(Short Service Appointment 01/01/1952). He was appointed as a Midshipman (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1952). He served in HMCS Star for Training 1952. He served in HMCS Cornwallis for #2 Junior Air Officer Basic Training Course 1952. He served in HMCS Ontario for Training 1952. He served in HMCS Shearwater for #3 Observer Course 1953, Awarded Observer Wings. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 08/03/1954). He served in RNAS Eglinton for Flying Training 1954. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Magnificent for VS-880 Squadron as Observer 1954. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (O) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 08/03/1954). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (O) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 23/11/1955). He served in HMCS Bonaventure as Assistant Air Operations Officer and Ships Information Officer 1957. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Leadership Training 1958. He served in HMCS Buckingham as Watchkeeper 1958. He served in HMCS Crusader as Watchkeeper 1959, (Selected for permanent commission). He served in HMCS Bytown for Directorate of Naval information 1960. He served in USN School of Journalism 1963. He served in Canadian Deefence Liaison Staff London as Public Relations Officer 1965. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1966). He served in UN Peace keeping Forces Cyprus and Gaza as Information Officer 1967. He served in HMCS Naden as Senior Public Affairs Officer (Pacific) 1968. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Colonel (Personnel Support) (With seniority dated 01/01/1971). He served in NORAD HQ (Colorado Springs CO) as Deputy Director Public Affairs 1971. He served in HMCS Stadacona as Senior Public Affairs Officer (Atlantic) 1975. (He retired 1981.) (He was qualified with a Watchkeeping Certificate.) |