LIEUTENANT-COLONEL J.L. NAM, CD

1. AFTER 25 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CAF, ARMY AND RCLS, LCOL JENNIFER NAM WILL RETIRE ON 1 JUNE 2023.

2. LCOL NAM ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN WINNIPEG IN 1998. FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF HER BASIC LOGISTICS OFFICER TRAINING SHE WAS POSTED TO 2 SERVICE BATTALION IN PETAWAWA. WHILE IN PETAWAWA, LCOL NAM ALSO SERVED WITH 2 GS BN AND CFB PETAWAWA DEPLOYING TWICE ON OP ATHENA AS THE FOOD SERVICES OFFICER. AFTER POSTINGS TO ADM(MAT), 1 CAD, OP CALUMET AND ARMY STAFF IN THE G4 ORGANIZATION, LCOL NAM WAS SELECTED FOR COMPANY COMMAND AS OC PSS, CFB KINGSTON. SHE WAS THEN POSTED TO SJS STRAT J4 FOOD SERVICES FOR ONE YEAR UNTIL POSTED TO CFC. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE JOINT COMMAND AND STAFF PROGRAM, SHE WAS POSTED TO CDA HQ AND DOUBLE HATTED AS DCOS SUPPORT AND CO HQ WHILE CDA TRANSITIONED TO TWO L2 ORGANIZATIONS WHERE SHE HONED HER HR SKILLS. SHE COMPLETED HER TENURE IN KINGSTON AS THE DIRECTOR SUPPORT SERVICES AT THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE.

3. LCOL NAM HAS HAD A VERY DIVERSE CAREER AND IS GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE SUPPORT AND MEMORIES OF THOSE WITH WHOM SHE HAS HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO SERVE ALONGSIDE WITH. SHE IS FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR THE LOVE AND SUPPORT OF HER SPOUSE, HAMID, AND THEIR CHILDREN, ALEXANDER AND ADAM.

4. JEN AND HER SPOUSE WILL REMAIN IN KINGSTON WHERE SHE WILL BEGIN A 2ND CAREER WITH THE PUBLIC SERVICE WORKING AT HR CIV. A DWD WILL BE HELD AT THE SSM AT RMC ON 25 MAY 2023 AT 1330 HRS. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES OR ANECDOTES CAN BE SENT TO CINDY.MCLEOD2@FORCES.GC.CA.

1. APRES 25 ANS DE SERVICES DEVOUES AUX FAC, A L ARMEE ET AU SRLC, LA LCOL JENNIFER NAM PRENDRA SA RETRAITE LE 1ER JUIN 2023

2. LA LCOL NAM S ENROLE DANS LES FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES A WINNIPEG EN 1998. APRES AVOIR TERMINE SON INSTRUCTION ELEMENTAIRE D OFFICIER DE LOGISTIQUE, ELLE EST MUTEE AU 2E BATAILLON DES SERVICES A PETAWAWA. PENDANT SON SEJOUR A PETAWAWA, LA LCOL NAM SE MET AUSSI AU SERVICE DU 2 BON SG ET DE LA BFC PETAWAWA EN PARTICIPANT A DEUX REPRISES A L OP ATHENA EN TANT QU OFFICIERE DES SERVICES D ALIMENTATION. APRES AVOIR TRAVAILLE AU SMA(MAT), A LA 1 DAC, POUR L OP CALUMET ET A L ETAT MAJOR DE L ARMEE AU SEIN DE L ORGANISATION DU G4, LA LCOL NAM EST CHOISIE POUR UN POSTE DE COMMANDEMENT DE COMPAGNIE, EN TANT QUE CMDT ESP, A LA BFC KINGSTON. ELLE EST ENSUITE MUTEE A L EMIS J4 SERVICES D ALIMENTATION POUR UN AN AVANT D ETRE AFFECTEE AU CFC. APRES AVOIR TERMINE SON PROGRAMME DE COMMANDEMENT ET D ETAT-MAJOR STRATEGIQUE, ELLE EST MUTEE AU QG ACD, OU ELLE JOUE DEUX ROLES, CEUX DE SOUTIEN SCEM ET DE CMDT QG, TANDIS QUE L ACD OPERE SA TRANSITION VERS DEUX ORGANISATIONS DE N1, ET ELLE Y AIGUISE SES COMPETENCES. ELLE TERMINE SA CARRIERE A KINGSTON EN TANT QUE DIRECTRICE DES SERVICES DE SOUTIEN AU COLLEGE MILITAIRE ROYAL

3. LA LCOL NAM A EU UNE CARRIERE TRES DIVERSIFIEE ET SAIT GRE AUX PERSONNES AUX COTES DESQUELLES ELLE A EU LE PRIVILEGE DE SERVIR DE TOUT LEUR SOUTIEN ET DES SOUVENIRS TISSES ENSEMBLE. ELLE SERA AUSSI ETERNELLEMENT RECONNAISSANTE A SON CONJOINT, HAMID, ET A LEURS ENFANTS, ALEXANDER ET ADAM, DE LEUR AMOUR ET LEUR APPUI

4. ELLE ET SON CONJOINT RESTERONT A KINGSTON, OU ELLE ENTAMERA UNE DEUXIEME CARRIERE AU SEIN DE LA FONCTION PUBLIQUE, PLUS PRECISEMENT AUX RH-CIV. UNE CEREMONIE DE DEPART DANS LA DIGNITE AURA LIEU AU MOC DU CMR LE 25 MAI 2003 A 13 H 30. LES MESSAGES DE FELICITATIONS ET ANECDOTES PEUVENT ETRE ENVOYES A CINDY.MCLEOD2@FORCES.GC.CA