Branch Retirement Messages

RETIREMENT - Sergeant Curtis Carson CFSCE 00110

1. AFTER 20 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN FORCES AND THE COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH, SGT CURTIS CARSON WILL BE RETIRING ON 16 MAY 2009. SGT CARSON HAS HAD A COMMENDABLE CAREER, FROM HIS FIRST DAYS IN CORNWALLIS THROUGH ENDLESS DAYS AS COURSE DIRECTOR AT CFSCE. SGT CARSON BEGAN HIS CAREER IN MAY 1989 AFTER ENROLLING IN ST. JOHN, NB. HIS FIRST POSTING WAS IN BASE MAINT AT CFB GAGETOWN, FOLLOWED BY SEVEN YEARS AT 1 CDHSR/JSR AT CFB KINGSTON. HIS FINAL POSTING WAS TO CFSCE IN 2002 AS AN LCIS INSTRUCTOR. HE ACHIEVED HIS PROMOTION TO SGT IN DEC OF 2006 AND REMAINED AT THE SCHOOL AS THE LCIS QL3 COURSE DIRECTOR. SGT CARSON ALSO SERVED IN HONDURAS AS PART OF THE DART TEAM IN 1998 AND COMPLETED A TOUR IN BOSNIA (2001).

2. CURTIS, HIS WIFE KINA AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN, NATALIE-JOSEE, ALEXANDRE AND EMILIE, WILL REMAIN IN THE KINGSTON AREA WHERE CURTIS WILL BE PURSUING A FULL-TIME CABINET INSTALLATION & RENOVATION BUSINESS.

3. A RETIREMENT LUNCHEON TO RECOGNIZE SGT CARSON AND HIS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE WILL BE HELD ON 7 MAY 2009 AT 1200 HRS, AT THE MINOS VILLAGE RESTAURANT, 2762 PRINCESS ST, KINGSTON, ON.

4. CONGRATULATORY MSGS, ANECDOTES AND BEST WISHES ARE SOUGHT PRIOR TO 1 MAY 2009 AND MAY BE FORWARDED TO SGT ED BOUCHARD, CSN 271-4731, COMM 613-541-5010 EXT 4731, OR BY EMAIL: EDWARD.BOUCHARD(AT)FORCES.GC.CA. AS WELL, THOSE PLANNING ON ATTENDING THE LUNCHEON ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT SGT BOUCHARD VIA E-MAIL NLT 1 MAY 2009 TO CONFIRM ATTENDANCE.