RETIREMENT – MAJ DANIEL (DAN) MCNEIL LOG – LAND 1

RETIREMENT–MAJDANIEL(DAN)MCNEILLOG–LAND
1.AFTER30YEARSOFDEDICATEDSERVICETOTHECAFANDCAMAJMCNEILWILLRETIRE
ON31JULY2016.
2.MAJMCNEILBEGANHISMILITARYCAREERASARADIOTECHNICIANANDLATERSUPPLY
TECHNICIANAT723COMMUNICATIONSQUADRON(PRES)INHALIFAX,NSIN1986.HEBEGAN
HISREGFCAREERIN1990ASAROTPSTUDENTATSAINTMARY’SUNIVERSITYINHALIFAX,NS,
WHICHWASFOLLOWEDBYPOSTINGSTOGAGETOWN(MPOBASESUPPLYANDQMRCAS),
PETAWAWA(QM2RCHA),HALIFAX(G4OPS&COLFAAHQ)ANDEDMONTON(DCO7CFSD).HE
SERVEDOUTCANINTHEGOLANHEIGHTS(OPDANACA)ASTHESUPPLCOMD2003-04;
GUTERSLOH,GERMANY(CYPRUS–OPTOSCA,OCMFR)ASOC62MATSQN,6REGTRLC200609;NAPLES,ITALY(OPMOBILE)2011ANDPORTDICSKON,MALAYSIAASANINSTRUCTORAT
THEMALAYSIANPEACEKEEPINGCENTRE2014-16.
3.DANJOINEDTHEMILITARYTOSEETHEWORLDANDGIVENTHATHEHASBEENTO54
COUNTRIESOVERTHECOURSEOFHISCAREERHEHASINDEEDMETHISORIGINALOBJECTIVE.
THEREHAVEBEENMANYOFFICERSANDSOLDIERSTHATHAVEBEENINSTRUMENTALIN
SHAPINGDAN’SCAREERBUTHEWOULDBEREMISSIFHEDIDNOTGIVEFINALCUDOSTOCOL
(RETIRED)JOCELYNCOUSINEAUWHOWASDAN’SCOONOPDANACAANDWO1(RETIRED)
CHARLIEHARMON/WO1JACQUIEBARLOWWHOSERVEDASMAJMCNEIL’SSSMWITH62MAT
SQNRLCINGERMANY.THEKEYHIGHLIGHTSFORMAJMCNEILARESQUADRONCOMMANDIN
GERMANYWITHTHERLC,LEARNINGTODIVEWITHTHEBRITISHARMYINTHEOMAN,
ADVENTURETRAININGWITH7CFSD(CHILKOOTTRAIL)ANDINSTRUCTINGINMALAYSIAAND
KENYA.
4.DANWILLMOVETOWINDSOR,NSWHEREHEANDHISSPOUSEAUDRAWILLBE
SURROUNDEDBYFAMILY,FRIENDSANDTHEIRDOGS,MUTTLEYANDSOPHIE.DANWILL
CONTINUETOINSTRUCTABROADBUTWILLUSEWINDSORASHOMEBASEANDHELOOKS
FORWARDTOPLENTYOFGOLFANDGUINNESSFROMHISFAVOURITELOCAL,THESPITFIREPUB.
5.ADWDFUNCTION(VERYINFORMAL)WILLBEHELDONTHURSDAY28JULY2016(1200
HRS)ATTHESPITFIREPUBINWINDSOR,NS.DANALSOLOOKSFORWARDTOMEETINGPAST
ANDSERVINGMEMBERSINFORMALLYINBOTHEDMONTONANDHALIFAXLATERTHIS
SUMMER.DANISLEAVINGWITHNOREGRETSANDWOULDLIKETOTHANKALLOFTHE
SOLDIERS,SNCOS&WOSANDOFFICERSTHATHEHASSERVEDWITHOVERHISCAREER;THE
GOODONESKNOWWHOTHEYARE.
6.FORTHOSEWHOWISHTOSENDMESSAGES,PICTURESORANECDOTES,PLEASE
FORWARDVIAEMAILTO:MAJORCARMENARCHER,G4AT36CBGHQHALIFAX.
