PO1 ALANA M POWER MMM CD 00375-01 HRA
1. PO1 ALANA POWER WILL RETIRE FROM THE CAF 18 SEP 19 AFTER SERVING OVER 30 YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE CAF AND THE LOGISTICS BRANCH
2. PO1 POWER ENROLLED IN THE CAF 6 OCT 88 AS AN 831 ADMIN CLK IN VICTORIA BC AND TRAVELLED TO CORNWALLIS NS THE VERY NEXT DAY TO START HER AMAZING JOURNEY
3. AFTER RECRUIT TRAINING ALANA WAS SENT TO CFLRS SAINT JEAN TO COMPLETE 6 MONTHS OF FRENCH LANGUAGE TRAINING THEN SUBSEQUENT OCCUPATION TRAINING AT CFSAL BORDEN. HER FIRST POSTING WAS TO DGPCOR COOK/STWD OTTAWA 89-91. WITH THE POSN BEING DELETED ALANA WAS THEN POSTED TO 4 WG COLD LAKE 91-96 HOLDING VARIOUS POSITIONS INCLUDING 4 WG MED SQN MED RCDS AND HOR, WOR R AND D AND RELEASES. WORKING HER WAY FURTHER WEST AND CLOSER TO HOME ALANA WAS POSTED TO CFS ALDERGROVE CHANGING TO NRS ALDERGROVE FOR 4 GLORIOUS YEARS FORGING SOME LONG LASTING FRIENDSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNICATOR AND TECH COMMUNITY. ON PROMOTION TO MS IN 00 ALANA WAS POSTED ALL THE WAY TO CFRC VANCOUVER WHERE AGAIN SHE MET SOME WONDERFUL FOLKS WHO CONTINUE TO ENRICH HER LIFE TO THIS DAY. IN 03 ALANA WAS POSTED ACROSS COUNTRY TO 3 ASG DET CHARLOTTETOWN PEI FOR A SHORT TIME. HER PROMOTION TO PO2 CAME IN 05 AND SHE WAS VOTED OFF THE ISLAND AS THERE WERE ONLY TWO RMS PO2 BILLETS SO SHE HAD TO LEAVE. POSTED TO 31 SVC BN SAINT JOHN NB FOR LITERALLY 364 DAYS ALANA HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO BACK TO PEI FOR ANOTHER 2 YEARS THIS TIME TO PIER IN CHARLOTTETOWN TO LEARN ABOUT THE ARMD RECCE WORLD. IN 08 ANOTHER POSTING CAME AND ANOTHER CROSS CANADA TREK WAS IN THE CARDS BACK TO THE WEST COAST. AFTER 20 YEARS BEING POSTED BACK TO THE PLACE THAT SHE WAS BORN AND ENROLLED ALANA KNEW HOW VERY BLESSED THAT SHE WAS. ALANA HAS HELD VARIOUS POSITIONS IN ESQUIMALT SINCE 08 INCLUDING BIS, BOR X2, ACCE (P), HMCS WINNIPEG AND FINALLY MARPACHQ GWR.
