MAJ CHRIS MOORE, CD, LOG O (LAND), 00328-03

  1. MAJ CHRIS MOORE WILL RETIRE FROM THE CAF ON 3 JUNE 2019 AFTER MORE THAN 37 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA AND THE CAF.
  2. CHRIS ENROLLED IN THE CAF RESERVE IN JANUARY 1982 IN LONDON ON (22 SVC BN), INITIALLY AS A MSE OP THEN REALIZING THAT THE THEN CURRENT FLEET OF VEHICLES CHANGING FROM THE ‘DEUCE AND A HALF’ TO THE NEW MLVW PLATFORM MEANT LESS OPPORTUNITY TO DRIVE HE CHANGED TO A SUP TECH. IN 1985 HE COMPONENT TRANSFERRED TO THE REGULAR FORCE AS A COOK, FOLLOWING HIS FATHER’S FOOTSTEPS.  THROUGHOUT THE NEXT 17 YEARS CHRIS ENJOYED SERVING IN ALL THE CAF ELEMENTS, THE RCN 1986-89, THE CA 1989-94 AND 1997-2002, AND THE RCAF 1994-97.  JUST BEFORE BEING PROMOTED TO WO HE WAS OFFERED AND ACCEPTED THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMISSION FROM THE RANKS.
  3. AS A COOK CHRIS ENJOYED POSTINGS AND TOURS THAT INCLUDED CFB ESQUIMALT, HMCS KOOTENAY, CDN AIRBORNE REGT, 1 RCR, 1 RCHA (SHILO) AND 19 WING COMOX; WITH TOURS TO THE PERSIAN GOLF (1990-91), GOLAN HEIGHTS (1995-96) AND FORMER BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA (1999). AS A ‘YOUNG’ LOG OFFICER HE HAS SERVED WITH 1 GS BN AS ASST ADJT AND TRG O, CFB EDMONTON AS FOOD AND QUARTERING SVCS O, BASE TRG O AND BASE ADJT; AND DEPLOYED TO OP ATHENA (AFGHANISTAN) WITH 2 SVC BN (2005).  UPON PROMOTION TO MAJ HE WAS POSTED TO TF EL GORAH (2009-10), CANOSCOM FORMATION FOOD SVC O AND J3-5 INTEGRATION, LFWA HQ G4 SYSTEMS, 7 CFSD DCO AND 3 CDN DIV HQ G4 PROJECTS.
  4. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF HIS CAREER INCLUDE HIS TIME WITH THE CDN AIRBORNE REGT, HIS DEPLOYMENTS, AND ALL OF THOSE HE MET AND WORKED WITH OVER THE YEARS.
  5. CHRIS PLANS TO RETIRE IN THE EDMONTON AREA WITH HIS WIFE KYM OF 35+ YEARS (KNOWING EACH OTHER SINCE GRADE 4) AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOME TIME TO FOCUS ON HIS OWN GOALS; COMPLETION OF HIS BACHELORS DEGREE, FAMILY TIME WITH HIS WIFE, KIDS AND GRANDKIDS AND MORE FISHING AND GOLF.
  6. CHRIS HAS REQUESTED NO FORMAL DEPART WITH DIGNITY (DWD) CEREMONY BUT SIMPLY ASKS FOR THOSE SO INCLINED TO RAISE A TOAST TO ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED OR CONTINUE TO SERVE. THOSE WISHING TO CONTRIBUTE CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, WELL WISHES OR HUMOUROUS ANECDOTES ARE REQUESTED TO SEND THEIR MESSAGES TO Brian DeMille @forces.gc.ca.

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