Retirement - Sgt David Ronald Ballman

1. SGT BABY HUEY BALLMAN WILL BE RETIRING AFTER 26 YEARS OF DEDICATED AND LOYAL SERVICE TO THE SUPPLEMENTARY RADIO SYSTEMS, INFORMATION OPERATIONS GROUP AND CANADIAN FORCES.

2. SGT BALLMAN FIRST JOINED THE LANARK AND RENFREW PRIMARY RESERVE SCOTTISH REGIMENT AS A R031 INFANTRYMAN ON 26 JUN 80 AND TRANSFERRED TO THE CANADIAN FORCES REGULAR FORCE ON 23 APR 81. AFTER THE COMPLETION OF HIS TRADE TRAINING AT CFSCE, HE SERVED AT NUMEROUS LOCATIONS SUCH AS CFS LEITRIM (3 TOURS), 1ST CANADIAN SIGNAL REGIMENT, KINGSTON, 770 COMM RSCH SQN, GANDER, CFS CARP, 771 COMM RSCH SQN, OTTAWA, HMCS HURON, HMCS ALGONQUIN, CFFS ESQUIMALT, CLS (DLCI), FRENCH COURSE AT CANADIAN FORCES LANGUAGE SCHOOL AND DID FIVE TOURS AT CFS ALERT.

3. DAVID AND HIS WIFE NANCY WILL REMAIN IN THE OTTAWA AREA WHERE DAVID WILL UNDERTAKE STUDIES AT THE COLLEGE TO PREPARE HIMSELF FOR HIS SECOND CAREER AS AN ADDICTION COUNSELLOR TO COINCIDE WITH HIS ORDINATION TO THE PERMANENT DIACONATE WITH THE ARCHDIOCESE OF OTTAWA IN 2008.

4. A RETIREMENT LUNCHEON TO RECOGNIZE SGT BALLMAN S CAREER WILL BE HELD AT 1300 HRS, FRIDAY 27 OCT 06 AT THE ALL RANKS MESS OF CFS LEITRIM. PERSONNEL WISHING TO ATTEND THE LUNCHEON OR SEND HUMOROUS ANECDOTES AND/OR WELL WISHES ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT CWO PIERRE LAUZON AT 945-5352 or WO MARK RENNEBERG AT 945-6497 NLT 24 OCT 06.