MAJOR T.W. (TODD) YOUNG, CD, LOG AIR 00328
1. AFTER MORE THAN 42 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE IN THE REGULAR FORCE, MAJOR TODD YOUNG WILL RETIRE ON 26 FEBRUARY 2021.
2. HE WAS BORN IN BISTROFF-MOSELLE, FRANCE WHILE HIS FATHER WAS SERVING WITH THE RCAF AT 2(F) WING GROSTENQUIN. HE APPLIED ON HIS SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY AND ENROLLED AT CFRC HALIFAX, AS AN ARTILLERYMAN, REPORTING TO CFRS CORNWALLIS IN DEC 1978. POSTED TO 2 RCHA (79-83), HE EARNED HIS JUMP WINGS ON 11 NOV 79 AND DONNED THE MAROON BERET TO SERVE WITH THE AIRBORNE BATTERY. IN 1983 HE REMUSTERED TO THE TRAFFIC TECH TRADE AND WAS POSTED TO 2 AMU (83-87). HE DEPLOYED TO LOCATIONS SUCH AS GREENLAND, NORWAY, TEXAS, GERMANY AND ITALY. POSTED TO CFB LAHR, THEN WEST GERMANY (87-93), HE WAS APPOINTED MCPL (89) AND MOVED TO 5 AMU. WHILE THERE HE DEPLOYED TO CYPRUS. POSTED BACK TO CFB TRENTON, HE FLEW WITH 429 SQN AS A CC130 LOADMASTER (93-96) TRAVELLING THE WORLD FROM A TO Z (ALERT TO ZIMBABWE) WHILE ALSO BEING PROMOTED SGT (94). RETURNING TO 2 AIR MOV SQN (96), HE DEPLOYED ON OP CONSTABLE (HAITI – 97) AND OP DANACA (GOLAN HEIGHTS – 2000) WHERE HE WAS PROMOTED TO WARRANT OFFICER BY THE PRIME MINISTER (JEAN CHRETIEN) DURING A CAMP VISIT. POSTED (OCT 00) TO CFB HALIFAX (FORMATION LOGISTICS) HE DEPLOYED TO SIGONELLA NAS (OP AUGMENTATION – JAN 02) AND THEN TO FUJAIRAH, U.A.E. (OP APOLLO – AUG 02). WHILE THERE HE RECEIVED HIS COMMISSION (CFR) AND WAS POSTED TO 1 AIR MOV SQN, WINNIPEG, (2003). HE RETURNED TO THE U.A.E. (CAMP MIRAGE) IN JAN 06. POSTED TO 1 CAD, A3 COMBAT PLANS, (JUN 06) HE WORKED, OUT OF TRADE (PILOTS BILLET), AS THE LEAD PLANNER, TASKING THE RCAF’S PROPELLER TRANSPORT FLEET. HE DEPLOYED ON HIS EIGHTH, AND LAST, OP BOXTOP (THULE, GREENLAND) AS WELL AS TO TRINIDAD (SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS) AND MALAYSIA (PACIFIC RIM, DISATER RELIEF AIRLIFT SYMPOSIUM). PROMOTED CAPTAIN (2009) HE WAS POSTED TO 19 WING, COMOX AS THE TRANSPORTATION OFFICER. AFTER ONE YEAR THERE HE WAS PROMOTED TO MAJOR (2010) AND POSTED BACK TO WINNIPEG AS THE 17 WING TEMEO. HE ASSUMED THE DCO MANTLE THE FOLLOWING YEAR AND DEPLOYED ON OP MOBILE (SICILY, 2011) AS THE CO OF THE MSF. IN DEC 2014 HE WAS APPOINTED AS THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF 17 WING LOG & ENG BRANCH. IN JUL 15 HE PROCEEDED ON A YEAR-LONG DEPLOYMENT (OP PROTEUS) WORKING AT THE U.S. CONSULATE IN JERUSALEM WHERE HE WAS AWARDED THE U.S. MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL. IN SEP OF 16 HE PROCEEDED TO 12 WING, SHEARWATER ON WHAT WOULD BE HIS FINAL POSTING, BACK WHERE HIS CAREER COMMENCED IN 1978.
3. TODD BEGAN IT ALL WHEN THE PM’S LAST NAME WAS TRUDEAU, BUT HIS FIRST NAME WAS PIERRE. HIS LENGTHY STAY IN THE ORGANIZATION WAS ATTRIBUTED TO, AS HE STATES, ‘AN APPRECIATION OF THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ADVANCEMENT AND TRAVEL, AS WELL AS THE CHALLENGES IT PROVIDED BUT MOST OF ALL THE PRIVILIGE TO WORK WITH SO MANY GREAT PEOPLE OVER THE YEARS’. HE HAS SEEN A LOT OF CHANGE AND WORKED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS LONG SINCE CLOSED (CORNWALLIS, CHATHAM, PENHOLD, LAHR, ETC…). HIS CAREER ORIGIN PREDATES DESKTOPS, BLACKBERRY’S AND EVEN PHOTOCOPIERS, REMEMBERING THE DAYS OF CARBON PAPER AND THE HAND CRANKED, ALCOHOL FUELLED, PRINTERS (GESTETENERS).
