MASTER WARRANT OFFICER STERLING JUDGE, CD, 00171-MSE OP
1. AFTER MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE, MASTER WARRANT OFFICER (MWO) JUDGE WILL BE RELEASING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 20 JULY 2023
2. RAISED IN STEPHENVILLE NL, MWO JUDGE JOINED THE PRIMARY RESERVES AS AN INFANTRYMAN FOR THE 2 RNFLD R IN 1997. AFTER COMPLETING 4 YEARS IN THE PRES, MWO JUDGE DECIDED TO TAKE THIS PART TIME JOB AND MAKE IT A FULL TIME CAREER. AFTER SUBMITTING HIS COMPONENT TRANSFERRED TO THE REGULAR FORCE, IN JULY 2001, THE RECRUITING CENTER CALLED AND ADVISED THAT MWO JUDGE WAS ACCEPTED AND TO ATTEND HIS MOBILE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, QUALIFICATION LEVEL 3.
3. UPON COMPLETION OF HIS ENTRY LEVEL TRAINING FROM CFLTC, MWO JUDGE WAS POSTED TO 1 SERVICE BATTALION, CFB EDMONTON. THIS WAS THE FIRST OF MANY YET TO COME POSTINGS AND START OF A REWARDING MILITARY CAREER. AS A MEMBER OF 1 SVC BN, MWO JUDGE COMPLETED MANY TRADE RELATED COURSES AND ENDLESS AMOUNT OF BRIGADE TRAINING EXERCISES CONDUCTED IN WAINWRIGHT, SHILO AND SUFFIELD. DURING MWO JUDGE’S FIRST TERM IN 1 SVC BN, HE DEPLOYED TO OP PALLADIUM, BOSNIA ROTO 12 (2003) AND OP APOLLO, AFGHANISTAN ROTO 1 (2006).
4. MWO JUDGE WAS POSTED TO 1 SVC BN CFB EDMONTON 2001-2007 AND AFTER COMPLETING 2 TOURS AND HUNDREDS OF FIELD EXERCISES, WAS POSTED TO CMTC WAINWRIGHT. AFTER 1 YEAR WITH CMTC HE WAS PROMOTED TO MCPL AND POSTED TO CFB WAINWRIGHT AS CHIEF DISPATCHER, BASE TN. AFTER 3 YEARS IN CFB WAINWRIGHT HE WAS POSTED TO CFB SHILO 2010 – 2011. IN FEBRUARY 2011 HE WAS POSTED BACK TO 1 SVC BN, CFB EDMONTON FROM 2011 – 2016. MWO JUDGE’S DREAM CAME TRUE WHEN HE WAS POSTED TO CFB HALIFAX AS IC TN (2016-2018). AFTER COMPLETING 18 MONTHS IN HALIFAX, MWO JUDGE WAS PROMOTED TO HIS CURRENT RANK AND TOOK OVER AS COMPANY SERGEANT MAJOR FOR TEME, CFB HALIFAX. AS ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO AN END, MWO JUDGE WAS POSTED BACK TO THE ALBERTA VORTEX, THIS TIME A LITTLE MORE NORTH TO CFB COLD LAKE (2018-2020) WHERE HE TOOK OVER AS TEME FLIGHT WARRANT, 4 MISSION SUPPORT SQUADRON AND CHANGED HIS ELEMENT FROM ARMY TO AIR FORCE. MWO JUDGE COMPLETED 2 REWARDING YEARS WITH THE RCAF AND DURING THAT TIME FILLING THE ROLE OF 4 MSS SCWO ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS., MWO JUDGE MISSED THE SMELL OF THE SALTY AIR AND WAS POSTED BACK TO HALIFAX IN THE SUMMER OF 2020.
5. MWO JUDGE HAS COMPLETED OVER 26 YEARS OF COMBINED SERVICE IN BOTH PRES AND REGF AS WELL SERVED IN 3 DIFFERENT ELEMENTS CA, RCAF AND RCN. MWO STERLING JUDGE IS CURRENTLY POSTED TO 5TH CANADIAN DIVISION HEADQUARTERS, CFB HALIFAX AS G4 TN. UPON RETIREMENT 20 JULY 2023, MWO JUDGE WILL BE MOVING BACK TO THE PROMISE LAND OF STEPHENVILLE, NL WITH HIS SPOUSE TERILEA WHERE THEY ARE BUILDING THEIR DREAM HOME OVERLOOKING THE OCEAN AND LOOK FORWARD TO BUILDING MEMORIES WITH HIS 3 BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN, LILITH, COHEN AND RUSTIN. MWO JUDGE WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THERE SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS AND IF YOU EVERY COME TO NL PLEASE STOP AND HAVE A BEVERAGE OF YOUR CHOOSING BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT HE WILL BE HAVING. LOL. THERE WILL BE NO FORMAL DWD BUT IF YOU LIKE TO SEND ANY REGARDS PLEASE FORWARD THEM TO CAPT LISA VELDT AT LISA.VELDT@FORCES.GC.CA
1. APRES PLUS DE 25 ANS DE BONS ET LOYAUX SERVICES, L ADJUDANT-MAITRE (ADJUM) JUDGE PRENDRA SA RETRAITE DES FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES LE 20 JUILLET 2023
