PO1 R.C. BRAZIL, CD, COOK (00164), NAVY

  1. AFTER 27 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE PO1 RONALD BRAZIL WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CAF ON 15 MAR 2021.
  2. PO1 BRAZIL ENROLLED TO THE NAVAL RESERVE AT HMCS QUEEN CHARLOTTE ON 15 MARCH 1994 AND COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AT CF RECRUIT SCHOOL ST. JEAN ON 26 AUGUST 1994.

    AFTER COMPLETING OSQAB ON 30 JAN 1995 IN HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA AND COOK QL3 PHASE TRAINING 30 AUG 1995 AT CANADIAN FORCES LOGISTICS TRAINING CENTRE IN BORDEN, ONTARIO, HE SAILED ON MULTIPLE NAVAL PLATFORMS WHICH INCLUDED HMCS PORTE ST. JEAN (1995), HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN (SEPT 1995 – MAR 1996), HMCS ANTICOSTI (APR 1996 – MAR 1997), HMCS PROVIDER (1997), HMCS GLACE BAY (1997) and HMCS GOOSE BAY (APR 1997 – JAN 2000). IN 1998 HMCS GOOSEBAY WAS DEPLOYED TO OPERATION PERSISTANCE IN RESPONSE TO RECOVERY EFFORTS OF SWISS AIR 111.

    BEFORE HIS OCCUPATIONAL TRANSFER TO THE REGULAR FORCE ON 11 APR 2001 AFTER 7+ YEARS WITH THE NAVAL RESERVES, HE COMPLETED HIS JUNIOR LEADERSHIP TRAINING COURSE ON 14 AUG 1998 AT THE JUNIOR LEADERSHIP TRAINING SCHOOL IN HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA AND COOK QL5A JOURNEYMAN COURSE 01 SEP 2000 AT CANADIAN FORCES LOGISTICS TRAINING CENTRE IN BORDEN, ONTARIO.

    POSTED TO CANADIAN FORCES JOINT SIGNALS REGIMENT IN KINGSTON, ONTARIO ON 14 APR 2001 WHERE HE DEPLOYED TO CANADIAN FORCES STATION ALERT (NOV 2001 – MAY 2002) AND TASK FORCE KABUL NATIONAL COMMAND ELEMENT (14 May – 16 Jul 2003). HE WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF MS 29 JUL 2005.

    POSTED TO THE 1ST BATALLION ROYAL CANADIAN REGIMENT ON 15 AUG 2005 IN PETAWAWA, ONTARIO WHERE HE WAS INVOLVED WITH MANY FIELD TRAINING EXERCISES AND SUPPORT TO PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING FOR MULTIPLE TASK FORCES DEPLOYED TO OPERATION ATHENA BETWEEN (2005 AND 2009). AFTER COMPLETING HIS COOK QL6A COURSE 15 MAY 2009 AT CANADIAN FORCES LOGISTICS TRAINING CENTRE IN BORDEN, ONTARIO HE WAS SELECTED FOR TASK FORCE 1-10 IN AFGHANISTAN WHERE HE WAS PROMOTED WHILE SO EMPLOYED TO PO2 ON 24 MARCH 2010 FOR THE REMAINDER OF HIS TOUR. HE WAS PROMOTED SUBSTANTIVE TO THE RANK OF PO2 01 DECEMBER 2010.

    POSTED TO HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA 19 JUL 2011, PO1 BRAZIL SAILED ON HMCS ST. JOHN’S AS GALLEY SUPERVISOR (19 JUL 2011 – 08 FEB 2012) WITH A DEPLOYMENT ON OPERATION CARIBBE (23 NOV – 16 DEC 2011), POSTED TO HMCS MONTREAL SHORE OFFICE (09 FEB 2012 – 31 APR 2013), POSTED TO CFB HALIFAX (01 MAY 2012 – 09 AUG 2015) WHERE HE WORKED AS A RATION CLERK AT “A” GALLEY, WARRIOR BLOCK KITCHEN, AND JUNO GALLEY .

POSTED TO THE SECOND BATALLION PRINCESS PATRICIA’S CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY 10 AUG 2015 AS THE 2 IC OF FOOD SERVICES WHERE HE WAS INVOLVED WITH MANY FIELD TRAINING EXERCISES AND SUPPORT TO PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING FOR TASK FORCES DEPLOYED TO OPERATION REASSURANCE AND OPERATION UNIFIER BETWEEN (2005 – 2009) AND THEN PROMOTED TO PO1 02 JUL 2018.

