Corps Sergeant Major
CWO N.L. Barrett, MMM, CD
CWO Nicole Barrett born and raised in Powerview, Manitoba, joined the Canadian Armed Forces in February 1997 as a RCEME Technician. Over the last 27 years, she has collected many Physical Training (PT) shirts starting in the Army of the West at 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group with 1 Service Battalion, then 1 Headquarters and Signals Squadron.
CWO Nicole Barrett then moved to 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group with the Royal Canadian Dragoons and 2 Service Battalion after which she transferred to Borden for a four-year posting with the Royal Canadian Electrical Mechanical Engineers School as an instructor. She went back to 2 Brigade for a few more PT shirts with the 3rd Battalion of The Royal Canadian Regiment as Control Office Warrant followed by a posting to 2 Service Battalion as a Company Sergeant Major, to the 1st Battalion of The Royal Canadian Regiment as Equipment Technical Quarter Master Sergeant and to 2 Service Battalion as the Regimental Sergeant Major.
CWO Barrett has had the opportunity to deploy on missions to Bosnia on Op PALLADIUM 2003, Afghanistan on Op ATHENA 2005, Kuwait on Op IMPACT in 2020 and most recently in 2023 to Latvia on Op REASURRANCE as the RSM of the National Support Element.
CWO Barrett shares her life with her daughter Sonia, son Devin, partner for life Scott Russell and his children, and close circle of friends. She can typically be found outside walking, running or gardening while concurrently listening to an audio book or out thrift shopping looking for treasures.
Arte et Marte.