DEPARTALARETRAITE–MAJDANIEL(DAN)MCNEIL,LOGTERRE
1.LE31JUILLET2016,LEMAJMCNEILPRENDRASARETRAITEAPRES30ANSDELOYAUX
SERVICESENVERSLESFACETLAC
2.LEMAJMCNEILACOMMENCESACARRIEREMILITAIREENTANTQUERADIOTECHNICIEN
AVANTDEDEVENIRTECHNICIENENAPPROVISIONNEMENTAUSEINDU723EESCADRONDES
COMMUNICATIONS(PRES),AHALIFAX(N.-E.),EN1986.QUATREANSPLUSTARD,ILAOPTE
POURLAFORCEREGULIERE.APRESAVOIRSUIVILEPFORALUNIVERSITESAINTMARYSD
HALIFAX,ILAETEAFFECTEAGAGETOWN(OCTMAPPROBETQMECMRC),AINSIQUA
PETAWAWA(QM2PPCLI),AHALIFAX(G4OPETCMDTQGSAFT)ETAEDMONTON(CMDTA7
DAFC).ILAOCCUPEDIVERSPOSTESDANSLECADREDAFFECTATIONSALETRANGER:CMDT
PONAPPROSURLEPLATEAUDUGOLANEN2003ET2004(OPDANACA);CMDT62ESCMAT,6
REGTRLC,AGUTERSLOH,ENALLEMAGNE,DE2006A2009(CHYPRE–OPTOSCA,CMDTFRM);
NAPLES,ENITALIE(OPMOBILE)EN2011;INSTRUCTEURAUCENTREDINSTRUCTIONAU
MAINTIENDELAPAIXDEMALAISIEAUPORTDICKSON,ENMALAISIE,DE2014A2016
3.DANSESTENROLEDANSLESFORCESARMEESAFINDEDECOUVRIRLEMONDE,ET
PUISQUILAVOYAGEDANS54PAYSAUCOURSDESACARRIERE,ILACERTAINEMENTATTEINT
SONOBJECTIF.DENOMBREUXOFFICIERSETSOLDATSONTJOUEUNROLEIMPORTANTDANSSA
CARRIERE,MAISILSENVOUDRAITDENEPASREMERCIERLECOLJOCELYNCOUSINEAU
(RETRAITE)QUIAETESONCMDTLORSDELOPDANACA,AINSIQUELADJ1CHARLIEHARMON
(RETRAITE)ETLADJ1JACQUIEBARLOW,SMEDUMAJMCNEILAVECLE62ESCMATDURLCEN
ALLEMAGNE.LESFAITSSAILLANTSDELACARRIEREDUMAJORONTETEDECOMMANDERUN
ESCADRONENALLEMAGNEAVECLERLC,DAPPRENDREAPLONGERAVECLARMEE
BRITANNIQUEAOMAN,DEPARTICIPERADELAFORMATIONPARLAVENTUREAVECLE7DAFC
(PISTE–CHILKOOT)ETDEPRENDREPARTALELINSTRUCTIONENMALAISIEETAUKENYA
4.DANDEMENAGERAAWINDSOR(N.-E.),OULUIETSONEPOUSE,AUDRA,SERONT
ENTOURESPARLEURFAMILLE,LEURSAMISETLEURSCHIENS,MUTTLEYETSOPHIE.IL
CONTINUERADENSEIGNERALETRANGER,MAISWINDSORSERASONPORTDATTACHE;IL
ATTENDAVECIMPATIENCEDEPOUVOIRJOUERAUGOLFETBOIREDELAGUINNESSAU
SPITFIREPUB,SABRASSERIELOCALEPREFEREE
5.UNECEREMONIEDEDEPARTDANSLADIGNITE(TRESINFORMEL)AURALIEULEJEUDI28
JUILLET2016,A12H,AUSPITFIREPUBDEWINDSOR(N.-E.).DANAEGALEMENTHATEDE
RENCONTRERDESMILITAIRES,ANCIENSETACTUELS,DEFACONINFORMELLEAEDMONTONET
AHALIFAXAUCOURSDELETE.ILQUITTESANSREGRETETILREMERCIETOUSLESSOLDATS,LES
SOUS-OFFICIERSSUPERIEURS,LESADJUDANTSETLESOFFICIERSAVECQUIILAEULOCCASION
DESERVIRAUCOURSDESACARRIERE.LESPERSONNESCONCERNEESSERECONNAITRONT
6.VOUSPOUVEZFAIREPARVENIRVOSMESSAGES,PHOTOSETANECDOTESPARCOURRIEL
AUMAJORCARMENARCHER,G4QG36GBCHALIFAX.