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1. MAJOR CLAUDE CARIGNAN WILL RETIRE FROM THE CAF ON
18 JANUARY 2018 AFTER 31 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE.

2. ORIGINALLY FROM TROIS-RIVIERES QC, HE JOINED THE REGULAR FORCE AS A DIRECT ENTRY OFFICER IN 1987 AND HAS PROUDLY WORN HIS ROYAL AIR FORCE UNIFORM SINCE THEN. UPON COMPLETION OF HIS FINANCE LOGISTICS TRAINING, HE SERVED IN NUMEROUS UNITS INCLUDING CFB CHATHAM, CFB MONTREAL, 71 COM GP HQ, 14 WING GREENWOOD, 22 WING NORTH BAY, D AIR CBM OTTAWA, 17 WING WINNIPEG AND FINALLY CDAO AND VCDS GP OTTAWA. IN 2006 CLAUDE ASSUMED THE DUTIES OF OC ADMIN IN CAMP MIRAGE.

3. CLAUDE WISHES TO THANK HIS WIFE, MARTINE, AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN (SAMIRA, ISAAC AND MAYRANCE) FOR ALL THEIR CONSTANT SUPPORT. HE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK ALL THOSE HE WAS FORTUNATE TO KNOW AND WORK WITH THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER. YOUR PROFESSIONALISM, FRIENDSHIP AND HUMOUR HAVE MADE HIS TIME WITH THE CAF TRULY MEMORABLE.

4. CLAUDE AND MARTINE PLAN TO REMAIN IN THE OTTAWA AREA. FOLLOWING CLAUDE’S LAST DAY IN UNIFORM ON 5 JANUARY 2018 HE AND MARTINE WILL ENJOY A SHORT RETIREMENT LEAVE IN THE CARIBBEAN AFTER WHICH CLAUDE WILL TRANSITION TO HIS NEW JOB WITHIN DND.

5. CLAUDE HAS CHOSEN NOT TO HAVE A FORMAL DWD CEREMONY BUT PREFERS A SMALL GATHERING WITH COLLEAGUES OF HIS CURRENT ORGANISATION. HE WILL LEAVE THE CAF WITH HIS FONDEST MEMORIES BEING OF THE PEOPLE WITH WHOM HE SERVED ALONGSIDE.

6. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, WELL WISHES AND ANECDOTES CAN BE SENT TO LCDR YVES CHAMBERLAND AT YVES.CHAMBERLAND2@FORCES.GC.CA NLT 19 JANUARY 2018

1. MAJOR CLAUDE CARIGNAN PRENDRA SA LIBERATION DES FAC LE 18 JANVIER 2018 APRES PLUS DE 31 ANS DE BONS ET LOYAUX SERVICES.

2. ORIGINAIRE DE TROIS-RIVIERES QC, IL S’EST JOINT A LA FORCE REGULIERE EN TANT QU’OFFICIER D’ENTREE DIRECTE EN 1987 ET A FIEREMENT PORTE L’UNIFORME DE L’AVIATION ROYALE CANADIENNE DEPUIS CE TEMPS. APRES AVOIR COMPLETE SA FORMATION DE LOGISTICIEN (FINANCE) IL A SERVI AU SEIN DE PLUSIEURS UNITES NOTAMMENT BFC CHATHAM, BFC MONTREAL, QG 71 COM GP, 14 ERE GREENWOOD, 22 ERE NORTH BAY, DFCPA AIR OTTAWA, 17 ERE WINNIPEG ET FINALLEMENT BCCM ET GP VCEMD OTTAWA. EN 2006 IL A ASSUME LES FONCTIONS DE CO ADMIN AU CAMP MIRAGE.

3. CLAUDE SOUHAITE REMERCIER SON EPOUSE MARTINE AINSI QUE LEURS TROIS ENFANTS (SAMIRA, ISAAC ET MAYRANCE) POUR LEUR SUPPORT CONSTANT. IL SOUHAITE EGALEMENT REMERCIER TOUS CEUX ET CELLES QU IL A EU LE PRIVILEGE DE COTOYER TOUT AU LONG DE SA CARRIERE. VOTRE PROFESSIONNALISME, AMITE ET HUMOUR ON CONTRIBUE A RENDRE SON PASSAGE AU SEIN DES FAC VRAIMENT MEMORABLE.

4. CLAUDE ET MARTINE SOUHAITENT DEMEURER DANS LA REGION D’OTTAWA. SUIVANT LA DERNIÈ€RE JOURNEE DE CLAUDE EN UNIFORME LE 5 JANVIER 2018 LUI ET MARTINE ENTREPRENDRONT UN COURT CONGE DE LIBERATION DANS LES CARAIBES APRES QUOI IL DEBUTERA SON NOUVEL EMPLOI AU SEIN DU MDN.

5. CLAUDE A CHOISI DE NE PAS AVOIR UNE CEREMONIE FORMELLE DWD. IL PREFERE UN PETIT RASSEMBLEMENT AVEC LES COLLEGUES DE SON ORGANISATION ACTUELLE. Il VA QUITTER LES FAC AVEC SES SOUVENIRS LES PLUS CHERS ETANT LES PERSONNES AVEC QUI IL A SERVI.

6. LES MESSAGES DE FELICITATION, SOUHAITS ET ANECDOTES PEUVENT ETRE ACHEMINES AU CAPC YVES CHAMBERLAND AT YVES.CHAMBERLAND2@FORCES.GC.CA APT LE 19 JANVIER 2018