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Joe Kiah
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Hi all,
I've been on here a bit so it's time to send this.
I joined the CF in January 1987 and went to Cornwallis. Off to the RCR Battle School in Pet after that. Posted to 1 RCR in August 87 to B Coy.....spent the week with the then sent to F coy for the Corps of Drums. Throught time in 1st BN, bounced around like everyone eventually serving in "Dukes", "Charles" and "Echo" coy's. Completed ISCC in 89 and promoted that May on Graduation parade....received SSF Soldier of the Year that July....Yes from the band:)
Left 1st BN in 92.....disapeared....found myself in 2nd BN in Aug 94. Did most of my time there in Pipes and Drums. I was in "Golf" coy for Bosnia tour then off to "India" stores 2ic. Promoted to Sgt in 2000 and posted as instructor to the Battle School in Meaford.
In 2002 I took my OT to Musician...posted to CFB Greenwood...imagine going from the infantry battle school to a musician in the airforce:)...I am now in CFB Shearwater.
So, I am now a Pipe Band Drum Instructor in the CF.
God was good to me.....I get paid very well to do my hobby.
Pro Patria
Joe Kiah
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Mike Blais
SSM (NATO Bar), CPSM, UN-Cyp, CD
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A ROYAL CANADIAN "NEVER PASSES A FAULT"
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Hey Joe, I was a piper for a bief spell in 3RCR. Did not get very good, unfortunately, as RSM Tomkin suggested my career would be better served on the line... Yes SIR! Loved it, though, even though my chanter was plugged every time we played for real.
I got to say, I was good at the drones! Bwahahahahaaaaaa....
Lot of fun.... You were indeed lucky! Got the best of both worlds.
Mike.
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1RCR 1977-79 Depot (Italy PL), B Coy, Mortars, Pioneers, D Coy (CFB London)
3RCR 1979-82 M Coy, Pipes & Drums, Sigs, Mortars. (CFB Baden-Soellingen)
1RCR 1982-88 Mortars. Dukes, Cyprus-Welfare NCO 84-85, Injured, WO&Sgts Mess, (CFB London)
1988-92 Med-remuster to HELL/ 35 DU, CFB Baden
1992 Medical release. God Bless you all!
Pro Patria
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Jim Hickson
CWO H.J. Hickson, MMM, CD. (Retd)
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Hi Joe
Welcome back home!! You know I spent a year with Sgt John Martin in the Corps Of Drums 1967 teaching music. I was always afraid of going to the Band because I had more to offer them and I didn't want to get stuck there. Well as luck would have it I left the band and the rest is history.
Jim Hickson
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1961-Depot San Lenorado
1962-1st Bn RCR Ex Gagetown
1962-JR NCO Course Grad 19 Oct
1962-1965 Germany B-C-D-A Coy (Revecated Nov 64)
1965-1967 Sigs Pl Cyprus Prom CPL 'til xmas and C of Drums
1967-1973 Cpl, MCpl, Sgt, Sigs, D Coy
1973-1977 CFOCS Chilliwack Prom WO
1977-1982 UEO, Sigs, Pl WO RECCE, CSM B&A Coy,
1982-1984 SIT School
1984-1988 Career Manager (Prom CWO 1986)
1988-1990 RSM 1RCR
1991-1995 CWO Adm(Per) - C Of S
1995-1999 Base CWO Wainwright
1999-Retired
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Gerry Connors
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Hey Joe, how's it hangin' wearing blue?
I have an uncle in Shearwater (Dan / Dick Connors); he was with Pioneers with the first. We both LOTPED about '87. I went medic and he went AVN ( I'm startin' to beleive he got the better deal though LOL). He's been there ever since, and after a couple of years I went back to the "family" (the second) - as you know with good ol' Lima. I heard Pat E. married a teacher in HFX.
-glad to hear things are good with you.
-gerry
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1RCR Duke's Coy '82 - '87; Cyprus '84 / '85
LOTPed medic 1988; CFH Halifax '88 - '90
119 AD Bty medic, CFB Chatham '90 - '95
2RCR medic '95 - '00; SFOR Bosnia, 2RCR Roto 4 '99;
42 Hlth Svc Gagetown '00 - '02
CFRC Gagetown / Fredericton '02 - '06; 'retired' Aug '06
HMCS Jolliet, Sept-Iles QC, medical staff / 'tiffy' (reserves)
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BJ
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Joe
Hope you enjoy Halifax as much as I did. I remember the good times we shared in the Cof D.
I have settled down in Kingston near Greenwood. What a great place.
If you find yourself down this way look me up.
21 Anna Crt (in wispering Pines)
(902) 765-4667
For Gerry Pat Embree did get married to a teacher last Oct. He is doing fine and has ajusted to married life.
BJ
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