LT(N) TIM BLACKMORE
1. AFTER MORE THAN 32 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE LT(N) TIM BLACKMORE WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES EFFECTIVE 27 MAY 2022.
2. LT(N) TIM BLACKMORE JOINED THE REGULAR FORCE ON 2 NOVEMBER, 1989 AT CANADIAN FORCES RECRUITING CENTER IN CORNER BROOK, NL AS A COOK. FOLLOWING BASIC AND TRADES TRAINING, TIM WAS POSTED TO HMCS FRASER IN NOVA SCOTIA AND THUS BEGAN HIS CAREER AS A COOK. FROM THAT POINT ON TIM SERVED IN VARIOUS SHIPS AND SHORE POSTINGS INCLUDING HMCS FRASER, HMCS OTTAWA (STEAMER), HMCS HALIFAX, HMCS VDQ, HMCS IROQUOIS, AND HMCS MONTREAL (FOUR POSTING), 12 WING SHEARWATER, CFB HALIFAX, CFB KINGSTON, CFS ST. JOHNS, CFB PETAWAWA, AND CFB TRENTON. TIM COMMISIONED TO SEA LOG OFFICER IN 2018 AND WAS POSTED TO CFRC HALIFAX AS THE ADMIN O, ACCOMMODATIONS O, AND THEN HIS FINAL POSITION AS THE FOOD SERVICE OFFER AT CFB HALIFAX. TIM DEPLOYED TO OP ENDURANCE (AFGHANISTAN), AND OP CARIBBE (HMCS MONTREAL, HMCS IROQUOIS), AND A NATO DEPLOYMENT (HMCS MONTREAL)
3. LT(N) BLACKMORE MANY CAREER HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE HIS POSITIONS AS THE FIRST COOK POSTED TO THE CANADIAN SPECIAL OPERATIONS REGIMENT IN PETWAWA, SENIOR COOK ABOARD HMCS SHIPS, DEPUTY FOOD SERVICE OFFICER AT CFB TRENTON, AND BEING THE FOOD SERVICE OFFICER IN CFB HALIFAX TO TOP OFF HIS CAREER.
4. TIM IS EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR THE MANY EXPERIENCES, FRIENDSHIPS AND MEMORIES WITH SO MANY AMAZING PEOPLE, MILITARY AND CIVILIAN, OVER HIS LAST 32 PLUS YEARS IN UNIFORM. HE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL WHO SUPPORTED HIM THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, ESPECIALLY THE UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM HIS WIFE NANCY AND CHILDREN, TYLER, SHANE AND MADISON.
5. UPON RETIREMENT TIM AND NANCY WILL REMAIN IN THE HALIFAX REGION WHERE THEY HOPE TO RELAX, GOLF, TRAVEL AND ENJOY EACH OTHER COMPANY, AND VISIT THE KIDS AND GRAND KIDS.
6. ANEDOTES AND WELL WISHES MAY BE SENT TO SLT ROSS LARDER AT ROSS.LARDER@FORCES.GC.CA. GIVEN THE CURRENT COVID LIMITATIONS A FORMAL DWD RECEPTION WILL BE INDEFINITELY DEFERRED, IF RESTRICTIONS ALLOW TIM MAY HAVE A GATHERING AT HIS HOME IN DARTMOUTH TO CELEBRATE HIS RETIREMENT ONCE HEALTH RESTRICTIONS ALLOW.
1. APRES PLUS DE 32 ANS DE BONS ET LOYAUX SERVICES, LE LIEUTENANT DE VAISSEAU TIM BLACKMORE PRENDRA SA RETRAITE DES FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES LE 27 MAI 2022.
