Branch Retirement Messages

RETIREMENT - Master Corporal Dez Durdle 3 ASG 00015

1. THE COMMANDING OFFICER AND ALL RANKS OF 3 ASG SIGNAL SQUADRON WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ANNOUNCE THE RETIREMENT OF MCPL DESMOND DURDLE ON THE 5TH FEB 09. HE HAS COMPLETED 18 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CANADIAN FORCES AND MOST NOTABLY THE LINE TRADE.

2. MCPL DURDLE ENROLLED IN THE CF AS A LINEMAN ON THE 24TH OF AUGUST 1990 AT THE CFRC ST. JOHN’S (NEWFOUNDLAND). UPON COMPLETION OF BASIC TRAINING IN CORNWALLIS HE WAS OFF TO KINGSTON TO START HIS TRADES TRAINING AS A LINEMAN AT CFSCE; AFTER GRADUATION OF HIS QL3 HE WAS POSTED TO 1 CDHSR IN KINGSTON WHERE HE HONED HIS SKILLS AS A FIELD LINEMAN (1991-1994) AFTER HIS STINT IN THE FIELD HE WAS POSTED TO 1 LINE TROOP KINGSTON WHERE HE THEN LEARNED WHAT BEING A LINEMAN WAS ALL ABOUT(1994-1997) AFTER HIS TOUR IN 1 LINE HE DECIDED TO SLOW IT DOWN ABIT SO HE MANAGED TO GET HIMSELF A JAMMY POSTING TO GOOSE BAY WITH 727 COMM SQN BUT IT WOULD BE SHORT LIVED AS THE LINEMAN WOULD BE PULLED OUT OF THERE THE FOLLOWING YEAR.(1997-1998) IN 1998 HE WAS POSTED TO 742 COMM SQN COLD LAKE AND THEN MOVED BACK TO KINGSTON ONT IN 1999 WITH 79 COMM REGT/CFJSR DURING HIS TIME THERE HE WOULD BE SENT ON A TAV TO KABUL FOR THE SET-UP OF CAMP JULIEN (1999-2004) AND FINALLY IN THE SUMMER OF 2004 HE WAS POSTED TO 724 COMM SQN CFB GAGETOWN WHERE HE WILL NOW HANG UP HIS SPURS. (2004- PRESENT DAY)

3. MCPL DURDLE WILL BE RETIRING BACK IN ST. JOHN’S NL AND PURSUING A SECOND CAREER IN THE OFF-SHORE INDUSTRY.

4. A FAREWELL RETIREMENT LUNCHEON WILL BE HELD ON 19th Mar 09 AT THE KINGSWOOD CENTER, FREDRICTON, N.B. PERS WISHING TO ATTEND THE LUNCHEON ARE ASKED TO R.S.V.P. WITH SGT GAUDET LOCAL 2665, CSN 432-2665 BEFORE THE 28TH FEB 09.

5. PERS WISHING TO SEND CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES AND/OR ANECDOTES ARE ASKED TO E-MAIL THEM TO GAUDET.L (AT) FORCES.GC.CA OR FAX THEM AT (506) 422-1430 ATTN. SGT GAUDET.