The Chief of Military Personnel recently announced the following promotions, appointments and retirements for colonels and RCN captains. He wished deepest appreciation for the service and sacrifices of those moving on to retirement, and offered heartfelt congratulations and sincerest best wishes to those taking on new appointments and new responsibilities.(CANFORGEN 042/17)
Among those listed are the following CME officers:
| Col C Ayotte | Appointed Director Cadets at RMC Kingston |
| Col M Gros-Jean | Appointed Commander Real Property Operations Group in Ottawa |
| Col T Middleton | Appointed Commander of the 3rd Canadian Support Group in Edmonton |
| Col D Quinn | Appointed Military Assistant at the National Defence College in Rome, Italy |
| Col M Gasparotto | Retires in 2017 |
| Col M Dussault | Retires in 2017 |
| LCol M Rancourt | Promoted Colonel and Proceed to the Advanced Training list to attend National Security Programme at CFC Toronto |