Branch Retirement Messages

RETIREMENT - Master Warrant Officer Randy Yochim DGIMT 00109

1. THE TIME HAS COME TO WISH A FOND FAREWELL TO MASTER WARRANT OFFICER RANDY YOCHIM WHO WILL BE RETIRING ON 5 AUG 09 AFTER 35 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN FORCES AND THE COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH.

2. RANDY JOINED THE CANADIAN FORCES AS A RAD TECH ON 23 MAY 1974. FOLLOWING A BRIEF YET RELAXING RESPITE IN SUNNY CORNWALLIS, N.S., FOLLOWING BASIC TRAINING RANDY COMPLETED HIS TRADES TRAINING AT CFSCE KINGSTON. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO SERVE AT THE FOLLOWING UNITS: 740 COMM SQN VANCOUVER, CFB MOOSE JAW, COMM SQN BADEN SLOLINGEN IN GERMANY, 708 COMM SQN TRENTON, 742 COMM SQN EDMONTON, DCOMD NORAD IN COLORADO SPRINGS AND FINALLY DGIMT/DIMPTS AS LCMM HF/LF IN OTTAWA.

3. RANDY AND PAULINE DECIDED TO RESIDE IN THE OTTAWA AREA FOR THE TIME BEING. WE WISH THEM BOTH HEALTH AND HAPPINESS IN THEIR FUTURE ENDEAVOURS.

4. AT RANDY’S REQUEST A RETIREMENT FUNCTION IN HIS AND PAULINE’S HONOUR WILL BE HELD AT A LATER TIME.

6. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, ANECDOTES OR TALL TALES FROM RANDY’S DISTINGUISHED CAREER CAN BE SENT TO MWO AL BOURGEOIS AT ALAIN.BOURGEOIS(at)FORCES.GC.CA OR VIA FAX AT 613-993-2681.