Branch Retirement Messages

RETIREMENT - Warrant Officer Mike Lapensee DGIMT 00110

1. THE DIRECTOR AND ALL MEMBERS OF DIMTPS WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INVITE YOU TO WO MIKE LAPENSEE S RETIREMENT LUNCHEON WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE ON 4 DECEMBER 2008 FOLLOWING 21 PLUS YEARS CAREER OF DEDICATED AND LOYAL SERVICE TO CANADA AND THE CANADIAN FORCES.

2. MIKE JOINED THE CANADIAN FORCES IN OCT 1987 AND THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE EMPLOYED IN A MULTITUDE OF POSITIONS AND LOCATIONS ACROSS CANADA. ON COMPLETION OF HIS RADIO TECHNICIAN APPRENTICE COURSE, HE DEPARTED FOR HIS FIRST POSTING AT NRS NEWPORT CORNERS NOVA SCOTIA. UNSATISIFED WITH THE DAY TO DAY ROUTINE OF A STATIC POSTING, MIKE BEGGED THE CAREER MANAGER FOR A POSTING TO AN ARMY UNIT, AN OPPORTUNITY NO CAREER MANAGER CAN PASS UP. TRANSPLANTED FROM NOVA SCOTIA TO SHILO MANITOBA, HE FOUND HIMSELF EMPLOYED AT 1RCHA WHERE HE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A GLORIFIED HERBIE AND SUCCESFULLY PLEA BARGAINED AN ASSORTMENT OF CHARGEABLE OFFENCES TO THE LESSER PENALTY OF EXTRA DUTIES. IN 1999, MCPL LAPENSEE WAS POSTED TO CFSCE IN KINGSTON AND SPENT 4 YEARS TEACHING AND MOLDING NEW MEMBERS OF HIS TRADE. UPON BEING PROMOTED TO SGT, THE STUDENTS OF CFSCE BREATHED A COLLECTIVE SIGH OF RELIEF UNTIL THEY REALIZED THAT HE WAS DESITINED TO BECOME COURSE DIRECTOR FOR LCIS TECH TRG. AFTER 2 MORE YEARS OF TORMENTING STUDENTS AND ONE YEAR IN 1SQN OPS HE WAS PROMOTED TO WO.

3. IN 2007, THE NOW WO LAPENSEE, WAS POSTED ON IR TO DIMTPS 4 3 IN OTTAWA. UNWILLING TO REMAIN SEPERATED FROM HIS FAMILY, MIKE HAS CHOSEN TO RETIRE AND TAKE A POSITION WITHIN THE PUBLIC SERVICE AT THE CRYPTO MAINTENANCE UNIT IN KINGSTON.

4. TO, COMMEMORATE HIS DEDICATION TO THE CF AND FOREMOST TO RECOGNIZE HIS NUMEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LCIS TRADE, A FAREWELL LUNCHEON WILL BE HELD FOR MIKE ON THURSDAY, 4 DECEMBER 2008, 1145 FOR 1200 HRS AT FULL HOUSE RESTAURANT LOCATED AT 337 SOMERSET STREET OTTAWA. THE RESTAURANT OFFERS VARIOUS MEAL CHOICES. TO VIEW THE MENU, GO TO THE FULL HOUSE RESTAURANT AT HTTP://WWW.THEFULLHOUSERESTAURANT.COM UNDER MENU/SPECIAL. REQUESTED BY WO LAPENSEE, THIS INFORMAL RETIREMENT LUNCHEON WILL BE USED TO SHARE A MEAL AND A FEW DRINKS AMONGST FRIENDS, IN A RELAXED AND JOVIAL ATMOSPHERE.

5. IN PREPARATION FOR WHAT PROMISES TO BE A FUN LUNCHEON FILLED WITH LAUGHTER AND CAMARADERIE, MEMBERS WISHING TO ATTEND THE LUNCHEON ARE REQUESTED TO RSVP THE LUNCHEON COORDINATOR, WO HOOD NLT THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2008 VIA EMAIL AT HOOD.DA AT FORCES.GC.CA OR BY PHONE AT (613) 991-6298. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, BEST WISHES AND CAREER ANECDOTES CAN ALSO BE FORWARDED TO WO DAN HOOD BY EMAIL OF BY FAX AT (613) 991-6310.