MWO ANDREW TUFFORD CD
AFTER 37 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE MWO ANDREW TUFFORD WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 16TH 2023. MWO TUFFORD ENROLLED AS A COOK IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN FEBRUARY OF 1986 FROM ST CATHARINES ON, AND UPON COMPLETION OF BASIC RECRUIT TRAINING AT CFB CORNWALLIS AND HIS TRADES TRAINING AT CFB BORDEN HE WAS FIRST POSTED TO CFB ESQUIMALT. THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER HE HAS HAD MANY POSTINGS TO INCLUDE HMCS RESTIGOUCHE, CFB GOOSE BAY, HMCS THUNDER, 1 PPCLI, 1 SERVICE BN, CFB BORDEN, CANSOFCOM OTTAWA, 4TH CANADIAN DIVISION HQ, 4 CDTC MEAFORD, AND HAS DEPLOYED TO KOSOVO, BOSNIA AND AFGHANISTAN. UPON RETIREMENT ANDREW WILL BE REMAINING IN THE BARRIE ONTARIO AREA TO ADJUST TO CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT, AND SUPPORT HIS DAUGHTER MEGAN AS SHE CONTINUES HER EDUCATION. MWO TUFFORD WILL NOT BE HAVING A DWD, BUT HAS OPTED TO HAVE A SMALL GATHERING OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS AT HOME. ANECDOTES AND WELL WISHES CAN BE SENT TO MWO VAN DYK AT WILLIAM.VANDYK@FORCES.GC.CA
APRES 37 ANS DE LOYAUX ET DEVOUES SERVICES, L’ADJUM ANDREW TUFFORD PRENDRA SA RETRAITE DES FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES A COMPTER DU 16 JANVIER 2023. L’ADJUM TUFFORD S’EST ENROLE COMME CUISINIER DANS LES FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES EN FEVRIER 1986 A ST-CATHARINES, ON. APRES AVOIR TERMINE SA QUALIFICATION MILITAIRE DE BASE A LA BFC CORNWALLIS ET SA FORMATION DE METIERS A LA BFC BORDEN, IL A ETE AFFECTE A LA BFC ESQUIMALT. TOUT AU LONG DE SA CARRIERE, IL A EU DE NOMBREUSES AFFECTATIONS, NOTAMMENT LE NCSM RESTIGOUCHE, LA BFC GOOSE BAY, LE NCSM THUNDER, LE 1 PPCLI, LE 1 BON DE SERVICE, LA BFC BORDEN, LE COMFOSCAN OTTAWA, LE QG DE LA 4E DIVISION DU CANADA, 4 CDTC MEAFORD, ET A ETE DEPLOYE AU KOSOVO, EN BOSNIE ET EN AFGHANISTAN. APRES SA RETRAITE, ANDREW RESTERA A BARRIE, ON, AFIN DE TRANSITIONNER VERS SON NOUVEL EMPLOI CIVIL ET SOUTENIR SA FILLE MEGAN PENDANT LA POURSUITE DE SES ETUDES. L’ADJUM TUFFORD N’AURA PAS DE DWD, MAIS A CHOISI D’AVOIR UNE PETITE REUNION DE FAMILLE ET D’AMIS A LA MAISON. LES ANECDOTES ET LES BONS SOUHAITS PEUVENT ETRE ENVOYES A L’ADJUM VAN DYK A WILLIAM.VANDYK@FORCES.GC.CA