MASTER WARRANT OFFICER GUYLAINE M.A. PLAMONDON, CD, MMM, HRA 00375-01

AFTER MORE THAN 36 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DISTINGUISH SERVICE, MWO PLAMONDON WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 24 OCT 21

WANTING TO TRAVEL AND SEE THE WORLD, ON 11 OCT 85, GUYLAINE ENROLLED IN THE CAF AS AN ADMIN CLK AT CFRC SUDBURY, ON, AS A YTEP. AFTER COMPLETING RECRUIT TRAINING AT CFRS CORNWALLIS, NS, AND HER TRADES TRAINING AT CFSAL BORDEN, SHE WAS POSTED TO DHIST OTTAWA. AFTER A SHORT TIME IN OTTAWA, SHE WAS POSTED TO CFRC SUDBURY, ON

IN 1989, MWO PLAMONDON WAS POSTED TO CFJLS SUMMERSIDE, PEI, AND THEN WAS REASSIGNED TO CFB SUMMERSIDE AS THE R AND D CLK. AFTER CLOSING THE BASE, SHE WAS POSTED TO 5 BC FD REGT IN VICTORIA, BC. FROM THERE SHE WENT TO 3 PPCLI. DURING THIS TIME, SHE COMPLETED A TOUR IN THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA AS PART OF A UNITED NATION MISSION (UNPROFOR). FROM THERE, SHE WAS OFF TO CFSU(CS), CO, (NORAD) AND AFTER BEING PROMOTED TO SGT, SHE WAS TRANSFERRED TO CANSUP ELMENDORF AFB, AK, STILL AS PART OF NORAD

IN 1998, SHE WAS POSTED TO EDMONTON, AB, WHERE SHE SERVED WITH CFRC EDMONTON, 1 SVC BN AND FINALLY LDSH (RC). DURING HER TIME IN EDMONTON, MWO PLAMONDON COMPLETED TWO TOURS IN AFGHANISTAN, OP APOLLO IN 2002 AND OP ATHENA IN 2006. UPON HER RETURN FROM AFGHANISTAN, SHE WAS POSTED TO COMOX, BC, WHERE SHE WAS CHIEF CLK FOR 19 WG; THEN FOR 19 AMS. IN 2013, MWO PLAMONDON WAS POSTED TO HQ AIRCOM, RAMSTEIN, GERMANY, AS PART OF NATO. AFTER HER LAST PROMOTION, SHE WAS POSTED TO OTTAWA AS PART OF THE GUARDIAN PROJECT/MPMCT, NOW CALLED DHRBM

SHE WOULD LIKE TO THANK HER FAMILY FOR ALL THEIR UNWAVERING AND INCREDIBLE SUPPORT DURING HER CAREER AND TO ALL HER COLLEAGUES, PAST AND PRESENT, FOR THEIR IMPACT ON AN AMAZING CAREER

GUYLAINE HAS NOT DECIDED YET WHERE SHE WILL BE HANGING HER HAT. IT IS A TOSS-UP BETWEEN STAYING IN OTTAWA OR GOING BACK TO COMOX

A DWD WILL BE HELD FRIDAY THE 15 OCT 21, AT THE 3 BRASSEURS RESTAURANT, KANATA, ON. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, BEST WISHES, STORIES AND ANECDOTES ARE WELCOME AND MAY BE SENT TO CHANTAL.SAURIOL(AT)FORCES.GC.CA

APRES PLUS DE 36 ANS DE BON ET LOYAUX SERVICE, L ADJUM PLAMONDON PRENDRA SA RETRAITE DES FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES LE 24 OCT 21

DESIRANT VOYAGER ET DE VOIR LE MONDE, L ADJUM PLAMONDON S EST ENROLEE DANS LES FAC EN TANT QUE YTEP, LE 11 OCT 85, A TITRE DE COMMIS D ADMIN, AU CRFC SUDBURY, ON. APRES AVOIR TERMINE SA FORMATION DE RECRUE AU SCEAF CORNWALLIS (N.-E.), ET DE SA FORMATION DE METIER A L EALFC BORDEN, ON, ELLE A ETE AFFECTEE AU DHIST OTTAWA. APRES UNE COURTE PERIODE A OTTAWA, ELLE EST AFFECTEE AU CRFC SUDBURY, ON

EN 1989, L ADJUM PLAMONDON A ETE AFFECTEE AU CFJLS SUMMERSIDE, I.-P-E., ET DE LA TRANSFEREE AU BFC SUMMERSIDE, SECTION DU R ET D SGR. APRES LA FERMETURE DE LA BASE, ELLE EST AFFECTEE AU 5 BC FD REGT A VICTORIA, C.-B. DE LA, ELLE EST MUTEE AU 3 PPCLI. AU COURS DE CETTE PERIODE, ELLE COMPLETA UNE AFFECTATION DANS L ANCIENNE YOUGOSLAVIE (FORPRONU). DE LA, ELLE TRANFERA AU CFSU(CS), CO, DANS LE CADRE DU NORAD. PROMUE AU GRADE DE SGT, L ADJUM PLAMONDON TRANSFERA A CANSUP ELMENDORF AFB, AK, AUSSI DANS LE CADRE DU NORAD

EN 1998, ELLE RETOURNE AU CANADA, A EDMONTON, AB, OU ELLE A TRAVAILLE AVEC LE PERSONNEL DU CRFC EDMONTON, LE 1ER BN DE SVC ET FINALEMENT AU LDSH (RC). AU COURS DE SON SEJOUR A EDMONTON, L ADJUM PLAMONDON COMPLETA DEUX DEPLOIMENTS EN AFGHANISTAN, OP APOLLO EN 2002 ET OP ATHENA EN 2006. IMMEDIATEMENT APRES SON RETOUR DE L AFGHANISTAN, ELLE EST AFFECTEE A COMOX, C.-B., OU ELLE A ETE COMMIS EN CHEF DE LA 19 ESC; ET ENSUITE, POUR LE 19 EMA. EN 2013, L ADJUM PLAMONDON A ETE AFFECTEE AU QG AIRCOM A RAMSTEIN, EN ALLEMAGNE, DANS LE CADRE DE L OTAN. APRES SA DERNIERE PROMOTION, ELLE EST AFFECTEE A OTTAWA AU PROJET GARDIEN/TCGPM, MAINTENANT APPELE, DIR GARH.

ELLE TIENT A REMERCIER SA FAMILLE POUR LEUR DEVOUEMENT ET SOUTIEN INCROYABLE AU COURS DE SA CARRIERE ET A SES COLLEGUES, PASSES ET PRESENTS POUR LEUR SUPPORT DURANT UN CARRIERE EXTRAORDINAIRE

GUYLAINE NA PAS ENCORE DECIDE OU ELLE VA ACCROCHER SON CHAPEAU. C EST ENTRE OTTAWA OU RETOURNER A COMOX

UNE CEREMONIE AURA LIEU VENDREDI LE 15 OCT 21 AU RESTAURANT LES 3 BRASSEURS, KANATA, ON. LES MESSAGES DE FELICITATIONS, DE MEILLEURS VOEUX ET DES ANECDOTES SONT LES BIENVENUS ET PEUVENT ETRE ENVOYES A CHANTAL.SAURIOL(AT)FORCES.GC.CA

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