WO MARC DESROSIERS 00375 HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATOR

1. AFTER 32 YEARS OF COMBINED SERVICE WO MARC JULES DESROSIERS 00375 HRA WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE REGULAR FORCE ON 31 DEC 2021.

2. WO DESROSIERS JOINED THE CAF 0N 23 NOV 1989 IN EDMUNSTON NB AS AN INFANTRYMAN WITH 1 RNBR. AFTER COMPLETING BASIC TRAINING AND HIS QL3 HE WAS CALLED TO SERVE ON OP SALON DURING THE OKA CRISIS, IT WAS THEN THAT HE DECIDED THIS WAS GOING TO BE HIS CAREER. SPENDING A FEW YEARS ON CLASS B CONTRACTS IT WAS TIME TO TRANSFER TO THE REGULAR FORCE ON 23 JANUARY 1994. UPON THE TRANSFER IT WAS OFF TO R22ER BATTLE SCHOOL IN CFB VALCARTIER, ONCE HE GRADUATED AND WAS 40 LBS LIGHTER CAME A POSTING TO 1 R22ER. WHILE AT THE REGIMENT MARC HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON TWO TOURS, HAITI IN 1996 AND BOSNIA IN 1999. IN 2005, HE HAD REMUSTERED TO RMS AND THIS IS WHERE HIS CAREER REALLY KICKED OFF. AFTER COMPLETING HIS QL 3 HE WAS POSTED TO CFB HALIFAX CLAIMS SECTION. PROMOTED TO MCPL IN 2007 IT CAME WITH A POSTING TO CSOR DOCKYARD. IN 2009, HE COMPLETED A TOUR IN AFGHANISTAN AS THE NATO MEDALS CLERK. UPON HIS RETURN, HE WAS THEN POSTED TO THE ASSISTANT CASHIER POSITION AT CFB HALIFAX, WHERE HE WAS PROMOTED TO SGT THE FOLLOWING YEAR AND ASSUMED THE POSITION OF HEAD CASHIER. WITH THE NAVY CALLING IN 2012, IT WAS OFF TO HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC WHERE MARC HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WAR OF 1812 TOUR OF THE GREAT LAKES, FOLLOWED BY OP CARIBBE IN SEP 2013. IN MARCH OF 2015 A POSTING TO 3 FIELD REGIMENT, SAINT JOHN, NB AS CHIEF CLERK. IT WAS SHORT LIVED AS MARC WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF WO AND POSTED TO HMCS BRUNSWICKER IN JULY 2016. IN OCTOBER 2016 WO DESROSIERS WOULD TAKE ON ANOTHER MOSID AS HRA WITH THE RMS TRADE SPLIT. RETURNING TO HALIFAX IN 2019, WO DESROSIERS HAD A NEW CHALLENGE AWAITING, HE WAS POSTED TO 36 CBG HQ AS THEY WERE AMALGAMATING 4 UNITS ORDERLY ROOMS INTO WHAT IS NOW KNOWN AS THE COMBINED ORDERLY ROOM. WO DESROSIERS WAS THE ONE WHO MADE THIS ENDEAVOR A SUCCESS. IN SPRING OF 2021 DURING A PANDEMIC HE WAS ASKED TO TAKE THE ROLE OF COURSE WO FOR THE FIRST EVER HRA RQ PTE COURSE EXPORTED TO HALIFAX, OF COURSE HE AGREED, HIS DEDICATION TO THE STUDENTS AND HIS TRADE MADE THE COURSE AN OVERWHELMING SUCCESS. MANY CHALLENGES AND HEARTACHES LATER, HE HAS DECIDED TO HANG UP HIS REG FORCE HAT ON 31 DEC 2021 AND PROUDLY CONTINUE SERVING IN THE RESERVE FORCE.

