MWO ANDREW MACKENZIE
AFTER 29 YEARS OF DEDICATED AND SELFLESS SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN LOGISTICS SERVICES, MWO ANDREW MACKENZIE HAS MADE THE DECISION TO RETIRE ON THE 26TH OF JUNE 2020.
ANDREW ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON THE 17TH OF APRIL, 1990. UPON COMPLETION OF BASIC TRAINING AT CORNWALLIS AND QL3 TRAINING AT CFSAL, HE WAS POSTED TO CFB LONDON. HE WORKED IN SPSS AND MSA BEFORE POSTED TO 1 RCR MAKING THE MOVE FROM LONDON TO PETAWAWA. WHILE WITH 1 RCR, HE HAD A TRIP TO SOMALIA IN 1993 AS WELL AS ANOTHER TRIP TO CROATIA IN 1994. AFTERWARDS, HE WAS POSTED TO 7 CFSD IN 1996 WORKING IN THE WAREHOUSE AND IOR CELL. ANOTHER POSTING IN 2000 HAD HIM WORKING AS THE LDSH(RC) WAREHOUSE MCPL.
PROMOTED TO SGT IN THE SUMMER OF 2002, HE DEPLOYED TO DIEGO GARCIA FOR THE REPATRIATION OF THE PPCLI RETURNING HOME FROM THE FIRST TOUR TO AFGHANISTAN. HE THEN HELPED FORM THE CAF RESPONSE TO THE 2003 FOREST FIRES IN BC WITH RECCE SQN. SHORTLY AFTER IN 2004, HE DEPLOYED ON OP ATHENA TO AFGHANISTAN AS THE RECCE SQN TQMS STAGED OUT OF KABUL. IN 2009, HE BEGAN WORKUP TRAINING WITH 1 CMBG. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE LEFT AGAIN IN JULY 2009 TO BE THE RQ FOR 2 PPCLI IN CNS.
FOLLOWING HIS RETURN TO CANADA IN MAY 2010 HE WAS POSTED TO 4 ESR INTO THE POSITION OF THE RQMS WHERE HE REMAINED FOR 8 YEARS, DURING WHICH HE PROVED TO BE AN INTEGRAL ASSET TO THE REGIMENT. FOLLOWING HIS STINT AT 4 ESR HAD HIM MOVING ACROSS THE BASE TO 5 CDSG TECH SVCS IN 2018. HE WAS POSTED IN AS THE MATERIAL CONTROL SUPERVISOR AT SUPPLY COMPANY WHERE HE REMAINED UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT.
ANDREW WILL BE RESIDING IN OROMOCTO WITH HIS WIFE, KIDS AND 95LBS BULL MASTIFF. HE ENJOY HIS “FREE” TIME AS A STAY AT HOME DAD—WHERE ONCE AGAIN, NO ONE WILL LISTEN TO HIM…
“THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE SUPPORTED ME ON THIS CRAZY RIDE AND TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE I HAVE MET. STAY STRONG AND ENJOY IT. IT SURE DOES GO BY QUICK—SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY I WAS GETTING OFF THE BUS IN CORNWALLIS—IF ANYONE REMEMBERS THAT, THEN MAYBE YOUR TIME WILL BE SOON.”
AN INFORMAL DWD WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE WHERE EVERYONE CAN ENJOY AND REMINISCE. PLEASE SEND ANECDOTES AND CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES TO LT A.M. HYLAND AT ADAM.HYLAND@FORCES.GC.CA
APRES 29 ANS DE SERVICE DEVOUE AUX FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES ET AUX SERVICES ROYAL DE LA LOGISTIQUE DU CANADA, L’ADJUM ANDREW MACKENZIE A PRIS LA DECISION DE PRENDRE SA RETRAITE LE 26 JUIN 2020.
ANDREW S’EST ENROLE DANS LES FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES LE 17 AVRIL 1990. APRES AVOIR COMPLETE SA FORMATION DE BASE A CORNWALLIS ET LA FORMATION NQ3 A EALFC, IL A ETE MUTE A LA BFC LONDON. IL A TRAVAILLE AU SPSS ET MSA AVANT D’ETRE MUTE AU 1 RCR A PETAWAWA. PENDANT SA MUTATION AVEC LE RCR, IL A EN 1993 ETE DEPLOYE EN SOMALIE, PUIS EN 1994 EN CROATIE. EN 1996, IL A ETE MUTE AU 7 CFSD, TRAVAILLANT DANS L’ENTREPOT ET LA CELLULE IOR. EN 2000, IL A ETE MUTE AVEC LE LDSH (RC) DANS LA POSITION DE CPLC.
PROMU AU RANG DE SGT A L’ETE 2002, IL EST DEPLOYE A DIEGO GARCIA POUR LE RAPATRIEMENT DU PPCLI QUI EFFECTUAIT UN RETOUR AU PAYS APRES LE PREMIER TOUR EN AFGHANISTAN. IL A ENSUITE AIDE A FORMER LA REPONSE DES FAC AUX INCENDIES DE FORET DE COLOMBIE-BRITANNIQUE EN 2003 AVEC L’ESCADRILLE DE RECONNAISSANCE. EN 2004, IL A ETE DEPLOYE DANS LE CADRE DE L’OP ATHENA A KABOUL EN AFGHANISTAN DANS LA POSITION TQMS AVEC L’ESCADRON DE RECONNAISSANCE. EN 2009, IL A COMMENCE A L’ENTRAINEMENT LE 1ER CMBG AVANT DE REPARTIR EN JUILLET 2009 EN TANT QUE RQ DU 2 PPCLI AU CNS.
À SON RETOUR AU CANADA EN MAI 2010, IL A ETE MUTE AU 4 ESR AU POSTE DE RQMS OU IL EST DEMEURE PENDANT 8 ANS, AU COURS DESQUELLES IL S’EST REVELE ETRE UN ATOUT INTEGRAL POUR LE REGIMENT. EN 2018, IL A ETE TRANSFERE AU SERVICES TECHNIQUES DU GS DE LA 5E DIV CA ET A PRIS LA POSITION DE SUPERVISEUR DU CONTROLE DU MATERIEL DE LA COMPAGNIE D’APPROVISIONNEMENT POSITION QU’IL A OCCUPE JUSQU’A SA RETRAITE.
ANDREW RESIDERA A OROMOCTO AVEC SON EPOUSE, SES ENFANTS ET SON CHIEN BULLMASTIFF, DE 95 LIVRES. IL VA PROFITER DE SON TEMPS « LIBRE » A ETRE UN PAPA AU FOYER – OU ENCORE UNE FOIS, PERSONNE NE L’ECOUTERA …
«MERCI A TOUS CEUX QUI M’ONT SOUTENU DANS CETTE COURSE FOLLE ET A TOUS CEUX QUE J’AI RENCONTRES. RESTEZ FORT ET PROFITEZ-EN. CELA PASSE BIEN VITE – IL ME SEMBLE QU’HIER JE DESCENDAIS DE L’AUTOBUS A CORNWALLIS – SI QUELQU’UN SE SOUVIENT DE CELA, ALORS VOTRE TEMPS SERA PEUT-ETRE BIENTOT».
UN « DEPART DANS LA DIGNITE » INFORMEL SE TIENDRA A UNE DATE ULTERIEURE, A UN MOMENT OU TOUS POURRONT EN PROFITER. SI VOUS AVEZ DES ANECDOTES A PARTAGER SUR ANDREW OU DES MESSAGES DE FELICITATIONS, S.V.P. LES ENVOYER AU LIEUTENANT A.M. HYLAND A ADAM.HYLAND@FORCES.GC.CA.