Branch Retirement Messages

RETIREMENT - Sergeant Jeff Willis DGIMT 00109

1. THE DIRECTOR AND ALL MEMBERS OF DIMTPS WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INVITE YOU TO SGT JEFF WILLIS S RETIREMENT LUNCHEON WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE ON 4 DECEMBER 2008 FOLLOWING 22 PLUS YEARS OF DEDICATED AND LOYAL SERVICE TO CANADA AND THE CANADIAN FORCES.

2. THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, JEFF HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE EMPLOYED IN A MYRIAD OF POSITIONS AND LOCATIONS ACROSS CANADA. JEFF JOINED THE CANADIAN FORCES IN MAR 1986 AND ON COMPLETION OF HIS RADIO TECHNICIAN APPRENTICE COURSE PROCEEDED TO HIS FIRST POSTING AT NRHQ NORTH BAY. CPL WILLIS THEN MOVED TO CFS LEITRIM IN 1990, WHERE HE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE A TOUR IN CROATIA IN 1992/93. IN 1993, HE WAS POSTED TO CFS MASSET. WHILE IN MASSET, HE WAS ATTACHED TO CORRY STATION, PENSACOLA, FLORIDA FOR ALMOST A YEAR AND THEN BACK TO MASSET IN OCT 1994. AFTER 3 YEARS OF FISHING, JEFF WAS POSTED TO 79 COMM REGT IN KINGSTON IN 1996, WHERE HE COMPLETED TWO TOURS IN BOSNIA IN 1997 AND 1999.

3. POSTED TO THE CRYPTO MAINTENANCE UNIT IN APRIL 2000, JEFF RECEIVED HIS FIRST EXPOSURE TO THE TEL TECH WORLD. AFTER SERVING 2 PLUS YEARS, MCPL WILLIS WAS POSTED TO ATESS TRENTON FROM 2002-07 WHERE HE TRAINED NEW ATIS TECHNICIANS, INSTRUCTED OSQ COURSES, AND COMPLETED A TOUR IN SOUTH WEST ASIA IN SUPPORT OF THE MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN.

4. IN 2007, NEWLY PROMOTED SGT WILLIS, WAS POSTED TO DIMTPS 4-3 IN OTTAWA. UNWILLING TO UPROOT HIS FAMILY AND TIRED OF BEING ON AN IMPOSED RESTRICTION, THIS BECAME THE CATALYST FOR JEFF TO RETIRE AND TAKE A POSITION WITHIN THE PUBLIC SERVICE AT THE CRYPTO MAINTENANCE UNIT IN KINGSTON.

5. TO, COMMEMORATE HIS EXEMPLARY SERVICE TO THE CF AND THE ATIS TRADE, A FAREWELL LUNCHEON WILL BE HELD FOR JEFF ON THURSDAY, 4 DECEMBER 2008, 1145 FOR 1200 HRS AT FULL HOUSE RESTAURANT LOCATED AT 337 SOMERSET STREET OTTAWA. TO VIEW THE MENU, GO TO THE FULL HOUSE RESTAURANT HTTP://WWW.THEFULLHOUSERESTAURANT.COM/ UNDER MENU/SPECIAL. REQUESTED BY SGT WILLIS, THIS INFORMAL RETIREMENT LUNCHEON WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE A MEAL AND A FEW DRINKS AMONGST FRIENDS, IN A RELAXED AND JOVIAL ATMOSPHERE.

6. 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 DAN 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 BE FORWARDED TO WO HOOD BY EMAIL OF BY FAX AT (613) 991-6310.