POSTED TO MARITIME OPERATIONS GROUP 5 IN HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA 19 JUL 2018 AS THE IC FOOD SERVICES, PO1 BRAZIL COMPLETED HIS ILP 24 JAN 2020 AND SUPPORTED FLEET AND MOG 4 FOOD SERVICE OPERATIONS INCLUDING OPERATION LASER.

PO1 BRAZIL’S FINAL POSTING WAS TO HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN ON 01 JUNE 2020 WHILE THE SHIP WAS IN REFIT UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT.

  1. PO1 BRAZIL WILL BE RETIRING TO THE CHARLOTTETOWN AREA OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND WITH HIS SPOUSE LEE ANN AND DAUGHTER OLIVIA AND WILL TAKE ON A POSITION AT BRAZIL’S GRASS CUTTING AND CEMETARY SERVICES.
  2. PLEASE SEND ANY ANEDOTES, STORIES OR WELL WISHES FOR RONALD BEFORE 09 MAR 2021 VIA E-MAIL TO CPO2 FERGUSON AT michael.ferguson@forces.gc.ca
  3. THERE WILL BE AN INFORMAL DWD WITH INVITED GUESTS ONLY DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS ON 09 MAR 2021.
  1. APRES 27 ANS DE BONS ET LOYAUX SERVICES, LE M 1 RONALD BRAZIL PRENDRA SA RETRAITE DES FAC LE 15 MARS 2021.
  2. LE M 1 BRAZIL S EST ENROLE DANS LA RESERVE NAVALE SUR LE NCSM QUEEN CHARLOTTE LE 15 MARS 1994 ET A SUIVI L INSTRUCTION DE BASE A L ECOLE DES RECRUES DES FORCES CANADIENNES SAINT-JEAN LE 26 AOUT 1994.

    APRES AVOIR SUIVI LE COURS DE QUALIFICATION DE MATELOT LE 30 JAN 1995 A HALIFAX, EN NOUVELLE-ECOSSE, LE COURS NQ3 DE CUISINIER LE 30 AOUT 1995 AU CENTRE D INSTRUCTION DE LOGISTIQUE DES FORCES CANADIENNES A BORDEN, EN ONTARIO, IL A NAVIGUE A BORD DE MULTIPLES PLATEFORMES DE LA MARINE, NOTAMMENT LE NCSM PORTE ST. JEAN (1995), LE NCSM CHARLOTTETOWN (DE SEPT 1995 A MAR 1996), LE NCSM ANTICOSTI (D AVR 1996 A MAR 1997), LE NCSM PROVIDER (1997), LE NCSM GLACE BAY (1997) ET LE NCSM GOOSE BAY (D AVR 1997 A JAN 2000). EN 1998, LE NCSM GOOSEBAY A ETE DEPLOYE DANS LE CADRE DE L OPERATION PERSISTANCE EN REPONSE AUX EFFORTS DE RETABLISSEMENT A LA SUITE DE L ECRASEMENT DU VOL 111 DE SWISS AIR.

    AVANT D OBTENIR UN RECLASSEMENT AU SEIN DE LA FORCE REGULIERE LE 11 AVR 2001, APRES PLUS DE SEPT ANS DANS LA RESERVE NAVALE, IL A SUIVI LE COURS DE CHEF SUBALTERNE LE 14 AOUT 1998 A L ECOLE D INSTRUCTION DES CHEFS SUBALTERNES A HALIFAX, EN NOUVELLE- ECOSSE, ET LE COURS DE COMPAGNON CUISINIER NQ5A LE 1ER SEP 2000 AU CENTRE D INSTRUCTION DE LOGISTIQUE DES FORCES CANADIENNES A BORDEN, EN ONTARIO.

    IL A ETE MUTE AU SEIN DU REGIMENT DES TRANSMISSIONS INTERARMEES DES FORCES CANADIENNES A KINGSTON, EN ONTARIO, LE 14 AVR 2001. PENDANT CETTE PERIODE DE SERVICE AU REGIMENT, IL A PARTICIPE A UN DEPLOIEMENT A LA STATION DES FORCES CANADIENNES ALERT (DE NOV 2001 A MAI 2002) ET A UN AUTRE AU SEIN DE L ELEMENT DE COMMANDEMENT NATIONAL DE LA FORCE OPERATIONNELLE A KABOUL (DU 14 MAI AU 16 JUILL 2003). IL A ETE PROMU AU GRADE DE MATC LE 29 JUILL 2005.