4. IN 1982, WHILE POSTED TO PETAWAWA, TODD MET HIS FUTURE WIFE CATHY AND THEY HAVE BEEN TOGETHER SINCE. SHE IS PRESENTLY SERVING AS THE CHIEF CLERK AT THE 5TH (MIGHTY MAROON) CDN DIV HQ BUT THEY WILL BE RETIRING, AS PER HER DIRECTION, IN THE HRM. WORDS TO THE EFFECT OF “WE’RE NOT MOVING AGAIN, NOT EVEN FROM THIS
HOUSE, NOT EVER”. TODD AND CATHY ALSO HAVE TWO SONS (WILL AND PATRICK) WHO SERVE. WILL IS A PLUMBING AND HEATING TECH WITH 4 MSS (COLD LAKE) AND PATRICK IS A NAVAL LOGISTICS OFFICER POSTED TO DGCB IN OTTAWA.
5. DUE TO COVID-19, A FORMAL DEPART WITH DIGNITY (DWD) WILL NOT OCCUR AT THIS TIME, INSTEAD REPLACED BY A SMALL PRESENTATION CEREMONY THAT IS BY INVITATION ONLY. PLEASE FORWARD ANY CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, STORIES, HUMOUROUS ANECDOTES AND/OR WELL WISHES VIA EMAIL TO THE RETIREMENT FUNCTION COORDINATOR (RFC), MAJOR PAUL JANES, PAUL.JANES@FORCES.GC.CA .
1. LE MAJOR TODD YOUNG PREND SA RETRAITE LE 26 FEVRIER 2021, APRES PLUS DE 42 ANS DE SERVICE CONTINU DANS LA FORCE REGULIERE.
2. NE A BISTROFF-MOSELLE, EN FRANCE, ALORS QUE SON PERE SERVAIT DANS L AVIATION ROYALE CANADIENNE (ARC) AU SEIN DE LA 2E ESCADRE DE CHASSE, A GROSTENQUIN, LE MAJOR YOUNG S ENROLE LE JOUR DE SON DIX-SEPTIEME ANNIVERSAIRE AU CRFC HALIFAX, COMME ARTILLEUR, PUIS ENTAME SON INSTRUCTION A L ERFC CORNWALLIS EN DECEMBRE 1978. AFFECTE AU 2 RCHA (1979-1983), IL OBTIENT SON BREVET DE PARACHUTISTE LE 11 NOVEMBRE 1979, PUIS PORTE LE BERET MARRON AU SERVICE DE LA BATTERIE AEROPORTEE. EN 1983, IL CHANGE DE SPECIALITE POUR DEVENIR TECHNICIEN DES MOUVEMENTS ET EST AFFECTE A LA 2 UMA (198319-87). IL PARTICIPE A DES MISSIONS A DES ENDROITS COMME LE GROENLAND, LA NORVEGE, LE TEXAS, L ALLEMAGNE ET L ITALIE. AFFECTE A LA BFC LAHR, PUIS EN ALLEMAGNE DE L OUEST (1987-1993), IL EST NOMME CPLC (1989), PUIS EST TRANSFERE A LA 5 UMA, D OU IL EST AFFECTE A CHYPRE. DE RETOUR AU PAYS, IL EST AFFECTE A LA BFC TRENTON, OU IL EST MEMBRE DU 429 ESC COMME ARRIMEUR A BORD DU CC130 (1993-1996). IL PARCOURT LE MONDE ENTIER (D ALERTE AU ZIMBABWE) ET EST PROMU SERGENT (1994). DE RETOUR AU 2 ESC MOUV AIR (1996), IL PARTICIPE AUX OPERATIONS CONSTABLE (HAITI — 1997) ET DANACA (PLATEAU DU GOLAN — 2000). AU COURS DE CETTE DERNIERE MISSION, IL REÇOIT SA PROMOTION D ADJUDANT DES MAINS DU PREMIER MINISTRE (JEAN CHRETIEN) LORS D UNE VISITE DE CELUI-CI AU CAMP. AFFECTE (OCT 2000) A LA BFC HALIFAX (SERVICES DE LA LOGISTIQUE DE LA FORMATION), IL EST AFFECTE A SIGONELLA NAS (OP AUGMENTATION – JANV 2002) PUIS A FUJAIRAH, EA. (OP APOLLO – AOUT 2002). PENDANT SON SEJOUR AUX EA, IL EST COMMISSIONNE DU RANG, PUIS AFFECTE AU 1 ESC MOUV AIR, WINNIPEG (2003). IL RETOURNE AUX EA (CAMP MIRAGE) EN JANVIER 2006. AFFECTE A LA 1 DAC, EN TANT QUE A3 PLANS DE COMBAT, (JUIN 2006) IL TRAVAILLE (A L EXTERIEUR DE SON GROUPE