MCPL GRAHAM, 00171, MSE OP
1. MCPL EARL GRAHAM JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES RESERVES IN JULY 1975 AND WILL BE RETIRING 18 DECEMBER 2018.
2. MCPL GRAHAM BEGAN HIS CAREER AS AN MSE OP WITH THE 21ST WINDSOR SERVICE BATTALION RESERVE REGIMENT. HE THEN TRANSFERRED OVER TO THE REGULAR FORCE AS A COOK AND BEGAN HIS QL3 TRAINING AT CFSAL IN CFB BORDEN ONTARIO IN MARCH 1982. UPON COMPLETION HE WAS POSTED TO 2 SVC BN CFB PETAWAWA. DURING HIS TIME IN PETAWAWA HE COMPLETED MANY FIELD EXERCISES. HIS QL5 COOK COURSE WAS HELD MAY 1985. ONCE HIS QL5 COURSE WAS COMPLETED HE THEN WAS DEPLOYED ON VARIOUS CAMPAIGNS SUCH AS, NICOSIA, CYPRUS SEPTEMBER 1986 – MARCH 1987. EARL WAS THEN POSTED TO CFB BADEN SOELLINGEN GERMANY IN JANUARY 1988 AND SPENT TIME WITH 2 PPCLI AS WELL AS 3RCR. HE RETURNED TO CANADA FROM GERMANY WITH HIS WIFE AND CHILD AND WAS POSTED TO CFB COLD LAKE AUGUST 1992. WHILE POSTED TO COLD LAKE HE DEPLOYED TO PRIMOSTEN, CROATIA OCTOBER 1994 – FEBRUARY 1995. EARL WAS POSTED BACK TO CFB PETAWAWA AUGUST 1996. WHILE POSTED IN PETAWAWA HE COMPLETED DEPLOYMENTS TO VISOKO, BOSNIA JANUARY 1998 – JULY 1998; PRISTINA, KOSOVO DECEMBER 1999 – JUNE 2000 AND VELIKA KLADUSA, BOSNIA SEPTEMBER 2003 – APRIL 2004. EARL WAS POSTED TO CFB EDMONTON JULY 2004 WHERE HE SPENT 7 YEARS WITH 3 PPCLI AND TASKING TO 1 CMBG HQ & SIG SQN. WHILE POSTED IN EDMONTON EARL COMPLETED 2 DEPLOYMENTS TO KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN; APRIL 2008 – AUGUST 2008 AND SEPTEMBER 2009 – MAY 2010. MCPL GRAHAM THEN WENT ON TO COMPLETE HIS QL6 COOK COURSE OCTOBER 2010. SINCE JUL 2011 MCPL GRAHAM HAS ENJOYED HIS POSTING TO CFB BORDEN AS IC SHIFT AND IC PRODUCTION IN ALL THE VARIOUS KITCHENS.
3. EARL WILL BE RETIRING IN BARRIE, ONTARIO WITH HIS WIFE ELKE. HE IS EXCITED TO SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH HIS 3 CHILDREN JESSICA, ALEXANDRINE, CHARLY AND HIS 5 GRANDCHILDREN. EARL PLANS TO CONTINUE VOLUNTEERING HIS TIME WITH THE SALVATION ARMY USING HIS SKILLS AS A COOK TO HELP FEED PEOPLE IN NEED.
4. A DWD CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT CURTISS KITCHEN 28 NOVEMBER 2018 AT 1330HRs IN BORDEN ONTARIO. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, WELL WISHES, INTERESTING STORIES, PICTURES CAN BE SENT TO THE DWD COORD SGT JASON BOPPRE AT JASON.BOPPRE (@) FORCES.GC.CA
1. LE CPLC EARL GRAHAM S EST ENROLE DANS LA RESERVE DES FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES EN JUILLET 1975 ET IL PRENDRA SA RETRAITE LE 18 DECEMBRE 2018.
