Branch Retirement Messages

RETIREMENT - Sergeant Mark Hillier 764 Comm Sqn 00110

1. AFTER 28 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE IN THE CANADIAN FORCES, SGT MARK HILLIER WILL BE RETIRING ON 2 JULY 2009. SGT HILLIER WILL BE WORKING IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, CREATING HIS OWN COMPANY, CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT. WE WISH MARK ALL THE BEST.

2. SGT HILLIER JOINED THE CF IN MAY 81, ONCE HE COMPLETED BASIC IN CORNWALLIS, NS THEN TRADES TRAINING IN KINGSTON AS A TEL TECH 227 HIS FIRST POSTING WAS TO CFS LEITRIM FOR 10 MONTHS AWAITING CLEARANCES THEN POSTED TO 770 COMMRSCH SQN GANDER. HIS NEXT POSTING WAS TO 764 COMM SQN OTTAWA UNTIL 1987. COMPLETING THE 9 MONTH MPM COURSE HE WAS POSTED TO BIG SKY COUNTRY CFB PENHOLD. SEEKING NEW CHALLENGES HE REMUSTERED TO PERI 851 IN 1990, ENJOYING HIS WORK UNTIL THE DEMISE OF THE TRADE BY SR. BRANCH PERSONNEL 1N 1997. HE RETURNED TO THE SIG S WORLD AS AN LCIS TECH WITH POSTINGS IN EDMONTON AND OTTAWA. HE COMPLETED TOURS IN BOSNIA, AFGHANISTAN AND DEPLOYED ON OTHER INTERNATIONAL TASKINGS. WORKING MAINLY WITH 764 COMM SQN, SGT HILLIER WORKED AT THE TM TP, CFCS SUPPORT, M AND I BRANCH AND RECENTLY AT TSAANS – CFJIC.

3. AN INFORMAL LUNCHEON TO RECOGNIZE SGT HILLIER S LONG DEDICATED CAREER WILL BE HELD AT THE FOX AND FEATHER PUB, LOCATED AT 238 ELGIN STREET, OTTAWA, ONTARIO, K2P 1M1, (613-233-2219) ON 26 JUN 2009 COMMENCING AT 1200 HOURS.

4. PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE AND/OR SEND CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, ANECDOTES TO, MCPL MIKE TRANCOSO BY FAX AT (613) 943-6107 OR BY EMAIL MICHAEL.TRANCOSO AT FORCES.GC.CA OR ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CALL (613)943-6085.