retirement – col bernard poulin, cd 1. col bernard poulin will retire

RETIREMENT–COLBERNARDPOULIN,CD
1.COLBERNARDPOULINWILLRETIREFROMTHECAFON20JUN16AFTER36YEARSOFLOYAL
ANDDEDICATEDSERVICETOCANADAANDTHECANADIANFORCES
2.1980WASTHEYEARHEJOINEDTHEREGIMENTDELACHAUDIEREASARESERVISTUNTILHE
ENROLLEDINTHECANADIANFORCESASANOFFICER-CADETIN1981ATTHEROYALMILITARY
COLLEGEINST-JEAN.BETWEEN1985AND1988,HEWASEMPLOYEDINCHATHAM,NBASA
NEWLYTRAINEDSUPPLYOFFICER.IN1988,HEWASPOSTEDTOOTTAWAANDWORKEDWITH
THELOWLEVELAIRDEFENCEPROJECT.IN1991,COLONELPOULINWASREADYFORNEW
ADVENTUREOVERSEASWHENHEWASPOSTEDTOCFBBADEN-SOELINGENINGERMANY
WHEREHEALSOSERVEDASDEPUTYCOMMANDERDURINGCLOSUREOFTHEBASE.JANUARY
1994SAWANEWOPPORTUNITYINWINNIPEG,ASASTAFFOFFICER.APPOINTEDASSUPPLY
ANDFOODSERVICESOFFICERATCFBNORTHBAYIN1995,HELATERBECAMETHEMATERIAL
SUPPORTOFFICERINBAGOTVILLE.HEWASDEPLOYED,INHAITIIN1997ANDBOSNIAIN2001.
IN2002HEBECAMETHECOOFTHECANADIANFORCESLOGISTICSLIAISONDETACHMENTIN
PHILADELPHIA.HEWASLATERPROMOTEDWHILEATSTAFFCOLLEGEANDTHENPOSTEDTO
OTTAWAASDIRECTORFUELSANDLUBRICANTS.HEWASTHENGRANTEDTHEHONOURTO
COMMANDTHE25THCANADIANFORCESSUPPLYDEPOTINMONTREAL.PROMOTEDTOHIS
CURRENTRANKIN2011HEBECAMETHESENIORLOGISITICIANOFFICERWITHTHEDIRECTOR
GENERALMATERIALSYSTEMANDSUPPLYCHAIN.IN2014,HEBECAMETHEDIRECTOR
MILITARYCAREERSPOLICYANDGRIEVANCESUNDERTHECHIEFMILITARYPERSONNEL,HIS
CURRENTANDLASTPOSITIONINTHECAF
3.COLPOULINPLANSTORETIREINOTTAWA,WITHHISWIFE,MARTINE.HISPLANSFOR
RETIREMENTARETOSHAREHISEXPERTISEANDCONTRIBUTETOSOMESUPPLYCHAINSINTHE
PRIVATESECTORWHILEENJOYINGMORETIME(ANDROADTRIPS)WITHHISGROWNUP
CHILDRENMARIE-MICHELLE(BORNINNB),MARC-ANDRE(BORNINON)ANDKARINE(BORNIN
MA)
4.ADEPARTWITHDIGNITY(DWD)CEREMONYISPLANNEDON15JUN2016AT1200HRSAT
NAVYMESS,OTTAWA.COSTIS15DOLLARSPERPERSON,MEALINCLUDED.THOSEPLANNING
ONATTENDINGTHEEVENTANDORWISHINGTOCONTRIBUTECONGRATULATORYMESSAGES,
WELLWISHESORHUMOUROUSANECDOTESAREREQUESTEDTOSENDCONFIRMATIONOF
ATTENDANCEAND/ORTHEIRMESSAGESTOMAJMEDESLAURIERSEMAIL:[email protected]:613-992-4820NLT10JUN16
RETRAITE–COLBERNARDPOULIN,CD
1.COLBERNARDPOULINPRENDRASARETRAITEDESFACLE20JUIN16APRES36ANSDE
SERVICEDEVOUEETLOYALAUCANADAETAUXFORCESCANADIENNES
2.1980ESTLANNEEQUILAJOINTLEREGIMENTDELACHAUDIERECOMMERESERVISTEJUSQU
ACEQUILSENROLEDANSLESFORCESCANADIENNESENTANTQUELEVEOFFICIEREN1981AU
COLLEGEMILITAIREROYALDEST-JEAN.ENTRE1985ET1988,ILAETEEMPLOYEACHATHAM,
NBCOMMEOFFICIERLOGISTIQUENOUVELLEMENTENTRAINE.EN1988,ILAETEMUTEA
OTTAWAETATRAVAILLESURLEPROJETDESYSTEMEDELADEFENSEANTI-AERIENNEABASSE
ALTITUDE.EN1991,COLPOULINETAITPRETPOURUNEAVENTUREOUTRE-MERQUANDILA
ETEMUTEALABFCBADEN-SOELINGENENALLEMAGNEOUILAAUSSISERVIENTANT
COMMANDANT-ADJOINTLORSDELAFERMETUREDELABASE.ENJANVIER1994,ILSE
RETROUVEAWINNIPEGCOMMEUNDESOFFICIERSDETAT-MAJORAPPROVISIONNEMENT.
