WO Michael Beauparlant
1. WARRANT OFFICER BEAUPARLANT WILL RETIRE ON 31 MAY 2019 AFTER 30+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES.
2. ORIGINALLY FROM WINDSOR ON, WO MICHAEL (MIKEY’S) BEAUPARLANT STARTED HIS CAREER IN JAN 1985. AFTER COMPLETING BASIC TRAINING IN CFB CORNWALLIS, HE WENT DIRECTLY TO CFB PETAWAWA FOR HIS BATTLE SCHOOL TRAINING IN THE SPRING OF 1985. HIS FIRST POSTING WAS TO CFB LONDON, WHERE HE QUICKLY LEARNED THE SKILLS OF AN INFANTRYMAN, AND IN THE SUMMER OF 1988 HE WAS POSTED TO BADEN, WEST GERMANY.
3. MIKEY’S POSTING IN BADEN BECAME THE BEST POSTING OF HIS CAREER AND THAT IS WHERE HE MET THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE KAREN, WHERE THEY STARTED A NEW ADVENTURE OF MARRIED LIFE. AUG 1991, HE TURN IN THIS BLACK CADILLACS (COMBAT BOOTS) FOR REAL TIRES AND WAS POSTED TO CFB BORDEN AS AN MSE OP DURING THIS POSTING HE WAS EMPLOYED AT SCHOOL SUPPORT, GPV, REFUELING, AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT SECTION, WHILE COMPLETING HIS QL5 IN 1992. IN 1997 HE WAS POSTED TO CFB SHILO WHERE HE COMPLETED THE TRACTOR TRAILER INSTUCTOR COURSE IN MASSTOWN NS. IN 1998 MIKEY’S ADVENTURE TOOK HIM ON A NEW ROUTE AWAY FROM THE MILITARY TO DRIVE TRACTOR TRAILER IN HIS HOME TOWN OF WINDSOR ON.
4. IN 2003, HIS ADVENTURE BROUGHT HIM BACK TO MILITARY LIFE AND WAS POSTED TO CFB BORDEN. IN 2006, HE WAS POSTED TO CFB HALIFAX WHERE HE STARTED TO LOVE THE EAST COAST. IN 2007, HE WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF MCPL. IN 2008 HE WAS POSTED TO CFB PETAWAWA. DURING HIS FOUR YEARS IN THE BN AND HQ & SIG, HE COMPLETED PLQ, COLLISION INVESTIGATOR COURSES, & COUNTLESS EXERCISES IN ALL KINDS OF WEATHER AND ALSO COMPLETED THE IRONMAN COMPETITION IN 2010.
5. IN 2011, HE WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF SGT AND POSTED TO ASU CHILLWACK HOWEVER IT WAS A SHORT LIVE POSTING WHERE HE WAS POSTED AGAIN BACK TO CFB HALIFAX IN SPRING OF 2012. IN 2017 HE WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF WO AND TO HIS CURRENT POSTED TO CFB TRENTON.
6. DURING HIS CAREER MIKEY’S HAS HELD MANY POSITIONS AS AN INFANTRYMAN, OPERATOR, CO-WORKER, SUBORDINATE, AND SUPERVISOR BUT ALWAYS A DEDICATED TRUCKER. HE HAS ENJOYED THE MILITARY LIFE AND THE CAREER HE HAS ACCOMPLISHED, BUT MOST OF ALL HE WILL CHERISH THE FRIENDS HE HAS MADE ALONG THE WAY.
7. WARRANT OFFICER BEAUPARLANT AND HIS WIFE KAREN ARE PLANNING TO MOVE BACK TO NOVA SCOTIA TO BE WITH THEIR GRAND KIDS.
8. A DEPART WITH DIGNITY (DWD) WILL BE HELD AT ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 110, TRENTON ON 31 MAY 2019 BETWEEN 11:30-13:30. FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO ATTEND, YOU
ARE REQUESTED TO RSVP BY CONTACTING MWO SUE CHIASSON AT 613-392-2811 X 2025 OR AT SUSAN.CHIASSSON@FORCES.GC.CA NLT 24 MAY 2019.
9. ANY CORRESPONDENCE, CERTIFICATES, ANECDOTES AND CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES CAN BE SENT TO SUSAN.CHIASSSON@FORCES.GC.CA.
1. L’ADJUDANT BEAUPARLANT PRENDRA SA RETRAITE LE 31 MAI 2019 APRÈS PLUS DE 30 ANNÉES DE BONS ET LOYAUX SERVICES AUX FORCES ARMÉES CANADIENNES.
