MAJOR LAURA BYE LM CD, LOGISTICS OFFICER, 00328, LAND
1. MAJ LAURA BYE WILL BE RETIRING ON 23 FEB 2021 AFTER OVER 13 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES.
2. LAURA ENROLLED AS PART OF ROTP ON 15 MAY 2007 IN SUDBURY, ON, WHILE COMPLETING A BACHELOR OF ARTS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AND ECONOMICS AT LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY. LAURA’S ENTIRE CAREER WAS SPENT AS A LOGISTICS OFFICER.
3. A CAREER SUMMARY: LAURA BEGAN HER MILITARY CAREER AT 2 SERVICE BATTALION IN AUGUST 2010 WITH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (TN COY) AS COMPANY ADMINISTRATION OFFICER, WHICH WOULD INEVITABLY BLESS HER WITH A CAREER OF ADMIN/MIL HR POSTINGS THROUGHOUT HER CAREER, DESPITE BEING A TRAINED TRANSPORT OFFICER. FOLLOWING A PROMOTION TO LIEUTENANT IN 2012, LAURA CUT HER TEETH AS A PLATOON COMMANDER WITH BRAVO PLATOON, TN COY, WHICH REMAINS A CAREER HIGHLIGHT TO THIS DAY. SHE ROUNDED OUT HER TIME AT BATTALION WITH ADMIN COY AS COY AO (SINCE ONCE WASN’T ENOUGH), THEN UPON PROMOTION TO CAPTAIN IN AUGUST 2013, ASSUMED THE COVETED ROLE OF BN ASSISTANT ADJUTANT. IN 2014, LAURA WAS SELECTED FOR EMPLOYMENT AT THE CANADIAN SPECIAL OPERATIONS REGIMENT (CSOR), INITIALLY AS QUARTER- MASTER. DURING A WHIRLWIND THREE-YEAR TENURE, SHE ALSO TOOK ON ROLES OF REGIMENTAL S4 AND SERVICE COMPANY SECOND IN COMMAND, AND DEPLOYED INTERNATIONALLY AS A TASK FORCE S4 ON FIVE OCCASIONS. IN JULY 2017, IN ORDER TO BE OFFERED RESPITE, LAURA WAS POSTED TO 2 CANADIAN MECHANIZED BRIGADE GROUP HEADQUARTERS AS G4 PLANS WHERE NO RESPITE WAS FOUND, THEN WAS ADVISED THREE MONTHS LATER THAT SHE WAS DEPLOYING AGAIN. IN DECEMBER 2017, LAURA DEPLOYED AS A MAJ A/WSE ON OPERATION IMPACT AS OFFICER COMMANDING FOR THE CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT CELL FOR OS HUB KUWAIT. UPON RETURN IN JUNE 2018, LAURA WAS POSTED BACK TO 2 SVC BN AS ADJUTANT. IN JANUARY 2019, SHE WAS PROMOTED TO MAJ SUBSTANTIVE AND POSTED BACK TO 2 CMBG HQ AS BDE G1, TO ROUND OUT HER CAREER WHERE SHE STARTED – IN AN ADMIN ROLE. LAURA IS DEPARTING THE CAF TO FOCUS ON HER NEW ROLE AS A MOTHER AND COMPLETE HER EDUCATION TOWARDS A PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING DESIGNATION. SHE IS FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR THE MENTORSHIP, FRIENDSHIP AND CAMRADERIE OF NUMEROUS COLLEAGUES OF ALL RANKS ENCOUNTERED DURING HER TIME IN PETAWAWA AND ABROAD, WHICH ARE TOO MANY TO NOTE.
4. DWD INFORMATION: DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS LAURA HAS OPTED TO FORGO ANY FORMAL DEPARTURE CEREMONY.
5. CONTACT INFORMATION: CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, WELL WISHES OR ANECDOTES CAN BE SENT TO JACKSEN.BOLT@FORCES.GC.CA
1. LE MAJ LAURA BYE PRENDRA SA RETRAITE LE 23 FEV 2021 APRES PLUS DE 13 ANNEES DE BONS ET LOYAUX SERVICES ENVERS LES FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES.
2. LAURA S EST ENROLEE DANS LE CADRE DU PFOR LE 15 MAI 2007 A SUDBURY (ONT.) ALORS QU ELLE EFFECTUAIT UN BACCALAUREAT ES ARTS EN SCIENCE POLITIQUE ET ECONOMIE A L UNIVERSITE LAURENTIENNE. ELLE A ETE OFFICIER DE LA LOGISTIQUE PENDANT TOUTE SA CARRIERE MILITAIRE.