2. L ADJUM JUDGE GRANDIT A STEPHENVILLE, T.-N.-L. EN 1997, IL S ENROLE DANS LA PREMIERE RESERVE A TITRE DE FANTASSIN DU 2 RNFLD R. AU TERME DE QUATRE ANNEES DANS LA P RES, L ADJUM JUDGE DECIDE DE FAIRE DE SON EMPLOI A TEMPS PARTIEL UNE CARRIERE A TEMPS PLEIN. IL PRESENTE DONC SON TRANSFERT DE CATEGORIE DE SERVICE ET, EN JUILLET 2001, LE CENTRE DE RECRUTEMENT L APPELLE : ON L AVISE QU IL EST ACCEPTE ET QU IL SUIVRA L INSTRUCTION DE NIVEAU DE QUALIFICATION 3 DE CONDUCTEUR DE MATERIEL MOBILE DE SOUTIEN
3. APRES AVOIR TERMINE SON INSTRUCTION DE NIVEAU ELEMENTAIRE AU CILFC, L ADJUM JUDGE EST AFFECTE AU 1ER BATAILLON DES SERVICES DE LA BFC EDMONTON. VOILA QUI MARQUE LA PREMIERE DE PLUSIEURS AFFECTATIONS A VENIR ET LE DEBUT D UNE CARRIERE MILITAIRE VALORISANTE. A TITRE DE MEMBRE DU 1 BON SVC, L ADJUM JUDGE SUIT PLUSIEURS COURS LIES AU GROUPE PROFESSIONNEL MILITAIRE ET PARTICIPE A UN NOMBRE INCALCULABLE D EXERCICES D INSTRUCTION DE LA BRIGADE ORGANISES A WAINWRIGHT, A SHILO ET A SUFFIELD. AU COURS DE SON PREMIER MANDAT AU SEIN DU 1 BON SVC, L ADJUM JUDGE PART EN MISSION DANS LE CADRE DE LA ROTO 12 DE L OP PALLADIUM, EN BOSNIE (2003), ET DE LA ROTO 1 DE L OP APOLLO, EN AFGHANISTAN (2006)
4. DE 2001 A 2007, L ADJUM JUDGE EST AFFECTE AU 1 SVC, BFC EDMONTON. AU TERME DE DEUX MISSIONS ET DE CENTAINES D EXERCICES D ENTRAINEMENT EN CAMPAGNE, IL EST TRANSFERE, POUR UNE PERIODE D UN AN, AU CCEM DE WAINWRIGHT. IL EST ENSUITE PROMU AU GRADE DE CPLC ET AFFECTE A LA BFC WAINWRIGHT A TITRE DE REPARTITEUR EN CHEF, TRSP DE LA BASE. APRES 3 ANS PASSEES A LA BFC WAINWRIGHT, IL EST AFFECTE A LA BFC SHILO EN 2010-2011. EN FEVRIER 2011, IL EST REAFFECTE AU 1 BON SVC, BFC EDMONTON, OU IL SERVIRA DE 2011 A 2016. LE REVE DE L ADJUM JUDGE DEVIENT REALITE DE 2016 A 2018, ALORS QU IL EST AFFECTE A LA BFC HALIFAX A TITRE DE RESP TRSP. APRES 18 MOIS PASSES A HALIFAX, L ADJUM JUDGE EST PROMU A SON GRADE ACTUEL ET ASSUME LE RÔLE DE SERGENT MAJOR DE COMPAGNIE DU TGEM, BFC HALIFAX. TOUTE BONNE CHOSE A UNE FIN, DE SORTE QU DE 2018 A 2020, L ADJUM JUDGE EST REAFFECTE AU TOURBILLON POLAIRE DE L ALBERTA, CETTE FOIS-CI, UN PEU PLUS AU NORD, A LA BFC COLD LAKE, OU IL ASSUME LE ROLE D ADJUDANT D ESCADRILLE DU TGEM AU SEIN DU 4E ESCADRON DE SOUTIEN DE MISSION. IL CHANGE EGALEMENT D ELEMENT, PASSANT DE L ARMEE A LA FORCE AERIENNE. L ADJUM JUDGE PASSE DEUX ANNEES VALORISANTES DANS L ARC, AU COURS DESQUELLES IL OCCUPE LE ROLE D ADJUC E 4 ESC SOUT MSN A DE NOMBREUSES REPRISES., L ODEUR DE LA MER MANQUAIT A L ADJUM JUDGE, DE SORTE QU EN 2020, IL EST REAFFECTE A HALIFAX
5. L ADJ JUDGE A EFFECTUE PLUS DE 26 ANNEES DE SERVICE COMBINE AU SEIN DE LA PREMIERE RESERVE ET DE LA FORCE REGULIERE AINSI QUE DANS LES TROIS ENTITES, SOIT L AC, L ARC ET LA MRC. L ADJUM STERLING JUDGE EST PRESENTEMENT AFFECTE AU QUARTIER GENERAL DE LA 5E DIVISION DU CANADA, A LA BFC HALIFAX, OU IL OCCUPE LE ROLE DE G4 TRSP. LORSQU IL PRENDRA SA RETRAITE, LE 20 JUILLET 2023, L ADJUM JUDGE RETOURNERA A LA TERRE PROMISE DE STEPHENVILLE, T.-N.-L. AVEC SON EPOUSE, TERILEA; ILS Y CONSTRUISENT LEUR MAISON DE REVE AVEC VUE SUR L OCEAN. ILS ONT HATE D Y FORGER DES SOUVENIRS AVEC LEURS TROIS BEAUX ENFANTS, LILITH, COHEN ET RUSTIN. L ADJUM JUDGE VOUDRAIT REMERCIER TOUS CEUX QUI L ONT APPUYE AU FIL DES ANS. SI VOUS PASSEZ PAR T.-N.-L., CHOISISSEZ VOTRE BREUVAGE PREFERE, PARCE QUE VOUS SAVEZ TOUS CE QU IL BOIRA. MDR! AUCUN DEPART DANS LA DIGNITE N EST PREVU, MAIS SI VOUS SOUHAITEZ OFFRIR DES VOEUX, VEUILLEZ LES ACHEMINER A LA CAPT LISA VELDT A LISA.VELDT A COMMERCIAL FORCES.GC.CA