4. HIGHLIGHTS OVER THE YEARS INCLUDE A 6 MONTH INCREMENTAL TASKING TO CFFA BORDEN, BEING CHOSEN FOR CANZEX 98 AND TRAVELLING TO NEW ZEALAND, INSTRUCTING THE RMS QL3 IN ALDERSHOT NS IN 07, BEING INVOLVED IN MANY ROYAL VISITS INCLUDING QUEEN ELIZABETH II, PRINCE CHARLES AND PRINCE EDWARD. THE MOST HUMBLING AND UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE WAS BECOMING A MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF MILITARY MERIT WHILE SERVING IN ESQUIMALT. WORKING AT GOOD WORKING RELATIONS HAS BEEN THE MOST GRATIFYING JOB THAT SHE HAS HAD AS WELL AS HAVING 3 OF THE BEST CPO S AS SUPERVISORS DID NOT HURT EITHER5. ALANA COULD NOT HAVE BEEN AFFORDED THESE OPPORTUNIES WITHOUT THE LOVE AND SUPPORT OF HER FAMILY, SPECIFICALLY HER SON JOSHUA
ALAN JOHN POWER. HE WAS THE CONSUMATE TROOPER WHO PACKED UP AND MOVED WITH EVERY POSTING, WHO SHARED IN EVERY LOSS AND EVERY WIN. THIS LIFE WAS NOT ONE HE CHOSE BUT IN SUPPORT OF HIS MAMA HE WAS PRESENT AND FOR THAT ALANA IS THANKFUL
6, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD AN IMPACT ON PO1 POWERS CAREER AND SHE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL WHO HAVE BEEN A PART OF HER AMAZING JOURNEY. CONTINUE TO DO GOOD THINGS, BE KIND, AND BE HAPPY ARE HER WORDS SHE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE
7.ALANA WILL BE REMAINING ON VANCOUVER ISLAND IN THE LAKE COWICHAN AREA WHERE SHE WILL CONTINUE HER RESCUE EFFORTS AND HAS MANY PROJECTS ON THE GO
8. A DEPART WITH DIGNITY CEREMONY WILL BE HELD 27 SEP 19 AT 1130 AT THE SIX MILE PUB AND EATERY IN COLWOOD RSVP S, CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, ANECDOTES AND BEST WISHES CAN BE SENT TO BARRY ALLARD AT CHIEFBARRY19(AT SIGN)GMAIL.COM
RETRAITE DU M 1 ALANA M POWER MMM CD 00375-01 ARH
1. LE 18 SEPTEMBRE 2019, APRES 30 ANS DE BONS ET LOYAUX SERVICES DANS LES FAC ET AU SERVICE DE LA LOGISTIQUE, LE M 1 ALANA POWER PRENDRA SA RETRAITE DES FAC
2. LE M 1 POWER S EST ENROLEE DANS LES FAC LE 6 OCTOBRE 1988 COMME COMMIS A L’ADMINISTRATION (831) A VICTORIA, EN C.-B. ET S’EST RENDUE A CORNWALLIS, EN N.-E. LE LENDEMAIN POUR ENTREPRENDRE SON FORMIDABLE CHEMINEMENT DE CARRIERE
3. APRES L’INSTRUCTION DE RECRUES, ALANA A ETE ENVOYEE A L ELRFC SAINT-JEAN, POUR UN COURS DE FRANCAIS DE 6 MOIS, PUIS A L EALFC DE BORDEN POUR UN COURS D’INSTRUCTION PROFESSIONNELLE. SA PREMIERE AFFECTATION ETAIT AU DGCMP A OTTAWA, COMME CUISINIERE/STEWARD, DE 1989 A 1991. LORSQUE CE POSTE A ETE ABOLI, ALANA A ETE AFFECTEE A LA 4 ERE COLD LAKE, DE 1991 A 1996, OU ELLE A OCCUPE DIVERS POSTES A LA 4 ERE, ESC MED, DOSSIERS MED ET SFH, A ET D ET LIBERATION DE LA SD ERE. ALANA A ENSUITE ETE AFFECTEE PLUS A L’OUEST ET PLUS PRES DE CHEZ ELLE A LA SFC ALDERGROVE, QUI DEVENAIT LA SRN ALDERGROVE, PENDANT 4 FORMIDABLES ANNEES, OU ELLE A TISSE DES LIENS D’AMITIE DURABLES AVEC DES GENS DU MILIEU DES COMMUNICATEURS ET DES TECH. APRES AVOIR ETE PROMUE AU GRADE DE MATC EN 