Branch Retirement Messages

RETIREMENT - Master Warrant Officer Ronald Monteith CFSTG 00110

1. THE TIME HAS COME TO WISH A FOND FAREWELL TO MWO RON MONTEITH WHO WILL BE RETIRING ON THE 5 MAY 09, AFTER 34 YEARS OF DEDICATED REGULAR FORCE SERVICE IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND THE COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH.

2. RON JOINED CF IN APR 75 AS A RAD TECH, ENJOYING LWOP TILL RECRUIT TRG STARTED IN JUN 75. ATTENDED CFRS IN CORNWALLIS TILL SEP 75 WERE HE PROCEEDED TO CFSCE KINGSTON WERE HE COMPLETED POET SEP - DEC 75. HE THEN ATTENDED BDF TRG AT CFB KINGSTON AND COMMENCED HIS RAD TECH QL3 FROM JAN - APR 76. RON WAS POSTED TO NORTH BAY TELECOMM APR - 76 - JUN 81, CFS BARRINGTON GATR JUN 81 - JUL 84, SSF HQS AND SIGS TELS MAINT JUL 84 - AUG 89, CFB SHEARWATER TELECOM AUG 89 - JUL 96, WITH THE TRADE AMALGAMATION RON WAS ASSIGNED LCIS TECH AND POSTED TO AD ARTY SCHOOL AND FLD ARTY SCHOOL LCIS INSTR CELL GAGETOWN JUL 96 - AUG 97, 2 SVC BN PETAWAWA MAINT COY IC TELS PL SEP 97 - JUL 99, B MAINT IC TELS PL 3 ASG GAGETOWN, AUG 99 - JUL 03, AND FINALLY TO SO TRG AS CFSCE DESK OFFICER CFSTG HQS BORDEN JUL 03 - JAN 09.

3. RON IS STILL MARRIED TO THE DARLING OF HIS LIFE HEATHER AND HAS JUST CELEBRATED THEIR 30 YEAR MARRIAGE ANNIVERSARY LAST AUG. RON AND HEATHER ARE RETIRING TO UPPER CANARD NS JUST OUTSIDE KENTVILLE NS AND RON INTENDS TO LOOK FOR SOME CLASS OF WORK, MAYBE VOLUNTEER IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY OR AS RON HAS PERFECTED THE ART OF PUTTERING OVER HIS CAREER, CONTINUE WITH THAT, AND HEATHER WILL GARDEN AND TEND TO THE GRAPE FIELDS AND HOOCH. THEY HAVE 2 ADULT CHILDREN THAT ARE NOT MOVING WITH THEM AS JEFF IS STAYING IN TORONTO ATTENDING HIS 3RD YEAR IN INTERIOR DESIGN AND MELISSA IS EMPLOYED IN ALLISTON AREA IN THE GROCERY EMPIRE.

4. A FAREWELL LUNCHEON IS PLANNED FOR RON AND HEATHER ON THE 20 JAN 09 AT THE MANDARIN IN BARRIE. PERS WISHING TO SEND CONGRATS, ANECDOTES OR JUST TALL TALES AND LIES PLEASE FORWARD MESSAGES TO CFSTG SO TRG/BORDEN OR BY E-MAIL TO MWO TRACEY GORDON, CFSTG OPS, TRG AND STDS, OR VIA FAX CSN 270-3125. PERS WISHING TO ATTEND THE LUNCHEON CAN CALL CSN 270-3133.