PO2 EVANS, 00376, FSA
1. AFTER 30 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE, PO2 EVANS, FSA, WILL RETIRE FROM THE CAF ON 28 AUG 18.
2. PO2 EVANS JOINED THE MILITIA IN OCT 86 AS A MUSICIAN WITH THE LOYAL EDMONTON REGIMENT. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS HE TRANSFERRED TO THE REGULAR FORCE ON 11 FEB 88. UPON COMPLETION OF BASIC TRAINING AT CFB CORNWALLIS, HE COMPLETED HIS QL3 ADMIN CLERK COURSE. LIKE MANY OTHERS FROM THIS ERA, RON IS CURRENTLY ON HIS THIRD TRADE HOWEVER HE HAS YET TO RE-MUSTER.
3. OVER THE COURSE OF HIS CAREER HE SERVED IN CFB COLD LAKE, CFB HALIFAX (HMCS FRASER, MONTREAL, ATHABASKAN AND THE CPF TRG DET), CFB EDMONTON (1 GS BN), CFSU COLORADO SPRINGS, CFB ESQUIMALT (INCL. FMF (CB) AND HMCS ALGONQUIN). PO2 EVANS HAS DECIDED TO FINISH HIS CAREER IN CFB KINGSTON AFTER BEING A PART OF 1 ESU, 33 CF H SVCS C AND THE 1ST CDN DIV HQ. RON WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO SERVE IN THE THREE ENVIRONMENTS, SAILED ON BOTH COASTS AND HAS ENJOYED HIS TIME IN EVERY LOCATION THAT HE WORKED AND LIVED IN.
4. PO2 EVANS WAS ALSO HAPPY TO HAVE COMPLETED TOURS TO THE GOLAN HEIGHTS, BOSNIA X 2 AND WHILE ON THE ALGONQUIN WAS ABLE TO SAIL TO SOUTH AMERICA FOR OP CARIBE AMONGST MANY OTHER DESIRABLE LOCATIONS.
5. RON AND HIS WIFE KATHRYN WILL BE STAYING IN THE KINGSTON AREA FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE AS HE HAS ACCEPTED A POSITION IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE WITH 4 CDSG.
6. AN INFORMAL GET-TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE PO2 EVANS 30 YEAR CAREER WILL BE HELD AT THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 631, 4034 BATH RD, KINGSTON, ON FRIDAY 7 SEP 18 AT 1330 HRS. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, EMAILS OR STORIES MAY BE SENT TO MCPL CRYSTAL PARENT (CRYSTAL.PARENT@FORCES.GC.CA). ALL ARE INVITED TO ATTEND.
7. APRES 30 ANS DE BONS ET LOYAUX SERVICES, LE M 2 RON EVANS, ASF, PRENDRA SA RETRAITE DES FAC LE 28 AOUT 2018
8. LE M 2 EVANS EST ENTRE DANS LA MILICE EN OCTOBRE 1986 A TITRE DE MUSICIEN AU SEIN DU LOYAL EDMONTON REGIMENT. PEU APRES, IL EST PASSE A LA FORCE REGULIERE, LE 11 FEVRIER 1988. APRES AVOIR REUSSI SON COURS DE BASE A LA BFC CORNWALLIS, IL A SUIVI SON COURS DE COMMIS ADMINISTRATIF NQ3. COMME BON NOMBRE D’AUTRES PERSONNES DE CETTE EPOQUE, RON EN EST A SON TROISIEME METIER MAIS N’A PAS ENCORE FAIT DE CHANGEMENT DE SPECIALITE
9. AU FIL DE SA CARRIERE, IL A SERVI A LA BFC COLD LAKE, LA BFC HALIFAX (NCSM FRASER, MONTREAL, ATHABASKAN ET LE DETACHEMENT D’INSTRUCTION DES FCP), LA BFC EDMONTON (1 BON SG), L USFC COLORADO SPRINGS ET LA BFC ESQUIMALT (Y COMPRIS L IMF CAPE BRETON ET LE NCSM ALGONQUIN). LE M 2 EVANS A DECIDE DE TERMINER SA CARRIERE A LA BFC KINGSTON APRES AVOIR FAIT PARTIE DE LA 1 UAG, DU 33 C SVC S FC ET DU QG 1 DC. RON A EU LA CHANCE DE POUVOIR SERVIR DANS LES TROIS ARMEES, A NAVIGUE AU LARGE DES DEUX COTES ET A EU DU BON TEMPS A TOUS LES ENDROITS OU IL A TRAVAILLE ET HABITE
10. LE M 2 EVANS A EGALEMENT ETE HEUREUX D’AVOIR ETE AFFECTE AU PLATEAU DU GOLAN ET EN BOSNIE (A DEUX REPRISES). PENDANT SON TRAVAIL SUR LE NCSM ALGONQUIN, IL A PU NAVIGUER VERS L AMERIQUE DU SUD POUR L’OP CARIBBE, EN PLUS DE BON NOMBRE D’AUTRES ENDROITS PRISES
11. RON ET SON EPOUSE, KATHRYN, RESTERONT DANS LA REGION DE KINGSTON DANS L’AVENIR PREVISIBLE, CAR IL A ACCEPTE UN POSTE AU SEIN DE LA FONCTIOON PUBLIQUE AVEC LE GS 4 DIV C
12. UN RASSEMBLEMET INFORMEL VISANT A CELEBRER LES 30 ANS DE CARRIERE DU M 2 EVANS SE DEROULERA A LA FILIALE 631 DE LA LEGION ROYALE CANADIENNE, SITUEE AU 4034, CHEMIN BATH, A KINGSTON, LE VENDREDI 7 SEPTEMBRE 2018 A 13 H 30. LES MESSAGES DE FELICITATIONS ET LES ANECDOTES PEUVENT ETRE ENVOYES AU CPLC CRYSTAL PARENT (CRYSTAL.PARENT@FORCES.GC.CA). TOUS LES MEMBRES DU PERSONNEL SONT INVITES.