3. UPON RELEASE MARC WILL BE TRANSFERRING TO 36 SVC BN, HE
HOPES HE IS UP FOR THE NEW CHALLENGE. WO DESROSIERS IS LOOKING FORWARD TO RETIREMENT, HE WILL DEDICATE HIS TIME BETWEEN HIS SPOUSE COLLEEN, FISHING, HUNTING AND THE RESERVES. WO DESROSIERS IS A PROUD FATHER OF CPL (RET) MICHAEL DESROSIERS AND STILL SERVING CPL JEREMY DESROSIERS.

4. A SMALL RETIREMENT GATHERING WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY THE 10TH DEC 2021, AT THE WILLOW PARK ARMOURY MESS AT 1300HRS UNTIL 1600 HRS. SEATING IS LIMITED AT THIS TIME DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS, PLEASE RSVP IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING TO PO2 LINDSEY HANCOTT CSN 722-7999 OR BY THE EMAIL BELOW. DETAILS FOR THE LUNCHEON THAT WILL BE PART OF THE DWD WILL BE SENT AT A LATER DATE.

5. ANECDOTES, STORIES, OR WELL WISHES CAN BE SENT TO PO2 LINDSEY.HANCOTT AT FORCES.GC.CA OR
MWO LINDA.BROMLEY AT FORCES.GC.CA

1. APRES 32 ANS DE SERVICE COMBINE, L ADJ MARC JULES DESROSIERS 0075 ARH PREND SA RETRAITE DE LA FORCE REGULIERE LE 31 DECEMBRE 2021.

2. L ADJ DESROSIERS SE JOINT AUX FAC LE 23 NOVEMBRE 1989 A EDMUNSTON, AU NOUVEAU-BRUNSWICK, EN TANT QUE FANTASSIN AU SEIN DU 1 RNBR. APRES AVOIR TERMINE SON INTSTRUCTION DE BASE ET LE COURS DE NQ3, IL EST APPELE A SERVIR DANS LE CADRE DE L OPERATION SALON LORS DE LA CRISE D OKA. C EST A CE MOMENT QU IL DECIDE QU IL EN FERA UNE CARRIERE. APRES QUELQUES ANNEES DE SERVICE DE RESERVE DE CLASSE B, LE MOMENT EST VENU DE PASSER A LA FORCE REGULIERE, LE 23 JANVIER 1994. APRES SON TRANSFERT, IL PREND LE CHEMIN DE L ECOLE DE COMBAT DU ROYAL 22E REGIMENT A LA BFC VALCARTIER, ET APRES AVOIR OBTENU SON DIPLÔME ET AVOIR PERDU 18 KG (40 LBS), IL EST AFFECTE AU 1ER R22ER. AU COURS DE CETTE PERIODE, MARC A L OCCASION DE PARTICIPER A

