PO2 ANDREW (ANDY) KEEPING

  1. AFTER COMPLETING 18 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE, PO2 ANDREW (ANDY) KEEPING WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 15 DECEMBER 2021.
  2. PO2 KEEPING JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN SEPTEMBER 2003 AS A COOK AND COMPLETED HIS BMQ AT CFB ESQUIMALT. FOLLOWING BMQ IT WAS OFF TO CFB BORDEN FOR HIS QL3 TRAINING. UPON COMPLETION OF HIS QL3, THEN PTE KEEPING WAS POSTED TO CFB HALIFAX WHERE HE WORKED AT A FEW DIFFERENT GALLEYS AND WAS POSTED TO AND TAKEN PART IN DEPLOYMENTS ON BOTH HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC AND HMCS HALIFAX.
  3. AFTER REMUSTERING IN 2009 TO A SUPPLY TECHNICIAN, IT WAS BACK TO CFB BORDEN FOR HIS QL3, WHICH FOLLOWED WITH A POSTING TO 12 WING SHEARWATER’S 12 AMS IN 2010. IN 2012 CPL KEEPING TOOK A TOUR TO CFS ALERT. IN 2015 CPL KEEPING SAW THE LIGHT AND SHED HIS ARMY GREEN SKIN AND PROUDLY PUT ON THE BLACK AND BLUE AND WAS PROMOTED TO MS WITH A SHORT ATTACH POSTING TO CFNOS. IN MARCH 2016 MS KEEPING WAS POSTED TO FMF CAPE SCOTT AS MARLANT DRMIS SUPPORT. IN 2018 HE WAS POSTED TO BASE LOGISTICS WHERE HE WORKED IN MULTIPLE DIFFERENT SECTIONS AND WAS PROMOTED TO HIS CURRENT RANK OF PO2 IN 2020.
  4. PO2 KEEPING WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL BOTH IN AND OUT OF UNIFORM THAT HAVE HELPED ALONG THE WAY IN HIS CAREER. PO2 KEEPING WILL RETIRE IN THE HALIFAX AREA WITH WIFE JESSICA AND THREE CHRILDREN ABBY, HAYDEN, AND WILLIAM. PO2 KEEPING HAS ACCEPTED A POSITION WITHIN THE PUBLIC SERVICE UPON RETIREMENT.
  5. THERE WILL BE A SMALL GET TOGETHER AT THE MEMBERS REQUEST. DETAILS WILL BE COMMUNICATED AT A LATER DATE. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE, ANECDOTES, STORIES AND WELL WISHES CAN BE FORWARDED TO PO1 RYAN MOORES VIA EMAIL RYAN.MOORES@FORCES.GC.CA
  1. APRES PLUS DE 18 ANS DE BONS ET LOYAUX SERVICES, LE PM 2 ANDREW (ANDY) KEEPING PRENDRA SA RETRAITE DES FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES LE 15 DECEMBRE 2021.
  2. LE PM 2 KEEPING S EST JOINT AUX FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES EN SEPTEMBRE 2003 EN QUALITE DE CUISINIER ET A SUIVI SA FORMATION DE QMB A LA BFC ESQUIMALT. APRES AVOIR TERMINE SA FORMATION, IL EST PARTI POUR LA BFC BORDEN POUR SUIVRE SON INSTRUCTION DE NQ3. APRES AVOIR OBTENU SON NQ3, LE SDT KEEPING A ETE AFFECTE A LA BFC HALIFAX ET A TRAVAILLE DANS PLUSIEURS CUISINES DIFFERENTES, PUIS IL A ETE AFFECTE ET A PARTICIPE A DES DEPLOIEMENTS A BORD DES NCSM VILLE DE QUEBEC ET HALIFAX.
  3. EN 2009, APRES AVOIR CHANGE DE SPECIALITE ET ETRE DEVENU TECHNICIEN EN APPROVISIONNEMENT, IL EST RETOURNE A LA BFC BORDEN POUR SUIVRE SON NQ3, PUIS IL A ETE AFFECTE AU 12 EMA DE LA 12E ESCADRE SHEARWATER, EN 2010. EN 2012, LE CPL KEEPING A EFFECTUE UN SEJOUR A LA SFC ALERT. EN 2015, LE CPL KEEPING A VU LA LUMIERE ET A RETIRE SA CHEMISE VERTE DE L ARMEE POUR REVETIR FIEREMENT LE NOIR ET BLEU, APRES QUOI IL A ETE PROMU MATC ET A EU UNE COURTE AFFECTATION TEMPORAIRE A L EONFC. EN MARS 2016, LE MATC KEEPING A ETE AFFECTE A L IMF CAPE SCOTT AU SOUTIEN DU SIGRD DES FMAR(A). EN 2018, IL A ETE AFFECTE AUX SERVICES LOGISTIQUES DE LA BASE ET A TRAVAILLE DANS PLUSIEURS SECTIONS DIFFERENTES. C EST DANS LE CADRE DE CETTE AFFECTATION QU IL A ETE PROMU A SON GRADE ACTUEL DE PM 2, EN 2020.
  4. LE PM 2 KEEPING SOUHAITE REMERCIER TOUTES LES PERSONNES EN UNIFORME ET EN CIVIL QUI L ONT AIDE TOUT AU LONG DE SA CARRIERE. LE PM 2 PRENDRA SA RETRAITE DANS LA REGION D HALIFAX AVEC SA FEMME JESSICA ET LEURS TROIS ENFANTS, ABBY, HAYDEN ET WILLIAM. LE PM 2 KEEPING A ACCEPTE UN POSTE AU SEIN DE LA FONCTION PUBLIQUE APRES SA RETRAITE.
  5. UNE PETITE REUNION AURA LIEU A LA DEMANDE DES MEMBRES. LES DETAILS SERONT COMMUNIQUES ULTERIEUREMENT. VOUS POUVEZ ENVOYER VOS MESSAGES DE FELICITATIONS, VOS ANECDOTES, VOS HISTOIRES ET VOS MEILLEURS VŒUX AU PM 1 RYAN MOORES PAR COURRIEL A CETTE ADRESSE : RYAN.MOORES@FORCES.GC.CA.

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