Finished With Main Engines
This page is dedicated to stokers who are retiring
We need a couple of volunteers (still serving) on both coasts to let us know who is retiring. We hear that a few Chiefs are retiring on the east coast and would love to have a difinitive list to make announcements of their retirements. Please email: The EO's Writer
RETIREMENT - CPO1 ROB STUPPIELLO MAR ENG ART
1. ON 23 APR 2010, CPO1 ROB STUPPIELLO WILL RING OFF MAIN ENGINES AND REVERT TO EXTENDED NOTICE FOR POWER RETIRING FROM THE CF AFTER 37 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN NAVY.
2. HIS ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER SPANNED BOTH COASTS WITH SERVICE WEST IN HMC SHIPS PROVIDER, YUKON AND TERRA NOVA AS WELL AS COMMISSIONING AND TRANSIT CREW ON HMC SHIPS VANCOUVER AND REGINA. ASHORE AS BOTH STAFF AND STUDENT, HE SERVED AT CANADIAN FORCES FLEET SCHOOL ESQUIMALT.
3. ON THE EAST COAST, HE SAILED IN HMC SHIPS MONTREAL AND ST JOHNS WITH A RETURN TO HMCS ST JOHNS IN 2004 AS CHIEF ERA. ASHORE HE SERVED AT THEN CFFS HALIFAX, CPF PROJECT DETACHMENT, CFNES, HMCS SCOTIAN, FMF CAPE SCOTT AND CANFLTLANT HQ CLIMAXED BY A DEPLOYMENT AS FLEET TECHNICAL CHIEF WITH CTF 150 ABOARD HMCS IROQUOIS.
4. HIGHLIGHTS OTHER THAN CTF 150 INCLUDE PARTICIPATION IN OP DOLPHIN RECOVERY FOLLOWING THE FIRE ON HMCS CHICOUTIMI, THREE FAR EAST DEPLOYMENTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH EIGHT YEARS ON ONE SHIP-HMCS YUKON AND FINALLY AS DIVISIONAL PO FOR SUMMER METTP STUDENTS.
5. AN ALL RANKS FUNCTION CELEBRATING ROBS CAREER WILL BE HELD ON THE BRIDGE IN JUNO TOWER 20 MAY 2010 COMMENCING AT 1130. A SMALL COLLECTION AT THE DOOR WILL OFFSET COSTS.
6. ROB AND LIZ WILL REMAIN IN THE AREA AND IN ROBS WORDS, DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
7. PLEASE FORWARD BEST WISHES, CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES AND ANECDOTES TO CPO2 PAT DEVENISH (CFNES) AT 902-721-5775, FAX 902-721-6893 OR EMAIL PATRICK.DEVENISH(AT)FORCES.GC.CA