Michael Roy joined the CF in 1974 at St. John, New Brunswick as an Instrument-Electrical Technician. He was posted to numerous Sqns throughout the CF and has vast experience on numerous aircraft types and fleets.
His postings ranged from 431 (Air Demonstration) Sqn in Moosejaw, 442 Sqn and 407 Sqn in Comox, 404 Sqn in Greenwood and finally numerous units in Cold Lake such as 419 Sqn, 416 Sqn, AETE, 1 AMS and 410 Sqn.
He was posted to Cold Lake in 1993 and was promoted to the rank of CWO in Jun 2006. He retired in Oct 2007 after being offered a Reserve position within Director General Alternate Dispute Resolution (DGADR). He was employed as Lead Trainer and Promoter at the 4 Wing Dispute Resolution Center and is a certified Conflict Coach. Michael retired from the CF in 2012 after 37 years of honourable and loyal service.
Michael joined the RCAFA in 2002. He served on the executive committee of 784 (Diamond Jubilee) Wing since 2009, initially as 2nd Vice-President and secondly as 1st Vice-President. In 2017 Michael was elected as Alberta Chair and has remained in that position to date. Concurrently, he has served on the RCAFA National Board of Directors, firstly as Ceremonial Director and more recently as RCAFA Veteran Affairs Liaison. He is married to Evelyn LaPratt.
