Chief Warrant Officer Kevin C. West, MMM MSM CD is a warrant officer of the Royal Canadian Air Force. He is the current Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer and therefore the most senior non-commissioned member of the Canadian Forces.[1][2] He was previously the Chief Warrant Officer of the RCAF.[3][4]
Military career[]
In the summer of 1983, West joined the Canadian Forces Naval Reserve as a signalman.[5] In January 1985, he transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy and was posted to CFB Esquimalt.[5] In 1987, he was promoted to able seaman and posted to the HMCS Gatineau.[5] During his time in the Navy, he sailed in a number of ships on the East Coast of Canada.[1]
In 1990, he underwent an occupational transfer to the Airborne Electronic Sensor Operator Trade and therefore to the Royal Canadian Air Force.[1] In the rank of corporal he undertook basic aircrew training at 19 Wing Comox and then Maritime Operational Aircrew Training at 404 Squadron.[5] In 1991, having received his wings, he was posted to No. 415 Maritime Patrol Squadron.[1]
Honours and decorations[]
He is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.[4]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Kevin C. West, MMM, MSM, CD - Biography". Government of Canada. 2013-07-24. http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/about-org-structure/chief-warrant-officer.page. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ "The Chief of the Defence Staff presides over Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer Change of Appointment Ceremony". News Releases. Government of Canada. 5 July 2013. http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=755559. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ "Chief Warrant Officer Kevin C. West, MMM, MSM, CD - Biography". Government of Canada. 24 July 2013. http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/about-org-structure/royal-canadian-air-force-cwo-bio.page. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Calder, Joanna (16 November 2012). "CWO Kevin West appointed as RCAF’s most senior non-commissioned member". Aviation.CA. http://www.aviation.ca/2012111613862/news/canada/military/13862-cwo-kevin-west-appointed-as-rcafs-most-senior-non-commissioned-member. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Lessard, Jerome (11 January 2011). "Senior NCO moving on". http://www.intelligencer.ca/2011/01/07/senior-nco-moving-on. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
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