Joined the Military in Feb. 1986 and went to
Cornwallis, Course 8609 10 Platoon.
Went to Borden for TQ3
Course 8606.
Posted to CFB
Esquimalt in Sept. 1986.
Was lent to HMCS
Kootenay with LS Banns and LS Gerry Smith for a Month in 1987.
Was then sent to CFS Holberg for a Month in
the Summer 1988.
Posted to HMCS Huron May 1989 until July 1992
when the Ship was dropped off in Halifax for TRUMP, Worked with MS
Bill Pratt, MCpl McAllister, MS Wiley just to name a few.
Posted to Detachment Nanaimo July 1992 until
November 1994 (Closed the Kitchen)
Posted to RRMC Nov. 1994 until Sept. 1995
(Closed the Kitchen)
Posted Sept. 1995 until July 1996 to HMCS
Regina (Promoted to MCpl June 1996)
Posted to CFB Halifax July 1996.
Did JLC Feb 1997.
Posted to HMCS Preserver November 1997 until
July 1998.
Posted Back to CFB Halifax July 1998.
Was Sent to do small stint on HMCS Ville De
Quebec Winter 1998.
Posted to HMCS Anticosti July 1999 until April
2000 (Ship Decommissioned)
Posted Back to CFB Halifax.
Posted to HMCS Toronto July 2002 until May
2005.
Was flown from the Persian Gulf to attend My
QL6 Course while the Toronto was on OP ALTAIR and was then flown
right back to the Gulf the day we graduated.
Posted back to CFB Halifax (Worked over at
Shearwater) May 2006 until July 2006.
Posted out to CFB Comox July 2006 (My # 1
Posting preference since I joined)
Web Masters note; Don never got a chance to
retire, he lost his battle with cancer and joined the Advance Party
4 July 2009