SUBJ: RETIREMENT PO1 MICHAEL SANDERSON, CD2, NAV COMM 00299 1. PO1 MICHAEL (SANDY) SANDERSON WILL FORMALLY RETIRE FROM THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY AFTER 35 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CROWN. SANDY ENROLLED IN THE CF IN SUDBURY, ONT IN NOVEMBER 1979 AS A RAD SEA 251. IN 1985, MORPS TRANSFORMED HIM INTO AN NRAD OP, AND WITH THE AMALGAMATION WITH THE NAV SIG PROFESSION IN 1998 HE ENDS HIS CAREER AS A NAVAL COMMUNICATOR 2. HIS RETIREMENT MARKS AN END TO A DIVERSE AND REWARDING NAVAL CAREER. HE HAS SERVED ON MULTIPLE PLATFORMS/HMC SHIPS, INCLUDING HMCS TERRA NOVA (X2), YUKON, ANNAPOLIS, PROTECTEUR, ALGONQUIN, VANCOUVER, WINNIPEG AND FINALLY REGINA. SANDY HAD NUMEROUS SHORE POSTINGS SUCH AS MARPACHQ OCC, CFFS ESQUIMALT (TOO NUMEROUS TO COUNT), CFS ALDERGROVE, NRS ESQUIMALT, AND FINALLY CANFLTPACHQ 3. NOT COMPLETELY SURE OF HIS POST RETIREMENT PLAN OF ATTACK, HE WILL PROBABLY REMAIN IN THE VICTORIA AREA WITH HIS SPOUSAL UNIT, DEBBIE. AS WELL AS THE TWO KIDS THAT APPEAR TO RESPOND WELL TO BEING CALLED KRISTA AND STEPHEN 4. TO COMMEMORATE HIS DEPARTURE, THERE WILL BE A RETIREMENT CEREMONY HELD AT RAINBOW ROOM OF THE C AND POS MESS, 15 JAN 2015 COMMENCING AT 1130 HRS. FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES ARE ENCOURAGE TO ATTEND AND OFFER THEIR WISHES FOR A REWARDING RETIREMENT. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, HUMOROUS ANECDOTES, STORIES OR BLATANT LIES MAY BE FORWARDED TO CPO2 CHARLES KUYPER AT CHARLES.KUYPER(AT)FORCES.GC.CA
Posted on: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 21:22:33 +0000
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