WO KIMBERLY GRANT, CD, FSA
1. WARRANT OFFICER KIM GRANT WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 8 JANUARY 2020 AFTER 15 YEARS OF EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE.
2. KIM ENROLLED IN THE REGULAR FORCE ON 27 AUGUST 2004 AS A RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT CLERK. KIM SPENT THE EARLIER PARTS OF HER CAREER IN COLD LAKE AT 441 TACTICAL FIGHTER SQUADRON AND THEN AT 409 TACTICAL FIGHTER SQUADRON BEFORE BEING POSTED TO TRENTON TO SERVE AT 8 ACSS. DURING HER TIME AT 8 WING, KIM WAS DEPLOYED TO CFS ALERT. KIM WAS POSTED BACK TO 4 WING COLD LAKE IN 2010 AND SOON DEPLOYED AS PART OF THE DEACTIVATION TEAM FOR OP JAGUAR. ON HER RETURN, KIM WAS ASSIGNED TO 10 FIELD TECHNICAL TRAINING SCHOOL BUT SOON DEPLOYED AS PART OF THE MULTI- NATIONAL OBSERVER FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOR OP CALUMET. HER RETURN FROM EGYPT SAW HER TAKING ON THE CHALLENGING POSITION OF SQUADRON LOGISTICS OFFICER AT 417 COMBAT SUPPORT SQUADRON IN WHICH SHE EXCELLED. AFTER A BRIEF TIME AS THE WING TASKING IC, KIM WAS POSTED TO 1 AIR MAINTENANCE SQUADRON AS THE IC LOGISTICS SUPPORT, HER CURRENT POSITION. DURING HER TENURE AT 1AMS, KIM HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN FACILITATING NEEDED CHANGES TO LOGISTICS SUPPORT TO THE SQUADRON IN BOTH HER OWN FIELD OF FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION, AND ALSO IN PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING.
3. KIM HAS BEEN SUPPORTED THROUGH HER MILITARY JOURNEY BY HER HUSBAND, CHRISTOPHER, AND HER DAUGHTER, HOLLY, WHO ARE BOTH EXPERTS AT MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF MILITARY LIFE.
4. WHILE KIM IS HANGING UP HER MILITARY UNIFORM, SHE WON’T BE GOING FAR (MUCH TO THE RELIEF OF THOSE MEMBERS WHO HAVE COME TO RELY ON HER). SHE HAS ACCEPTED A POSITION AS A FINANCIAL MANAGER IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE AND WILL BE WORKING AT 4 MISSION SUPPORT SQUADRON HELPING TO ENSURE THE UNIT IS ABLE TO DELIVER SUSTAINMENT EXCELLENCE FOR YEARS TO COME.
5. THERE WILL BE A DEPART WITH DIGNITY BY INVITATION ON 24 JANUARY 2020 AT MAMACITAS RESTAURANT AT 1100 HRS. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES CAN BE SENT TO CAPTAIN DEREK WALTER AT DEREK.WALTER@FORCES.GC.CA
DEPART A LA RETRAITE DE L ADJ KIMBERLY GRANT, CD, ASF
1. LE 8 JANVIER 2020, L ADJUDANT KIM GRANT PRENDRA SA RETRAITE DES FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES APRES 15 ANNEES DE SERVICE EXCEPTIONNEL
2. L ADJ GRANT S ENROLE DANS LA FORCE REGULIERE LE 2 AOUT 2004 EN TANT QUE COMMIS DE SOUTIEN A LA GESTION DES RESSOURCES. ELLE PASSE LES PREMIERES ANNEES DE SA CARRIERE A COLD LAKE AUPRES DU 441E ESCADRON D APPUI TACTIQUE ET PAR LA SUITE AUPRES DU 409E ESCADRON D APPUI TACTIQUE. ELLE EST ENSUITE AFFECTE A TRENTON AU SEIN DU 8E ESCADRON DE SERVICE DE SOUTIEN (COMBAT AERIEN). PENDANT SON SEJOUR A LA 8E ESCADRE, L ADJ GRANT FAIT UN SEJOUR A LA STF ALERT. ELLE REVIENT A LA 4E ESCADRE COLD LAKE EN 2010 ET EST RAPIDEMENT AFFECTEE AU SEIN DE L EQUIPE DE DESACTIVATION DANS LE CADRE DE L OP JAGUAR. A SON RETOUR, L ADJ GRANT EST AFFECTEE AU 10E ESCADRON D INSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE APPLIQUEE, MAIS ELLE EST RAPIDEMENT ENVOYEE EN MISSION AU QUARTIER GENERAL DE LA FORCE CHARGEE DE L OBSERVATION DANS LE CADRE DE L OP CALUMET. A SON RETOUR D EGYPTE, ELLE ACCEPTE LE DEFI ET OCCUPE LE POSTE D OFFICIER DE LOGISTIQUE D ESCADRON AU 417E ESCADRON DE SOUTIEN AU COMBAT, POSTE DANS LEQUEL ELLE EXCELLE. APRES UN COURT PASSAGE A TITRE DE RESPONSABLE DES AFFECTATIONS DE L ESCADRE, L ADJ GRANT EST AFFECTE AU 1ER ESCADRON DE MAINTENANCE (AIR) A TITRE DE RESPONSABLE DU SOUTIEN LOGISTIQUE, POSTE QU ELLE OCCUPE ENCORE. PENDANT SON SÉJOUR AU 1 EMA, L ADJ GRANT JOUE UN ROLE PREPONDERANT EN CHAPEAUTANT LES CHANGEMENTS QUI S IMPOSENT AU SOUTIEN LOGISTIQUE DE L ESCADRON TANT DANS SON DOMAINE EN ADMINISTRATION FINANCIERE QUE DANS LE DOSSIER D APPROVISIONNEMENT ET D ETABLISSEMENT DE CONTRAT
3. TOUT AU LONG DE SA CARRIERE MILITAIRE, L ADJ GRANT A RECU UN SOUTIEN INDEFECTIBLE DE SON CONJOINT, CHRISTOPHER, ET DE SA FILLE, HOLLY, QUI SONT TOUS DEUX EXPERTS A RELEVER LES DEFIS QUE REPRESENTE LA VIE MILITAIRE
4. MEME SI L ADJ GRANT ACCROCHE SON UNIFORME MILITAIRE, ELLE N IRA PAS LOIN (AU GRAND SOULAGEMENT DES MILITAIRES QUI ONT APPRIS A DEPENDRE D ELLE). ELLE A ACCEPTE UN POSTE DE DIRECTRICE FINANCIERE A LA FONCTION PUBLIQUE. ELLE TRAVAILLERA AU 4E ESCADRON DE SOUTIEN DE MISSION OU ELLE VEILLERA A CE QUE L UNITE SOIT EN MESURE D OFFRIR D EXCELLENTS SERVICES POUR LES ANNEES A VENIR.
5. IL Y AURA UNE CEREMONIE DE DEPART DANS LA DIGNITE SUR INVITATION, LE 24 JANVIER 2020, AU RESTAURANT MAMACITAS, A 11 H. LES MESSAGES DE FELICITATIONS PEUVENT ETRE ENVOYES AU CAPITAINE DEREK WALTER A L ADRESSE DEREK.WALTER@FORCES.GC.CA