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8023 Dave Cudmore

 


 







MILITARY CAREER (REGULAR FORCES)

 

•     Graduated 1969, RCN/CAF(Navy)

•    RMC Degree: BEng (Engineering and Management)

•     Married Nan Kemp on 7 June 1969

•    First posting to HMCS Provider in Halifax

•    Provider left Halifax in December 69 and was repositioned to Esquimalt, BC

•    1971 – posted to CFB Shearwater as Supply Administration Officer

•    1972 – Our son, Fletcher, was born

•    1972 – selected as part of second contingent to replace our peacekeepers in Vietnam

•    on last day of training in Montreal, prior to boarding aircraft, I was pulled out due to an infection after the dentist pulled all four of my wisdom teeth.

•    1973 – posted to HMCS Nipigon as Supply Officer

•    1974 – Our daughter, Sherry, was born

•     1975 – posted to NDHQ, DPSupS

•    1977 – posted to the commissioning crew of HMCS Cormorant

•    initially in Ottawa, then Levis during construction, then sailing to Halifax for sea trials and fleet introduction.

•     1980 – posted to CDLS Washington as Comptroller (turned down CFS Bermuda!)

•    1984 – posted back to NDHQ, DCBA, then LAV project (light armoured vehicles)

•    1988 – promoted to LCdr and moved to CASAP (nuclear powered submarines) as interim Comptroller

•     1992 – CASAP cancelled; moved to Drug Testing Project, which was subsequently cancelled.

•     1994 – moved to TCCCS (army tactical communicatons) Project as Comptroller

•    1995 – took the Golden Handshake with the Force Reduction Program

 

NEXT (SHORT) CAREER

 

•    1995 – tried selling golf memberships at the Boundary golf course; it went bankrupt and was sold to GolfLinks

•    1996 – signed a short term contract with Sports Canada, helping develop a drug testing regime

•    1997 – took advantage of the last move benefit and moved from Orleans to Lowertown, Ottawa

 

RESERVE FORCE CAREER

 

•     1997 – signed a 6 month Class A contract with Chief Air Staff – they made me wear an Air Force uniform, even though I still had my full navy regalia!  Nan thought the light blue matched my eyes better!

•     1998 – signed up with the Primary Reserve List, 11 months/contract on Class B

◦    Four contracts with CF Liaison Council

◦    Three contracts as Staff Officer to ADM PER (Civ)

•     2005 – retired at last!  Almost 38 years combined service.

 

 

RETIREMENT

 

•    1997 to present – President of our condo association

•     2006 – retirement treat for both Nan and I was a three month trip to New Zealand and Australia.  Visited our classmate Bob (now Rob) Ogilvie in Brisbane, Queensland

•     still playing hockey, and added curling as a new sport, and golf in the summer

•     travelling here and there, getting into the cruise lifestye this year

◦    in May, 16 day cruise across the Atlantic

◦    this coming September, 36 day cruise from Vancouver to Sydney, AUS. We’ll see Rob Ogilvie again, with his new wife (of 15 years now), Frances

•     proud grandparents of 21, 19, and 12 year old girls, and 17 year old boy





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