ILS SONT LA RAISON POUR LAQUELLE IL A SERVI. ILS L’ONT AMENE A DONNER LE MEILLEUR DE LUI-MEME, JOUR APRES JOUR.
4. IL Y AURA UNE CELEBRATION INFORMELLE DE DEPART DANS LA DIGNITE POUR LE LCOL INDEWEY ET SA FAMILLE LE 27 SEPTEMBRE, AU HIGHLANDER PUB, A 1200. IL VOUS INVITE CORDIALEMENT A VOUS JOINDRE A LUI POUR CETTE OCCASION, AFIN QU IL PUISSE VOUS REMERCIER POUR LES NOMBREUX SOUVENIRS QU IL CONSERVERA.
5. VEUILLEZ RESERVER AU PLUS TARD LE 23 SEPTEMBRE. LES MESSAGES DE FELICITATIONS, LES ANECDOTES, LES HISTOIRES ET LES MENTERIES PEUVENT ETRE ENVOYES AU MAJ MELISSA MACLEOD (MELISSA.MACLEOD@FORCES.GC.CA).