2. LE LTV TIM BLACKMORE S ENROLE DANS LA FORCE REGULIERE LE 2 NOVEMBRE 1989 COMME CUISINIER AU CENTRE DE RECRUTEMENT DES FORCES CANADIENNES A CORNER BROOK, T.-N.-L. APRES AVOIR SUIVI SON INSTRUTION ELEMENTAIRE ET PROFESSIONNELLE, TIM EST AFFECTE AU NCSM FRASER EN NOUVELLE-ECOSSE ET COMMENCE AINSI SA CARRIERE DE CUISINIER. A PARTIR DE CE MOMENT, TIM A DIVERSES AFFECTATIONS A BORD DE NAVIRES ET A TERRE, Y COMPRIS A BORD DU NCSM FRASER, DU NCSM OTTAWA (NAVIRE A VAPEUR), DU NCSM HALIFAX, DU NCSM VDQ, DU NCSM IROQUOIS ET DU NCSM MONTREAL (QUATRE AFFECTATIONS) ET A LA 12E ESCADRE SHEARWATER, A LA BFC HALIFAX, A LA BFC KINGSTON, A LA SFC ST. JOHNS, A LA BFC PETAWAWA ET A LA BFC TRENTON. IL OBTENT SA COMMISSION ET DEVIENT OFFICIER DE LA LOGISTIQUE EN MER EN 2018 ET EST AFFECTE AU CRFC HALIFAX EN TANT QU OFFICIER D ADMINISTRATION ET OFFICIER DU LOGEMENT, PUIS A SON DERNIER POSTE EN TANT QU OFFICIER DES SERVICES D ALIMENTATION A LA BFC HALIFAX. IL EST DEPLOYE DANS LE CADRE DE L OP ENDURANCE (AFGHANISTAN), DE L OP CARIBBE (NCSM MONTREAL, NCSM IROQUOIS) ET D UN DEPLOIEMENT DE L OTAN (NCSM MONTREAL).
3. LE LTV BLACKMORE A DE NOMBREUX POINTS SAILLANTS DANS SA CARRIERE, NOTAMMENT IL EST LE PREMIER CUISINIER AFFECTE AU REGIMENT D OPERATIONS SPECIALES A PETAWAWA, LE CHEF CUISINIER A BORD DE NCSM, L OFFICIER ADJOINT DU SERVICE D ALIMENTATION A LA BFC TRENTON ET L OFFICIER DU SERVICE D ALIMENTATION A LA BFC HALIFAX, POUR COURONNER SA CARRIERE.
4. TIM EST EXTREMEMENT RECONNAISSANT POUR LES MULTIPLES EXPERIENCES, AMITIES ET SOUVENIRS AVEC TANT DE PERSONNES EXTRAORDINAIRES, MILITAIRES ET CIVILES, AU COURS DES 32 ANNEES ET PLUS QU IL A PASSEES EN UNIFORME. IL AIMERAIT REMERCIER TOUS CEUX QUI L ONT SOUTENU TOUT AU LONG DE SA CARRIERE, EN PARTICULIER LE SOUTIEN INCONDITIONNEL DE SON EPOUSE NANCY ET DE SES ENFANTS, TYLER, SHANE ET MADISON.
5. A LA RETRAITE, TIM ET NANCY RESTERONT DANS LA REGION D HALIFAX OU ILS ESPERENT SE DETENDRE, JOUER AU GOLF, VOYAGER, PROFITER DU TEMPS PASSE ENSEMBLE, ET RENDRE VISITE A LEURS ENFANTS ET PETITS-ENFANTS.
6. LES ANECDOTES ET LES SOUHAITS DE BONHEUR PEUVENT ETRE ENVOYES A L ENS 1 ROSS LARDER A ROSS.LARDER@FORCES.GC.CA. ETANT DONNE LES LIMITATIONS ACTUELLES DE LA COVID, UNE RECEPTION OFFICIELLE DE DEPART DAND LA DIGNITE SERA REPORTEE INDEFINIMENT. SELON LES RESTRICTIONS, TIM POURRA ORGANISER UN RASSEMBLEMENT CHEZ LUI A
DARTMOUTH POUR CELEBRER SON DEPART A LA RETRAITE, UNE FOIS QUE LES RESTRICTIONS DE SANTE LE PERMETTRONT.