2. LE CPLC GRAHAM COMMENCE SA CARRIERE COMME CHAUF MR AU 21E BATAILLON DES SERVICES DE WINDSOR, UN REGIMENT DE LA RESERVE. IL EST TRANSFERE AUX FORCES REGULIERES COMME CUISINIER ET COMMENCE L’INSTRUCTION POUR OBTENIR LE NQ3 A L EALFC DE LA BFC BORDEN (ONTARIO) EN MARS 1982. LORSQU IL TERMINE L’INSTRUCTION, IL EST AFFECTE AU 2 BON SVC DE LA BFC PETAWAWA, OU IL PARTICIPE A PLUSIEURS EXERCICES EN CAMPAGNE. SON COURS DE CUISINIER NQ5 SE DEROULE EN MAI 1985. UNE FOIS LE COURS TERMINE, IL PARTICIPE A DES DEPLOIEMENTS DANS LE CADRE DE PLUSIEURS CAMPAGNES, COMME A NICOSIA, A CHYPRE, DE SEPTEMBRE 1986 A MARS 1987. EARL EST AFFECTE A LA BFC BADEN-SOELLINGEN EN ALLEMAGNE EN JANVIER 1988, OU IL EXERCE DES FONCTIONS AU SEIN DU 2 PPCLI ET DU 3 RCR. IL REVIENT AU CANADA AVEC UNE CONJOINTE ET UN ENFANT ET EST AFFECTE A LA BFC COLD LAKE EN AOUT 1992. PENDANT SON AFFECTATION A COLD LAKE, IL EST ENVOYE A PRIMOSTEN, EN CROATIE, D OCTOBRE 1994 A FEVRIER 1995. EARL EST A NOUVEAU AFFECTE A LA BFC PETAWAWA EN AOUT 1996. ALORS QU IL EST AFFECTE A PETAWAWA, IL PARTICIPE A DES DEPLOIEMENTS A VISOKO (BOSNIE) DE JANVIER 1998 A JUILLET 1998, A PRISTINA (KOSOVO) DE DECEMBRE 1999 A JUIN 2000 ET A VELIKA KLADUSA (BOSNIE) DE SEPTEMBRE 2003 A AVRIL 2004. EARL EST AFFECTE A LA BFC EDMONTON EN JUILLET 2004, OU IL PASSE 7 ANS AU SEIN DU 3 PPCLI POUR EXERCER DES FONCTIONS AU QG & ESC TRANS 1 GBMC. PENDANT SON AFFECTATION A EDMONTON, EARL PARTICIPE A DEUX DEPLOIEMENTS A KANDAHAR (AFGHANISTAN), D AVRIL 2008 A AOUT 2008 ET DE SEPTEMBRE 2009 A MAI 2010. LE CPLC GRAHAM TERMINE SON COURS DE CUISINIER DE NQ6 EN OCTOBRE 2010. DEPUIS JUILLET 2011, LE CPLC GRAHAM PROFITE DE SON AFFECTATION A LA BFC BORDEN COMME RESPONSABLE DE QUART ET RESPONSABLE DE LA PRODUCTION DANS LES MULTIPLES CUISINES.
3. EARL PRENDRA SA RETRAITE A BARRIE (ONTARIO) EN COMPAGNIE DE SON EPOUSE ELKE. IL PASSERA DU BON TEMPS AVEC SES TROIS ENFANTS, JESSICA, ALEXANDRINE ET CHARLY, AINSI QU AVEC SES CINQ PETITS-ENFANTS. EARL SE SERVIRA DE SES TALENTS DE CUISINIER EN CONTINUANT A DONNER DE SON TEMPS A L’ARMEE DU SALUT POUR NOURRIR LES PERSONNES DEFAVORISEES.
4. UNE CEREMONIE DE DEPART DANS LA DIGNITE SE DEROULERA LE 28 NOVEMBRE 2018 A 13 H 30 A LA CUISINE CURTISS, A BORDEN (ONTARIO). VOUS POUVEZ ENVOYER VOS MESSAGES DE FELICITATIONS, VOS VŒUX, VOS ANECDOTES ET VOS PHOTOS AU SGT JASON BOPPRE A JASON.BOPPRE (A COMMERCIAL) FORCES.GC.CA