PROFESSIONNEL) COMME PLANIFICATEUR PRINCIPAL, CHARGE DE LA FLOTTE DE TRANSPORT A HELICES DE L ARC. IL EST AFFECTE POUR UNE HUITIEME ET DERNIERE OPERATION, A L OP BOXTOP, A THULE, AU GROENLAND, AINSI QU’À TRINITE (SOMMET DES AMERIQUES) ET EN MALAISIE (COTE DU PACIFIQUE, SYMPOSIUM SUR LE TRANSPORT AERIEN DE SECOURS AUX SINISTRES). PROMU CAPITAINE (2009), IL EST AFFECTE A LA 19E ESCADRE, A COMOX, EN TANT QU OFFICIER DES TRANSPORTS. PROMU MAJOR UN AN PLUS TARD (2010), IL EST AFFECTE DE NOUVEAU A WINNIPEG EN TANT QU O TGEM DE LA 17E ESCADRE. EN 2011, IL ASSUME LES FONCTIONS DE COMMANDANT ADJOINT, PUIS PARTICIPE A L OP MOBILE (SICILE, 2011) COMME COMMANDANT DE L ELE SOUT MSN. EN DECEMBRE 2014, IL EST NOMME COMMANDANT DE LA BRANCHE DE LA LOGISTIQUE ET DU GENIE DE LA 17E ESCADRE. IL EST AFFECTE, LE 15 JUILLET, AU CONSULAT AMERICAIN DE JERUSALEM, POUR UN AN DANS LE CADRE DE L OP PROTEUS, ET IL RECOIT LA MEDAILLE AMERICAINE DU SERVICE MERITOIRE. IL EST AFFECTE, LE 16 SEPTEMBRE, A LA 12E ESCADRE, SHEARWATER, POUR CE QUI SERAIT SA DERNIERE AFFECTATION ET LA OU SA CARRIERE A DEBUTE EN 1978
3. LE MAJ YOUNG ENTAME SA CARRIERE MILITAIRE A L EPOQUE OU LE PREMIER MINISTRE DU CANADA EST M. TRUDEAU PERE. IL ATTRIBUE SA LONGUE CARRIERE AU SEIN DES FAC « AUX POSSIBILITES D AVANCEMENT ET DE VOYAGE, AINSI QU AUX DEFIS QU ELLE A APPORTES, MAIS SURTOUT AU PRIVILEGE, AU FIL DES ANS, DE TRAVAILLER AVEC AUTANT DE PERSONNES AUSSI FORMIDABLES LES UNES QUE LES AUTRES. » LE MAJ YOUNG EST TEMOIN DE BEAUCOUP DE CHANGEMENTS ET TRAVAILLE A PLUSIEURS ENDROITS, QUI DEPUIS, ONT FERME LEURS PORTES (CORNWALLIS, CHATHAM, PENHOLD, LAHR, ETC…). IL
ENTAME SA CARRIERE ALORS QUE LES ORDINATEURS, LES BLACKBERRY ET LES PHOTOCOPIEURS N EXISTENT MEME PAS ET IL SE SOUVIENT DE L EPOQUE DU PAPIER CARBONE ET DES IMPRIMANTES (GESTETNERS) A MANIVELLE ET A L ALCOOL
4. LE MAJ YOUNG RENCONTRE CATHY, SA FUTURE CONJOINTE, EN 1982, ALORS QU IL EST AFFECTE A PETAWAWA, ET ILS SONT ENSEMBLE DEPUIS. CATHY EST COMMIS EN CHEF AU QG 5 DIV C, MAIS LE COUPLE PREVOIT SE RETIRER DANS LA MUNICIPALITYE REGIONALE DE HALIFAX, SELON LES DESIRS DE CATHY, QUI AURAIT DIT A SON EPOUX « NOUS NE DEMENAGEONS PLUS! MEME PAS DE CETTE MAISON ». TODD ET CATHY ONT DEUX FILS (WILL ET PATRICK), EUX AUSSI MEMBRES DES FAC. WILL EST TECHNICIEN – PLOMBERIE ET CHAUFFAGE AU 4 ESM (COLD LAKE) ET PATRICK, OFFICIER DE LOGISTIQUE NAVALE, AFFECTE AU BUREAU DU DGRAS A OTTAWA
5. AUCUNE CEREMONIE DE DEPART DANS LA DIGNITE OFFICIELLE N AURA LIEU EN RAISON DE LA PANDEMIE DE COVID-19. TOUTEFOIS, UNE CEREMONIE INTIME DE PRESENTATION SERA TENUE SUR INVITATION SEULEMENT. VEUILLEZ TRANSMETTRE VOS MESSAGES DE FELICITATIONS, VOS RECITS, VOS ANECDOTS ET/OU VOS VŒUX PAR COURRIEL AU MAJOR PAUL JANES, COORDINATEUR DE LA FONCTION RETRAITE (RFC), A L ADRESSE PAUL.JANES@FORCES.GC.CA.