2. ORIGINAIRE DE WINDSOR ONTARIO, ADJUDANT MICHAEL BEAUPARLANT A DÉBUTÉ SA CARRIÈRE EN JAN 1991. APRÈS AVOIR COMPLÉTER SA QUALIFICATION MILITAIRE DE BASE À CORNWALLIS, IL COMPLÉTA SON COURS DE COMBAT À PETAWAWA EN 1985. PAR LA SUITE, IL FUT MUTÉ À BFC LONDON, OU IL A DÉMONTRÉ SES TALENTS D’INFANTERIE. À L’ÉTÉ 1988, IL FUT MUTÉ À BADEN EN ALLEMAGNE.
3. LA MUTATION À BADEN FUT LA MEILLEURE DE SA CARRIÈRE, OU IL A RENCONTRÉ SON AMIE DE CŒUR ET À DÉBUTÉ UNE NOUVELLE AVENTURE EN VIE CONJUGALE. EN AOÛT 1991, IL A CÉDÉ SES SEMELLES DE BOTTES DE COMBATS POUR DES SEMELLES DE PNEUS ET FUT MUTÉ À BFC BORDEN COMME OP MMS. DURANT CE TEMPS, IL FUT EMPLOYÉ AU SUPPORT D’INSTRUCTION, GPV, REFUELLING ET LA SECTION D’ÉQUIPEMENT LOURD. IL A COMPLÉTÉ SON NQ5 EN 1992. EN 1997 IL FUT MUTÉ À BFC SHILO ET A COMPLÉTÉ SON COURS DE CAMION REMORQUE A MASSTOWN. EN 1998, L’AVENTURE L’AMÈNE À POURSUIVRE UNE CARRIÈRE DE CAMIONNEUR AU CIVIL À WINDSOR.
4. EN 2003, SON AVENTURE LUI RAMÈNE À LA VIE MILITAIRE ET UNE MUTATION À BFC BORDEN. EN 2006, IL EST MUTÉ À BFC HALIFAX OU IL PREND LE GOÛT DE LA VIE À L’EST DU PAYS. EN 2007, IL EST PROMU À CPLC ET EN 2008 IL EST MUTÉ À BFC PETAWAWA OU IL FUT EMPLOYÉ AU QUARTIER GÉNÉRAL POUR 4 ANS. IL A COMPLÉTÉ SON PLQ, SÉCURITÉ ROUTIÈRE ET PLUSIEURS EXERCICES INCLUANT UNE COMPÉTITION IRONMAN EN 2010.
5. EN 2011, IL FUT PROMU AU GRADE DE SERGENT ET MUTÉ POUR UNE COURTE PÉRIODE À L’USS CHILIWACK. EN 2012, IL RETOURNA À BFC HALIFAX ET EN 2017 IL EST PROMU AU GRADE D’ADJUDANT SUIVI D’UNE MUTATION À TRENTON.
6. DURANT SA CARRIÈRE, MIKE A MAINTENU PLUSIEURS POSITIONS INCLUANT INFANTERIE, OPÉRATEUR, SUBORDONNÉ ET SUPERVISEUR, MAIS TOUJOURS UN OP MMS DÉDIÉ. IL A TOUJOURS APPRÉCIÉ SA VIE MILITAIRE ET SA CARRIÈRE ACCOMPLI, MAIS LES RELATIONS AMICALES QU’IL A ENTRETENU AU LONG DE SA CARRIÈRE SERONT TOUJOURS APPRÉCIÉ LE PLUS.
7. ADJUDANT BEAUPARLANT ET SON ÉPOUSE PLANIFIE UN RETOUR EN NOUVELLE-ÉCOSSE POUR DEMEURER À PROXIMITÉ DES GRANDS-ENFANTS.
8. UN DÉPART AVEC DIGNITÉ AURA LIEU À LA BRASSERIE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 110, TRENTON LE 31 MAI 2019 ENTRE 11:30-13:30. POUR CEUX QUI SOUHAITENT Y ASSISTER, PRIÈRE DE CONTACTER LE ADJM SUE CHIASSSON AU 613-392-2811 X 2025 OU À SUSAN.CHIASSON@FORCES.GC.CA AU PLUS TARD LE 24 MAI 2019.
9. TOUTES CORRESPONDANCES, CERTIFICATS, ANECDOTES ET MESSAGES DE FÉLICITATIONS PEUVENT ÊTRE ENVOYÉS À SUSAN.CHIASSON@FORCES.GC.CA.