DEUX MISSIONS, SOIT EN HAITI EN 1996 ET EN BOSNIE, EN 1999. EN 2005, IL CHANGE DE SPECIALITE DANS LE GROUPE DE SGR ET C EST ALORS QUE SA CARRIERE DEMARRE VRAIMENT. APRES AVOIR TERMINE SON COURS DE NQ3, IL EST AFFECTE A LA SECTION DES RECLAMATIONS DE LA BFC HALIFAX. EN 2007, IL EST PROMU AU GRADE DE CPLC ET EST AFFECTE A LA SRSC DE L ARSENAL. EN 2009, IL TERMINE UNE MISSION EN AFGHANISTAN COMME LE COMMIS AUX MEDAILLES DE L OTAN. A SON RETOUR, IL EST ENSUITE AFFECTE AU POSTE DE SOUS CAISSIER A LA BFC HALIFAX, OU IL EST PROMU AU GRADE DE SGT L ANNEE SUIVANTE ET OCCUPE LE POSTE DE CAISSIER PRINCIPAL. LA MARINE L APPELANT EN 2012, MARC EST AFFECTE AU NCSM VILLE DE QUEBEC AVEC LEQUEL IL A L OCCASION DE PARTICIPER A LA MISSION DE COMMEMORATION DU BICENTENAIRE DE LA GUERRE DE 1812 DE LA TOURNEE DES GRANDS LACS, SUIVI D UNE AFFECTATION DANS LE CADRE DE L OPERATION CARRIBE, EN SEPTEMBRE 2013. EN MARS 2015, IL EST AFFECTE AU 3E REGIMENT D ARTILLERIE, A SAINT JOHN, AU NOUVEAU-BRUNSWICK, EN TANT QUE COMMIS EN CHEF. CETTE AFFECTATION EST DE COURTE DUREE, CAR MARC EST PROMU AU GRADE D ADJUDANT, PUIS EST AFFECTE AU NCSM BRUNSWICKER, EN JUILLET 2016. EN OCTOBRE 2016, L ADJ DESROSIERS ASSUME UNE AUTRE ID SGPM EN TANT QU ARH AVEC LA DIVISION DU GROUPE DES SRG. ALORS QU IL RETOURNE A HALIFAX EN 2019, UN NOUVEAU DEFI ATTEND L ADJ DESROSIERS. IL EST AFFECTE AU QG DU 36E GBC QUI PROCEDE A LA FUSION DES SALLES DES RAPPORTS DE 4 UNITES DESORMAIS CONNUS SOUS LE NOM DE SALLE DES RAPPORTS COMMUNE. L ADJ DESROSIERS EST CELUI QUI A FAIT DE CETTE INITIATIVE UN SUCCES. AU PRINTEMPS 2021, PENDANT LA PANDEMIE, ON LUI DEMANDE D ASSUMER LE ROLE D ADJ DU COURS POUR LE TOUT PREMIER COURS D ARH QG SDT DONNE A HALIFAX, CE QU IL ACCEPTE BIEN SUR. SON DEVOUEMENT PROFESSIONNEL AINSI QU ENVERS LES STAGIAIRES FAIT DE CE COURS UN ENORME SUCCES. C EST A LA SUITE DE NOMBREUX DEFIS ET MAUX DE TETE QU IL DECIDE DE QUITTER LA FORCE REGULIERE LE 31 DECEMBRE 2021 ET DE CONTINUER A SERVIR FIEREMENT DANS LA FORCE DE RESERVE.

3. APRES SA LIBERATION, MARC SERA MUTE AU 36 BON SVC, ET IL ESPERE ETRE PRET A RELEVER CE NOUVEAU DEFI. L ADJ DESROSIERS SE REJOUIT A L IDEE DE PRENDRE SA RETRAITE. IL CONSACRERA DU TEMPS A SON EPOUSE COLLEEN, A LA PECHE, A LA CHASSE ET A LA RESERVE. L ADJ DESROSIERS EST LE FIER PERE DU CPL (A LA RETRAITE) ET DU CPL JEREMY DESROSIERS TOUJOURS EN SERVICE.

4. UNE PETITE RECEPTION AURA LIEU LE 10 DECEMBRE 2021 POUR SOULIGNER SON DEPART A LA RETRAITE A LA MESS DU MANEGE MILITAIRE DE WILLOW PARK, DE 13 H A 16 H. LES PLACES SONT LIMITEES POUR L INSTANT EN RAISON DES RESTRICTIONS LIEES A LA COVID-19. SI VOUS ENVISAGEZ D Y PARTICIPER, VEUILLEZ CONFIRMER

VOTRE PRESENCE AUPRES DU M 2 LINDSEY HANCOTT, RCCC 722-7999 OU PAR COURRIEL AUX ADRESSES CI-DESSOUS. LES DETAILS CONCERNANT LE DINER SERVI LORS DE LA CEREMONIE DE DEPART DANS LA DIGNITE SERONT TRANSMIS ULTERIEUREMENT.

5. VOUS POUVEZ FAIRE PARVENIR VOS ANECDOTES, VOS RECITS OU VOS MEILLEURS VŒUX AU M 2 LINDSEY.HANCOTT A COMMERCIAL FORCES.GC.CA OU A L ADJUM LINDA.BROMLEY A COMMERCIAL FORCES.GC.CA

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