MASTER WARRANT OFFICER SIMON LINKLATER
1. AFTER 25 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE, MASTER WARRANT OFFICER SIMON LINKLATER WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CAF ON 12 JUNE 2022.
2. MWO LINKLATER WAS BORN 06 MAY 1972 IN NORTH BAY ON. HE STARTED HIS MILITARY CAREER WITH THE CANADIAN ARMY, JOINING AS AN INFMN ON 30 JULY 1996. HIS FIRST POSTING WAS IN MARCH 1997 TO 3 RCR PETAWAWA. DURING HIS TIME AT 3 RCR, MWO LINKLATER DEPLOYED TO VISOKO, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA FOR SIX MONTHS. MWO LINKLATER TRANSFERRED TO THE RMS CLK TRADE IN DEC 2003. HE COMPLETED HIS TRADES TRAINING IN MARCH 2004 AND WAS THEN POSTED TO CFB NORTH BAY. DURING HIS POSTING TO NORTH BAY, MWO LINKLATER WAS DEPLOYED TO THE MIDDDLE EAST FROM JULY TO DEC 2005. HE WAS ALSO HEAVILY INVOLVED WITH THE 204 ARMY CADET CORPS NORTH BAY FROM 2005 UNTIL HIS POSTING TO 49 FD REGT IN SAULT STE. MARIE IN 2012. DURING HIS POSTING TO SSM, MWO LINKLATER CONTINUED HIS WORK WITH THE CADETS WHERE HE VOLUNTEERED WITH THE 2310 AND 2407 ARMY CADET CORPS. DURING THIS TIME, HE ALSO COACHED THE 155 AIR CADET SQN ORIENTEERING TEAM SENDING CADETS TO THE PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 2015 AND 2016. IN JULY 2017 MWO LINKLATER WAS POSTED TO CFTDC BORDEN, HE REMAINED THERE UNTIL HIS POSTING IN 2018 TO THE BOR AS THE HR MGR. IT WAS THIS POSTING HE CONSIDERS THE HIGHLIGHT OF HIS CAREER. HE THROROUGHLY ENJOYED HAVING LUNCH DAILY WITH HIS TEAM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, TELLING JOKES, AND MAKING EVERYONE LAUGH. MWO LINKLATER CONTINUED TO WORK WITH THE CADETS WHILE IN BORDEN, VOLUNTEERING WITH THE 2408 ARMY CADET CORPS. IN 2021 MWO LINKLATER WAS RECOGNIZED FOR HIS OUTSTANDING MERITORIOUS SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS WHEN HE WAS APPOINTMED TO THE ORDER OF MILITARY MERIT. HIS CURRENT POSTING IS THE INDIGENOUS ADVISOR TO THE COMMANDER CANADIAN ARMY, DEFENCE TEAM CHAMPION FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE. THIS ROLE HAS LEAD TO COAST TO COAST TRAVEL AND HELPING TO LEAD CULTURE CHANGE FROM WITHIN.
3. UPON RETIREMENT THE MEANEST MAN IN NATO PLANS TO EAT A PLETHORA OF VEGETABLES, SPEND TIME WITH HIS FAMILY, AND TAKE WALKS WITH HIS BESTIE LUNA THE DOG.