3. RESUME DE CARRIERE : LAURA A ENTREPRIS SA CARRIERE MILITAIRE AU 2E BATAILLON DES SERVICES EN AOUT 2010, A TITRE D OFFICIER D ADMINISTRATION DE LA COMPAGNIE DE TRANSPORT (CIE TPT). AVEC UN TEL DEBUT, SA CARRIERE ALLAIT INEVITABLEMENT ETRE CONSTITUEE D UNE SUCCESSION D AFFECTATIONS EN ADMIN/RH MIL, MALGRE SA QUALIFICATION D OFFICIER DU TRANSPORT. APRES AVOIR OBTENU LE GRADE DE LIEUTENANT EN 2012, LAURA A FAIT SES PREMIERES ARMES COMME CMDT DE PELOTON AVEC LE PON BRAVO, CIE TPT, CE QUI CONSTITUE UN MOMENT FORT DE SA CARRIERE. ELLE A TERMINE SON SEJOUR A LA CIE ADMIN DU BATAILLON A TITRE D O ADMIN (UNE FOIS, CE N’ETAIT PAS ASSEZ). A SA PROMOTION AU GRADE DE CAPITAINE EN AOUT 2013, ELLE A OBTENU LE POSTE CONVOITE DE CAPT ADJT ADJOINT DU BON. EN 2014, ELLE A ETE SELECTIONNEE POUR FAIRE PARTIE DU REGIMENT D OPERATIONS SPECIALES DU CANADA (ROSC), D ABORD COMME QUARTIER-MAITRE. DURANT CE MANDAT BIEN REMPLI DE TROIS ANS, ELLE A EGALEMENT OCCUPÉ LES FONCTIONS DE S4 REGIMENTAIRE ET DE CMDT ADJ DE LA COMPAGNIE DES SERVICES, EN PLUS DE PRENDRE PART A CINQ DEPLOIEMENTS INTERNATIONAUX EN TANT QUE S4 FORCE OPERATIONNELLE. EN QUETE DE REPIT, LAURA A ETE AFFECTEE AU QUARTIER GENERAL DU 2E GROUPE- BRIGADE MECANISE DU CANADA EN JUILLET 2017, A TITRE DE G4 PLANS. IL N Y EU AUCUN REPIT. TROIS MOIS PLUS TARD, ELLE A APPRIS QU ELLE PARTIRAIT A NOUVEAU EN DEPLOIEMENT. EN DECEMBRE 2017, LAURA A DONC MIS LE CAP VERS LE CSO KOWEIT POUR REMPLIR LES FONCTIONS DE CMDT DE LA CELLULE DE GESTION DES MARCHES DANS LE CADRE DE L OPERATION IMPACT, AU GIDA DE MAJ. A SON RETOUR EN JUIN 2018, ELLE EST RETOURNEE AU 2 BON SVC, COMME CAPT ADJT. EN JANVIER 2019, ELLE A OBTENU LE GRADE EFFECTIF DE MAJOR ET A ETE REAFFECTEE AU QG 2 GBMC, CETTE FOIS AU POSTE DE G1 BDE. C EST AINSI QU ELLE A TERMINE SA CARRIERE COMME ELLE L AVAIT COMMENCE : DANS UN ROLE ADMIN. LAURA QUITTE LES FAC POUR SE CONCENTRER SUR UN NOUVEAU ROLE, CELUI DE MERE. ELLE SOUHAITE EGALEMENT TERMINER SES ETUDES POUR DEVENIR COMPTABLE PROFESSIONNELLE. ELLE EST INFINIMENT RECONNAISSANTE DU MENTORAT, DE L AMITIE ET DE LA CAMARADERIE DE SES COLLEGUES DE TOUS LES GRADES RENCONTRES AU FIL DU TEMPS A PETAWAWA ET A L ETRANGER. ILS SONT TROP NOMBREUX POUR ETRE NOMMES.
4. CDD : EN RAISON DES RESTRICTIONS LIEES A LA COVID-19, LAURA A DECIDE DE RENONCER A LA TENUE D UNE CEREMONIE DE DEPART OFFICIELLE.
5. COORDONNEES : VOUS POUVEZ FAIRE PARVENIR VOS MESSAGES DE FELICITATIONS, VOS VOEUX ET VOS ANECDOTES A JACKSEN.BOLT@FORCES.GC.CA