Gerard (Gerry) Ratchford has no plans to retire any time soon. “My body will tell me when it’s time to quit.”
The security commissionaire at CFB Esquimalt’s Fleet Maintenance Facility has scaled back, however, to three days a week, although he celebrated his birthday this year by working a 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. shift.
His tours of duty included being a member of The Black Watch serving in Korea and being part of Canada’s United Nations peacekeeping mission in Cyprus in 1970 and 1971. While the not-for-profit company does not keep statistics or divulge the age of its employees, he is recognized as the oldest serving in the security company’s British Columbia and Yukon region — and most likely in Canada.
Although the organization has traditionally been known for employing older veterans and reservists, it has also opened its doors to younger people with technology skill sets, accepting applications from candidates as young as 18.
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