MWO JOEL BERGERON MOSID 00168-01
1. MWO JOEL BERGERON WILL RETIRE FROM THE CAF ON NOVEMBER 30 2021 AFTER 33 YEARS OF SERVICE.
2. JOEL JOINED THE CAF IN APRIL OF 1986 IN WINNIPEG. AFTER RECRUIT TRAINING AND TQ3 SUPPLY HE WAS POSTED TO SHILO, MANITOBA WHERE HE SERVED IN BASE SUPPLY AND WITH 3 THEN 1 RCHA. WITH THE GUNS HE SERVED A TOUR IN CYPRUS IN AUG 1992. THEN A VERY LONG POSTING TO BAGOTVILLE IN 1993 AND A GET AWAY POSTING TO CALGARY IN 1995. A TOUR IN CROATIA A CLOSING OF THE MEDICAL DEPOT AND A POSTING TO ASU CALGARY WERE PART OF THE POSTING.
3. IN OCTOBER OF 1997 JOEL GOT OUT OF THE MILITARY TO WORK IN PRIVATE INDUSTRY AND ALMOST 3 YEARS LATER WAS BACK WITH THE CAF POSTED TO KINGSTON WHERE HE SERVED IN BASE SUPPLY AND AS A DRILL INSTRUCTOR AT RMC, WHILE THERE JOEL DID A TOUR IN AFGHANISTAN ON ROTO 0 IN 2003 AND A TAV TO CLOSE OUT CAMP JULIEN IN 2005. NEXT UP WAS A POSTING TO OTTAWA WHERE HE SERVED WITH DGLEPM, ARMY HQ, CANSOFCOM HQ AND BACK TO DGLEPM UNTIL HIS RETIRMENT.
4. SPORTS WERE A HUGE PART OF HIS LIFE AND CAREER BOTH AS AN ATHLETE AND A COACH. THIS WILL BE BY FAR THE PART HE MISSES THE MOST ABOUT HIS TIME IN THE CAF. IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT THE PEOPLE HE HAS HAD THE PLEASURE OF SERVING WITH WILL BE MISSED TREMENDOUSLY AS WELL.
5. JOEL WILL BE SPENDING TIME WITH HIS LOVELY WIFE ROSE AND LIVING VICARIOUSLY THROUGH HIS CHILDREN’S LIVES MARIKA WHO WORKS FOR THE CITY OF OTTAWA AND KASANDRA WHO HAS RECENTLY FOLLOWED IN MOM AND DAD’S FOOTSTEPS AND JOINED THE CAF. PLENTY OF PROJECTS AWAIT AND SPENDING THEIR WINTERS IN FLORIDA.
6. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES AND ANECDOTES CAN BE SENT BY E-MAIL TO MWO MANON TREMBLAY (MANON.TREMBLAY2@forces.gc.ca) BEFORE NOVEMBER 30, 2021.
1. ADJUM JOEL BERGERON PRENDRA SA RETRAITE LE 30 NOVEMBRE 2021 APRÈS 33 ANS DE SERVICE.
2. JOEL S’EST JOINT AUX FAC EN AVRIL 1986 À WINNIPEG. APRES LES RECRUTS ET LE TQ3 APPRO IL A ÉTÉ TRANSFERE A SHILO AU MANITOBA OU IL A TRAVAILLEE A L’APPRO DE LA BASE ET AU 3 ENSUITE 1 RCHA. AVEC L’ARTILLERIE IL A FAIT UN TOUR A CHYPRE EN 1992. APRES UN EXTREMEMENT LONGUE MUTATION A BAGOTVILLE JOEL S’EST ECHAPPEE POUR ALLER A CALGARY. A CALGARY IL A FAIT UN TOUR EN CROATIE A FERMEE LE DEPOT MEDICAL ET AVEC LE ASU DET CALGARY.
3. EN OCTOBRE 1997 JOEL A PRIS SA LIBERATION DES FAC POUR TRAVAILLER DANS LE CIVIL ET APRES PRESQUE 3 ANS A RETOURNEE DANS LES FAC A KINGSTON, UNE TOURNEE A L’APPRO DE LA BASE ET COMME INSTRUCTEUR AU COLLEGE MILLITAIRE. EN 2003 UNE ROTATION EN AFGHANISTAN AVEC LA ROTO 0 ET LA FERMETURE DU CAMP JULIEN EN 2005. LE PROCHAIN TRANSFERT ÉTAIT A OTTAWA OU IL A SERVI AVEC DGLEPM, QG ARMEE CANADIENNE, QG COMFOSCAN ET DE RETOUR A DGLEPM JUSQU’À SA RETRAITE.
4. LES SPORTS ON JOUEE UNE GROSSE PARTI DE SA VIE ET DE SA CARRIERE COMME ATHLETE ET COMME ENTRENEUR ET CELA VA ETRE CE QUI VA LUI MANQUEE LE PLUS DE SON TEMPS DANS LES FAC. CELA VA SANS SE DIRE QUE LES GENS AVEC LEQUELS IL A EU LE PLAISIR DE SERVIR VONT LUI MANQUEE ENORMEMENT.
5. JOEL VA PASSER LE TEMPS AVEC SA JOLIE EPOUSE ROSE ET VONT POUVOIR VISITER LEUR FILLES MARIKA QUI TRAVAILLE POUR LA VILLE D’OTTAWA ET KASANDRA QUI S’EST RECAMENT ENROLLEE DANS LES FAC EN POURSUIVANT LE MEME TRAJET QUE MAMAN ET PAPA. PLEIN DE PROJETS L’ATTENDE AINSI QUE LES HIVERS EN FLORIDE.
4. VOUS POUVEZ FAIRE PARVENIR VOS MESSAGES DE FÉLICITATIONS ET VOS ANECDOTES PAR COURRIEL À L’ADJM MANON TREMBLAY (MANON.TREMBLAY2@forces.gc.ca) AVANT LE 30 NOVEMBRE 2021.