4. DEPART WITH DIGNITY EVENT WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE
5. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, BEST WISHES, OR ANECDOTES MAY BE FORWARDED VIA EMAIL TO STEPHANIE.SCHNEIDER2 (AT) FORCES.GC.CA
1. LE 12 JUIN 2022, L ADJUDANT-MAITRE SIMON LINKLATER PRENDRA SA RETRAITE APRES PLUS DE 25 ANNEES DE BONS ET LOYAUX SERVICES AU SEIN DES FAC
2. L ADJUM LINKLATER NAIT LE 6 MAI 1972 A NORTH BAY, EN ONTARIO. IL COMMENCE SA CARRIERE MILITAIRE EN S ENROLANT DANS L ARMEE CANADIENNE LE 30 JUILLET 1996. COMME PREMIERE AFFECTATION, EN MARS 1997, IL EST APPELE A SERVIR AU SEIN DU 3 RCR PETAWAWA. PENDANT CETTE AFFECTATION, IL PREND PART A UN DEPLOIEMENT D UNE DUREE DE SIX MOIS A VISOKO, EN BOSNIE-HERZEGOVINE. EN DECEMBRE 2003, L ADJUM LINKLATER REJOINT LE GROUPE PROFESSIONNEL DES COMMIS SGR. IL TERMINE SON INSTRUCTION PROFESSIONNELLE EN MARS 2004, PUIS IL EST AFFECTE A LA BFC NORTH BAY. PENDANT CETTE AFFECTATION, IL EST ENVOYE EN MISSION AU MOYEN-ORIENT DE JUILLET A DECEMBRE 2005. IL S INVESTIT EGALEMENT BEAUCOUP AUPRES DU 204E CORPS DE CADETS DE L ARMEE, A NORTH BAY, DE 2005 JUSQU A SON AFFECTATION AU 49E RAC A SAULT STE. MARIE EN 2012. PENDANT CETTE AFFECTATION, L ADJUM LINKLATER POURSUIT SON TRAVAIL AUPRES DES CADETS ET SE PORTE VOLONTAIRE AUPRES DES CORPS DE CADETS DE L ARMEE 2310 ET 2407. PENDANT CETTE PERIODE, IL ENTRAINE L EQUIPE DE COURSE D ORIENTATION DU 155 ESCADRON DES CADETS DE L AIR, QUI PARTICIPE AUX CHAMPIONNATS PROVINCIAUX EN 2015 ET EN 2016. EN JUILLET 2017, L ADJUM LINKLATER EST AFFECTE AU CDIFC DE BORDEN, OU IL RESTE JUSQU A CE QU IL SOIT AFFECTE A LA SRB COMME GESTIONNAIRE DES RH EN 2018. C EST D AILLEURS CETTE AFFECTATION QU IL CONSIDERE COMME LE POINT CULMINANT DE SA CARRIERE. IL A EU BEAUCOUP DE PLAISIR A DINER CHAQUE JOUR DANS LA SALLE DE CONFERENCES AVEC LES MEMBRES DE SON EQUIPE, LEUR RACONTANT DES BLAGUES POUR LES FAIRE RIRE. PENDANT QU IL SE TROUVE A BORDEN, L ADJUM LINKLATER CONTINUE D ŒUVRER POUR LES CADETS ET FAIT DU BENEVOLAT AUPRES DU 2408E CORPS DE CADETS DE L ARMEE. EN 2021, ON SOULIGNE SON SERVICE MERITOIRE EXCEPTIONNEL ET SES COMPETENCES EN LEADERSHIP EN LE NOMMANT OFFICIER DE L ORDRE DU MERITE MILITAIRE. L ADJUM LINKLATER OCCUPE ACTUELLEMENT LES FONCTIONS DE CONSEILLER AUX AFFAIRES AUTOCHTONES AUPRES DU COMMANDANT DE L ARMEE CANADIENNE ET DE CHAMPION DE L EQUIPE DE LA DEFENSE POUR LES PEUPLES AUTOCHTONES. CE ROLE L AMENE A VOYAGER D UN OCEAN A L AUTRE ET A CONTRIBUER AU CHANGEMENT DE LA CULTURE ORGANISATIONNELLE DEPUIS L INTERIEUR
3. LORSQU IL SERA A LA RETRAITE, L HOMME LE PLUS MECHANT DE L OTAN ENTEND BIEN MANGER UNE PLETHORE DE LEGUMES, PASSER DU TEMPS EN FAMILLE ET FAIRE DES PROMENADES AVEC SA MEILLEURE AMIE, LA CHIENNE LUNA
4. UNE CEREMONIE DE DEPART DANS LA DIGNITE AURA LIEU PLUS TARD
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