NOMMECOMMEOFFICIERDESSERVICESDAPPROVISIONNEMENTETDALIMENTATIONDELA
BFCNORTHBAYEN1995,ILSERAPLUSTARDMUTEABAGOTVILLEOUILAGITCOMME
OFFICIERD’APPROVISIONNEMENTETCHEFDUGROUPEMATERIEL.ILAETEDEPLOYEENHAITI
EN1997ETENBOSNIEEN2001.EN2002,ILDEVIENTLECMDTDUDETACHEMENTDELUNITE
DELIAISONLOGISTIQUEDESFORCESCANADIENNESAPHILADELPHIE.ILAETEPROMUPARLA
SUITELORSQUILETAITALECOLEDETAT-MAJORETMUTEAOTTAWACOMMEDIRECTEURDES
CARBURANTSETLUBRIFIANTS.ILAENSUITEEULHONNEURDECOMMANDERLE25EDEPOTD
APPROVISIONNEMENTDESFORCESCANADIENNESAMONTREAL.PROMUASONRANGACTUEL
EN2011,ILESTDEVENULOFFICIERSENIORENLOGISTIQUEAUSEINDELADIRECTION
GENERALE–SYSTEMESDEGESTIONDUMATERIALETCHAINEDAPPROVISIONNEMENT.EN
2014,ILDEVIENTLEDIRECTEUR–POLITIQUEETGRIEFS(CARRIEREMILITAIRES)SOUSLECHEF
DUPERSONNELMILITAIRE,SAPOSITIONPRESENTEETSADERNIEREPOSITIONDANSLESFAC
3.COLPOULINPLANIFIEDEPRENDRESARETRAITEAOTTAWAAVECSAFEMME,MARTINE.SES
PLANSDERETRAITESONTDEPARTAGERSONEXPERTISETOUTENCONTRIBUANTA
DIFFERENTESCHAINESDAPPROVISIONNEMENTDANSLESECTEURPRIVETOUTCELAEN
PROFITANTPLEINEMENTDESONTEMPSAVECSAFEMMEETSESENFANTS(VOYAGES/VISITES);
MARIE-MICHELLE(NEEAUNB),MARC-ANDRE(NEENONT)ETKARINE(NEEAUMB)
4.UNECEREMONIEDEDEPARTDANSLADIGNITEESTPLANIFIEELE15JUIN2016A1200HRSAU
MESSDELAMARINE,OTTAWA.LECOUTESTDE15DOLLARSPARPERSONNE,REPASCOMPRIT.
CEUXQUIPLANIFIENTDYETREOUQUIDESIRENTCONTRIBUERAUXMESSAGESDE
FELICITATION,BONSSOUHAITSOUANECDOTESHUMORISTIQUESDOIVENTCONTACTERMAJ
MEDESLAURIERSAUCOURRIELSUIVANT:[email protected]:
613-992-4820AUPLUSTARDLE10JUIN