Branch Retirement Messages

RETIREMENT - Warrant Officer Robert Grandy DGIMT 00110

1. WARRANT OFFICER ROBERT GRANDY WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN FORCES ON 16 APRIL 2009 AFTER COMPLETING MORE THAN 26 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE RAD TECH AND LCIS TECH COMMUNITIES.

2. ROB BEGAN HIS MILITARY CAREER IN 1981. AFTER COMPLETING BASIC TRAINING AT CFB CORNWALLIS, HE ATTENDED CFSCE TO COMPLETE HIS POET TRAINING AND RADIO TECHNICIAN TQ3 COURSE. SUCCESSFUL GRADUATION FROM CFCSE BROUGHT WITH IT A POSTING TO 727 COMMUNICATIONS SQUADRON TO CFS ST. JOHNS AS A TRANSMITTER SITE TECH FOR MACS AND AS A FACILITY CONTROL CENTRE OPERATOR/TECHNICIAN. HE RETIRED IN 1986 FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE AND BECAME A RAD TECH RESERVIST WITH 728 COMMUNICATIONS SQUADRON AT CFS ST. JOHNS.

3. TWO YEARS LATER, HE REJOINED THE REGULAR FORCE IN SETEMBER 1988 AND WAS POSTED TO 2 SERVICE BATALLION, CFB PATAWAWA AS A 1ST AND 2ND LINE RAD TECH. DURING HIS TIME THERE, HE COMPLETED A TOUR IN ALERT AS AN ADP TECH. THE FOLLOWING POSTING WAS TO 1 RCR AT CFB PETAWAWA AS A 1ST LINE REPAIR TECH, WHICH INCLUDED A TOUR IN CROATIA. HE WAS THEN POSTED TO CFSCE CFB KINGSTON AS A 1ST AND 2ND LINE TECH WITH SUPPORT TROUP AND THEN AS A LCIS/ATIS 6A INSTRUCTOR WITH GOLF SQUADRON. BEFORE LEAVING KINGSTON, HE SPENT ANOTHER 3 YEARS AT LFDTS AS 2I/C IS TROOP. HIS LAST POSTING WAS WITH DIMTPS 4-2 (NOW DIMTPS 3-4-5) IN OTTAWA AS A CRYPTOGRAPHIC LYFE CYCLE MATERIAL MANAGER.

4. ROB AND HIS WIFE KAREN WILL REMAIN IN THE OTTAWA AREA WHERE HE WILL START HIS SECOND CAREER IN A PUBLIC SERVICE POSITION WITH DIMTPS 2. 5. AN ALL RANKS RETIREMENT LUNCHEON WILL BE HELD IN WO GRANDY S HONOUR AT THE NDHQ WO S SGT S/C AND POS MESS, ROCKCLIFFE LOUNGE, ON MONDAY THE 6TH OF APRIL 2009 AT 1145 HRS. THE LUNCHEON COST IS 20 DOLLARS PER PERSON. PLEASE CONFIRM ATTENDANCE BEFORE 1 APRIL BY CONTACTING THE POC, WO DANIEL BOUCHER VIA E-MAIL DANIEL.BOUCHER3 AT FORCES.GC.CA OR PHONE 613-991-6533.

6. FAREWELL COMMENTS, CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, ANECDOTES, E-MAILS AND FAXES ARE MOST WELCOME WITH ANY COMMENTS ON EVENTS THAT WOULD BRING BACK FOND MEMORIES, LAUGHTER, OR SLIGHT EMBARASSMENT. FORWARD ALL RESPONSES VIA E-MAIL TO THE POC OR FAX TO 613-991-6310.

7. BE AWARE THAT ONCE WE HAVE MADE THE RESERVATION FOR THE NUMBERS OF ATTENDEES, THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE IS BOUND TO PAY FOR THE QUANTITY OF MEALS REQUESTED, SO IF YOU HAVE GIVEN YOUR NAME BUT YOU DO NOT PRESENT YOURSELF THE DAY OF THE LUNCHEON, IT WILL BE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DEFRAY THE COST OF THE MEAL.