    LE 15 AOUT 2005, IL A RECU UNE AFFECTATION AU SEIN DU 1ER BATAILLON, THE ROYAL CANADIAN REGIMENT A PETAWAWA, EN ONTARIO, OU IL A PARTICIPE A DE NOMBREUX EXERCICES D ENTRAINEMENT SUR LE TERRAIN ET ASSURE DU SOUTIEN A L ENTRAINEMENT PREALABLE AU DEPLOIEMENT POUR PLUSIEURS FORCES OPERATIONNELLES DEPLOYEES EN APPUI A L OPERATION ATHENA ENTRE 2005 ET 2009. APRES AVOIR TERMINE SON COURS DE CUISINIER NQ6A LE 15 MAI 2009 AU CENTRE D INSTRUCTION DE LOGISTIQUE DES FORCES CANADIENNES A BORDEN, EN ONTARIO, IL A ETE SELECTIONNE POUR FAIRE PARTIE DE LA FORCE OPERATIONNELLE 1-10 EN AFGHANISTAN, OU IL A ETE PROMU M 2

PENDANT LA DUREE DE L AFFECTATION LE 24 MARS 2010. IL A ETE PROMU AU GRADE EFFECTIF DE M 2 LE 1ER DECEMBRE 2010.

MUTE A HALIFAX, EN NOUVELLE-ECOSSE LE 19 JUILL 2011, LE M 1 BRAZIL A NAVIGUE A BORD DU NCSM ST. JOHN S EN TANT QUE SUPERVISEUR DE LA CUISINE (DU 19 JUILL 2011 AU 8 FEV 2012) AVEC UNE PARTICIPATION A UN DEPLOIEMENT DANS LE CADRE DE L OPERATION CARIBBE (DU 23 NOV AU 16 DEC 2011). IL A ENSUITE ETE AFFECTE AU BUREAU DU NCSM MONTREAL (DU 9 FEV 2012 AU 31 AVR 2013), PUIS A LA BFC HALIFAX (DU 1ER MAI 2012 AU 9 AOUT 2015) OU IL A TRAVAILLE COMME COMMIS AUX VIVRES DANS LA CUISINE A, DANS LA CUISINE DU PAVILLON WARRIOR ET DANS LA CUISINE DE LA TOUR JUNO.

IL A ETE MUTE AU SEIN DU 2E BATAILLON, PRINCESS PATRICIA’S CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY LE 10 AOUT 2015 EN TANT QUE RESPONSABLE ADJOINT DES SERVICES D ALIMENTATION, OU IL A PARTICIPE A DE NOMBREUX EXERCICES D ENTRAINEMENT SUR LE TERRAIN ET ASSURE DU SOUTIEN A L ENTRAINEMENT PREALABLE AU DEPLOIEMENT POUR PLUSIEURS FORCES OPERATIONNELLES DEPLOYEES A L APPUI DE L OPERATION REASSURANCE ET DE L OPERATION UNIFIER ENTRE 2005 ET 2009. LE 2 JUILL 2018, IL A ETE PROMU M 1.

MUTE AU SEIN DU 5E GROUPE DES OPERATIONS MARITIMES (5 GOM) A HALIFAX, EN NOUVELLE-ECOSSE, LE 19 JUILL 2018 EN TANT QUE RESPONSABLE DES SERVICES D ALIMENTATION, LE M 1 BRAZIL A TERMINE SON PAI LE 24 JAN 2020 ET A ASSURE DU SOUTIEN AUX OPERATIONS DES SERVICES D ALIMENTATION DE LA FLOTTE ET DU 4 GOM, Y COMPRIS L OPERATION LASER.

LA DERNIERE AFFECTATION DU M 1 BRAZIL A ETE A BORD DU NCSM CHARLOTTETOWN. IL S EST JOINT A L EQUIPAGE LE 1ER JUIN 2020 PENDANT QUE LE NAVIRE ETAIT EN CARENAGE ET IL Y RESTERA JUSQU A SON DEPART A RETRAITE.

  1. A LA RETRAITE, LE M 1 BRAZIL DEMEURERA DANS LA REGION DE CHARLOTTETOWN A L ILE-DU-PRINCE-EDOUARD AVEC SA FEMME LEE ANN ET SA FILLE OLIVIA. IL A ACCEPTE UN POSTE DANS L ENTREPRISE BRAZIL’S GRASS CUTTING AND CEMETARY SERVICES.
  2. VEUILLEZ ENVOYER VOS ANECDOTES, VOS RECITS ET VOS BONS VŒUX AU PM2 FERGUSON POUR RONALD AVANT LE 9 MARS 2021 A L ADRESSE SUIVANTE: michael.ferguson@forces.gc.ca
  3. IL Y AURA UNE CEREMONIE DE DEPART DANS LA DIGNITE INFORMELLE LE 9 MARS 2021, SUR INVITATION SEULEMENT, EN RAISON DES RESTRICTIONS LIEES A LA COVID-19.

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