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Ronald Séguin

Ancien chercheur en communications, Forces Armées Canadiennes

Ancien Opérateur/Superviseur NNOC, Transports Canada

A travaillé au Ministère des Communications, Industrie Canada et ISDE

Retraite le 26 mai 2016

 
 
 

Je prendrai ma retraite le 26 mai prochain après 35 ans de service. Ma dernière journée de travail sera le 15 avril. J’y retournerai les 24 et 25 mai juste pour compléter le processus de départ d’ISDE. Ci-bas un court survol de ma carrière en radiocom et télécom.

 

Salutations distinguées,

 

Ronald

 

19 mars 2016

 

I'll be retiring on May 26 after 35 years of service. My last work day will be April 15. I'll be returning on May 24 and 25 only to complete the ISED departure process. Below is a short overview of my radiocom and telecom career.

 

Kind Regards,

 

Ronald

 

19 March 2016

Radiocom/Telecom : Ma vie !

Radiocom/Telecom: My life !

 

Du 10 mai 1993 au 26 mai 2016

Ministère des communications

Industrie Canada

Innovation,Sciences et Développement économique Canada (GST)

(http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/fra/accueil)

 

 

From 10 May 1993 to 26 May 2016

Department of Communications

Industry Canada

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (SMT)

      (http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/home)

 

Du 15 mai 1989 au 9 mai 1993…

   Transports Canada

NNOC Opérateur/Superviseur (ADIS/AFTN)

      (http://www.tc.gc.ca/fra/aerien-menu.htm)

 

From 15 May 1989 to 9 May 1993...

   Transport Canada

NNOC Operator/Supervisor (ADIS/AFTN)

      (http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/air-menu.htm)

 

Du 26 mai 1981 au 9 juillet 1989…

  Forces Armées Canadiennes

Chercheur en communications (COMMRSCH)

(http://www.forces.ca/fr/job/chercheurchercheuseencommunications-29)

 

From 26 May 1981 to 9 July 1989...

   Canadian Armed Forces

Communicator Research Operator (COMMRSCH)

      (http://www.forces.ca/en/job/communicatorresearchoperator-29)

 

D’août 1980 à mai 1981…

   Collège de Valleyfield (CÉGEP)

Étudiant de première année (Électrotechnique)

From August 1980 to May 1981…

   Valleyfield College (CÉGEP)

First year student (Electrotechnique)

Ronald Séguin at CFS Alert in 1983

 

Donald:

 

Un peu comme toi, j'ai passé 8 ans et quelques mois dans la 'régulière' comme 'COMMRSCH' (291er). Voici une photo de moi au printemps '83 à l'entrée du 'Ham Shack' de la Station des Forces Canadiennes d'Alert, NWT.

 

Pour ton site!

 

Chow,

 

Ronald

July 29, 2011

 

 

I just found the above photo that Ronald sent me for the website almost 6 years ago. I received it around the time I was retiring so I guess it fell through the cracks, Ronald was a 291er in the Regular Forces, just like some of the other DOC/IC Alumni such as Art Solomon and Glen Ritchie. The main job of a Comm Research 291 was to "monitor Russian radio traffic and intelligence gathering" from places such as Alert, Inuvik and Bermuda. I am guessing that Bermuda was a good posting after spending some time in Alert. They were very good at copying Russian morse code.

 

As for me, I was a 251er also known as a Radioman Sea 251 (a.k.a. Radio Sparker). Our main job was to work as Radio Operators and Radio Technicians at naval coast stations and onboard ships and submarines. Before the unification of the Forces in 1969, in the old Navy, my trade was called Radioman and Ronald's trade was called Radioman Special.

 

Donald Courcy

May 14, 2017

 

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