Retirement Message: WO Jim Rose

​1.  AFTER 34+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND TO CANADA, WO JIM ROSE WILL RETIRE ON 31 MAR 17.

2.  ​WO ROSE ENROLLED IN THE PRIMARY RESERVES ON 14 SEP 1982 WITH 1 ROYAL NEWFOUNDLAND REGIMENT BEFORE ACCEPTING A COMPONENT TRANSFER TO THE REGULAR FORCE ON 2 APR 1990 AS AN ARMOURED CREWMAN. HIS FIRST POSTING WAS TO THE ROYAL CANADIAN DRAGOONS IN PETAWAWA WHERE HE SERVED IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ROLES, INCLUDING A DEPLOYMENT TO THE FORMER REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA AS PART OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN DRAGOONS BATTLE GROUP AND UNITED NATIONS PROTECTION FORCE UNDER OP CAVALIER.

3.  ​IN 2002 WO ROSE REMUSTERED TO MILITARY POLICE. HE WAS POSTED TO CFB GAGETOWN, NB, FROM JANUARY 2003 TO JULY 2005. DURING THIS TIME WO ROSE DEPLOYED TO PORT AU PRINCE HAITI AS PART OF OP HALO. IN 2005 WO ROSE WAS POSTED TO THE CANADIAN FORCES NATIONAL INVESTIGATION SERVICE. AS A RESULT OF HIS WORK AS LEAD INVESTIGATOR ON A MULTI JURISDICTIONAL MAJOR CASE FILE WHILE WORKING WITH THE CFNIS, WO ROSE WAS PRESENTED WITH THE CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF COMMENDATION FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONALISM.

4.  ​IN 2012 WO ROSE APPLIED FOR AND WAS ACCEPTED TO UNDERGO TRAINING AS A POLYGRAPH EXAMINER. SINCE 2013, WO ROSE HAS BEEN EMPLOYED AS A CAF POLYGRAPH EXAMINER.  HE WAS SOUGHT OUT BY BOTH DND AND A NUMBER OF CIVILIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO CONDUCT POLYGRAPH EXAMINATIONS IN SUPPORT OF BOTH CRIMINAL AND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS.

5.  ​WO ROSE HAS BEEN OFFERED AND ACCEPTED A POSITION AS A POLYGRAPH EXAMINER WITHIN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. JIM WISHES TO THANK THE MANY SINCERE AND DEDICATED MEMBERS OF THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES HE HAS WORKED FOR, WITH AND ALONGSIDE OVER THE YEARS.

6.  ​A DWD WILL BE HELD ON 7 APR AT 1900 IN KINGSTON AT THE RMC SENIOR STAFF MESS, 9 POINT FREDERICK DRIVE, KINGSTON, ON.  IT IS JIMS WISH THAT FRIENDS AND FAMILY JOIN HIM FOR LIGHT SNACKS, CATCH UP AND TO CELEBRATE AN OUTSTANDING CAREER. DRESS FOR THE DWD IS CASUAL. FOR THOS WISHING TO ATTEND PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE WITH SGT FRANCUZ VIA RESPECTIVE EMAIL BELOW.

7.  CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES CAN BE FORWARDED TO SGT FRANCUZ AT [email protected]