2000, ALANA A ETE AFFECTEE AU CRFC VANCOUVER, OU ELLE A ENCORE RENCONTRE DES GENS MERVEILLEUX QUI CONTINUENT D’ENRICHIR SA VIE. EN 2003, ALANA A ETE AFFECTE A L’AUTRE BOUT DU PAYS, AU 3 GSS DET CHARLOTTETOWN A L I-P-E PENDANT UNE COURTE PERIODE. EN 2005, SA PROMOTION AU GRADE DE M 2 L A MENEE A QUITTER L’ILE PUISQU IL Y AVAIT SEULEMENT DEUX POSTES DE SGR POUR M 2. APRES AVOIR ETE AFFECTEE AU 31 BON SVC A SAINT JOHN, AU N-B, PENDANT EXACTEMENT 364 JOURS, ALANA A EU L’OCCASION DE RETOURNER A L I-P-E PENDANT DEUX AUTRES ANNEES, CETTE FOIS AU PEIR A CHARLOTTETOWN OU ELLE A PU DECOUVRIR LE MONDE DE LA RECO BLINDEE. EN 2008, CE FUT L’HEURE D’UNE AUTRE AFFECTATION, QUI L’A MENEE A L’AUTRE BOUT DU CANADA, DE RETOUR SUR LA COTE OUEST. APRES 20 ANS, ALANA SAVAIT QU ELLE AVAIT BEAUCOUP DE CHANCE D’ETRE AFFECTEE A L’ENDROIT OU ELLE EST NEE ET OU ELLE S’EST ENROLEE. DEPUIS 2008, ALANA A OCCUPE DIVERS POSTES A ESQUMALT, NOTAMMENT AUX SIB, A LA SRB (2 FOIS), A L ECCA (P), AU NCSM WINNIPEG ET ENFIN AUX BRT QG FMAR(P)
4. PARMI LES POINTS SAILLANTS DE SA CARRIERE AU FIL DES ANS, ELLE MENTIONNE UNE AFFECTATION SUPPLEMENTAIRE DE 6 MOIS A L EPDCFC BORDEN, SA CANDIDATURE RETENUE POUR LE PROGRAMME CANZEX ET SON VOYAGE EN NOUVELLE-ZELANDE, L’INSTRUCTION DU COURS DE NQ 3 SGR A ALDERSHOT, EN N-E, EN 2007, SA PARTICIPATION A DE NOMBREUSES VISITES ROYALES, Y COMPRIS CELLES DE LA REINE ELIZABETH II, DU PRINCE
CHARLES ET DU PRINCE EDWARD. SON EXPERIENCE LA PLUS GRATIFIANTE ET LA PLUS INOUBLIABLE A ETE LORSQU ELLE A ETE NOMMEE MEMBRE DE L’ORDRE DU MERITE MILITAIRE PENDANT SON SERVICE A ESQUIMALT. SON TRAVAIL AU BUREAU DES BONNES RELATIONS DE TRAVAIL A ETE SON EMPLOI LE PLUS ENRICHISSANT, ET AVOIR TROIS DES MEILLEURS PM COMME SUPERVISEURS A CERTAINEMENT BEAUCOUP AIDE
5. ALANA N’AURAIT PAS PU PROFITER DE CES OCCASIONS SANS L’AMOUR ET L’APPUI DE SA FAMILLE, EN PARTICULIER DE LA PART DE SON FILS, JOSHUA ALAN JOHN POWER. IL A ETE UN BRAVE SOLDAT, QUI REMPLISSAIT LES BOITES ET DEMENAGEAIT A CHAQUE AFFECTATION, QUI ETAIT PRESENT POUR CHAQUE DEFAITE ET CHAQUE VICTOIRE. CE N’ETAIT PAS LA VIE QU IL AVAIT CHOISIE, MAIS IL A TOUJOURS SOUTENU SA MAMAN ET ALANA LUI EN EST FORT RECONNAISSANTE
6. BEAUCOUP DE PERSONNES ONT INFLUENCE LA CARRIERE DU M 1 POWER ET CETTE DERNIERE TIENT A REMERCIER TOUS LES GENS QUI ONT PARTICIPE A SON PARCOURS FORMIDABLE. ELLE SOUHAITE VOUS TRANSMETTRE CES PAROLES : CONTINUEZ DE FAIRE LE BIEN, SOYEZ GENTILS ET SOYEZ HEUREUX
7. ALANA RESTERA SUR L’ILE DE VANCOUVER, DANS LA REGION DU LAC COWICHAN, OU ELLE POURSUIVRA SES EFFORTS DE SAUVETAGE AINSI QUE DE NOMBREUX PROJETS QUI L’ANIMENT
8. UNE CEREMONIE DE DEPART DANS LA DIGNITE AURA LIEU LE 27 SEPTEMBRE 2019 A 11 H 30 AU RESTAURANT SIX MILE A COLWOOD. POUR CONFIRMER VOTRE PRESENCE OU TRANSMETTRE DES MESSAGES DE FELICITATIONS, DES ANECDOTES ET DES BONS VOEUX, VEUILLEZ COMMUNIQUER AVEC BARRY ALLARD, PAR COURRIEL, A L’ADRESSE CHIEFBARRY19(AROBAS)GMAIL.COM.