S1 WILLIAM GRAY, CD, COOK 00164 NAVY
1) AFTER 12 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE S1 WILLIAM GRAY WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 12TH 2022.
2) S1 WILLIAM GRAY JOINED THE REGULAR FORCE FROM THE HALIFAX RECRUITING CENTER 25 AUGUST 2009, HE WAS THEN ATTENDED BASIC TRAINING AND THEN TRADES TRAINING AT C.F.B. BORDEN. UPON COMPLETION OF BOOT CAMP AND TRADES TRAINING HE WAS POSTED TO C.F.B. HALIFAX AND SUBSEQUENTLY EMPLOYED IN A KITCHEN AT C.F.B. HALIFAX, THUS STARTING HIS ILLUSTROUS CAREER AS A COOK. FROM THAT POINT ON HE SERVED ON VARIOUS SHIPS HMCS IROQUOIS, HMCS FREDERICTON, HMCS MONTREAL, AND ALSO EMPLOYED AGAIN AT C.F.B HALIFAX AND MOG 5 SUB SQUADRON.
3) WILLIAM IS EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR THE MANY EXPERIENCES, FRIENDHSIPS AND MEMORIES WITH SO MANY AMAZING PEOPLE, MILITARY AND CIVILIAN DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN, OVER HIS LAST 12 YEARS IN UNIFORM. HE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL WHO SUPPORTED HIM THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER ESPECIALLY THE UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM HIS CHILDREN LEXIS S GRAY, AND TYLER R GRAY.
4) UPON RETIREMENT WILLIAM WILL REMAIN IN THE HALIFAX AREA AND SPEND TIME WITH HIS CHILDREN
5) ANECDOTES AND WELL WISHES MAY BE SENT TO PO1 BRIAN HURDIS AT BRIAN.HURDIS@FORCES.GC.CA. GIVEN THE CURRENT COVID 19 LIMITATIONS WILLIAM HAS FOREGONE THE FORMAL DWD RECEPTION AND CHOSE A QUIET ONE AT HIS HOUSE WITH CLOSE FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
FAIR WINDS AND CALM SEAS TO YOU WILLIAM, S1 GRAY RETIRED
1) APRES 12 ANS DE BONS ET LOYAUX SERVICES, LE MAT 1 WILLIAM GRAY PRENDRA SA RETRAITE DES FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES LE 12 FEVRIER 2022
2) LE MAT 1 WILLIAM GRAY S ENROLE DANS LA FORCE REGULIERE AU CENTRE DE RECRUTEMENT D HALIFAX LE 25 AOUT 2009. IL SUIT ENSUITE SON INSTRUCTION ELEMENTAIRE PUIS SA FORMATION PROFESSIONNELLE A LA BFC BORDEN. APRES AVOIR TERMINE LE CAMP D ENTRAINEMENT ET LA FORMATION PROFESSIONNELLE, IL EST AFFECTE A LA BFC HALIFAX ET EST ENSUITE EMPLOYE DANS UNE CUISINE DE LA BFC HALIFAX, CE QUI MARQUE LE DEBUT DE SON ILLUSTRE CARRIERE DE CUISINIER. A PARTIR DE CE MOMENT, IL SERT A BORD DE DIVERS NAVIRES, SOIT LE NCSM IROQUOIS, LE NCSM FREDERICTON ET LE NCSM MONTREAL, ET EST EGALEMENT EMPLOYE A LA BFC HALIFAX ET A L ESCADRON DE SOUS- MARINS DU 5GOM.
3) IL EST EXTREMEMENT RECONNAISSANT POUR LES MULTIPLES EXPERIENCES, AMITIES ET SOUVENIRS QU IL VIE AVEC TANT DE PERSONNES EXTRAORDINAIRES, MILITAIRES ET CIVILS, AU PAYS ET A L ETRANGER, AU COURS DE SES 12 DERNIERES ANNEES EN UNIFORME. IL TIENT A REMERCIER TOUS CEUX QUI LE SOUTIENNENT TOUT AU LONG DE SA CARRIERE, EN PARTICULIER LE SOUTIEN INCONDITIONNEL DE SES ENFANTS, LEXIS S GRAY ET TYLER R GRAY
4) A LA RETRAITE, IL RESTERA DANS LA REGION D HALIFAX ET PASSERA DU TEMPS AVEC SES ENFANTS
5) LES ANECDOTES ET LES SOUHAITS DE BONHEUR PEUVENT ETRE ENVOYES AU M 1 BRIAN HURDIS A BRIAN.HURDIS@FORCES.GC.CA. ETANT DONNE LES LIMITATIONS ACTUELLES DE LA COVID 19, IL RENONCE A LA RECEPTION OFFICIELLE DE DEPART DANS LA DIGNITE ET CHOISIT UNE RECEPTION TRANQUILLE CHEZ LUI AVEC SES AMIS PROCHES ET SA FAMILLE
BON VENT ET BONNE MER POUR TOI, MAT 1 GRAY, RETRAITE