Quote:Star Ranger4 wrote:Oh, a sonar technician, eh? Was it just a technical position or did you have operational duties as well? Since my computer's in the shop, I really can't dive into Wikipedia to find out. What were your ship postings?
ST(G)SN: Sonar Tech (surface) Seaman. (e-3) or, I was till the second time I managed to screw up by the numbers and got busted back to Seaman Aprentice. *sigh*
And thanks for compiling all various bits. I'm in a bit of a designing mood, but my blender skills are rusty so I was thinking of working on something a bit simpler than the human form.
I myself first joined the militia as an administrative clerk (Adm Clk) in 1985 with the Lincoln and Welland Regiment in Saint Catharines; you'll note that the regiment's band played at the Queen's visit to Haida in PFtA Part 30. Did a militia concentration at CFB Petawawa that summer, then went into the Regular Force. I originally joined as a medical assistant (Med A) - the trade is now known as medical technician (Med Tech) - but remustered to Adm Clk by the end of 1986. Did two years aboard HMCS Saguenay (DDH-206) in Halifax from 1987-88, a year at the Canadian Land Forces Command and Staff College (CLFCSC) in Kingston in 1989 (where I spent a summer at CFB Wainwright for the Rendezvous 89 biannual get-together of the Army in Canada), then did a year and a half at 1st Canadian Signal Regiment (1 CSR) in Kingston before I pulled the pin.
As Adm Clks are considered part of the "purple trades," I wore the Army uniform. Sometimes I wish I should have worn the Navy uniform instead.
As for any potential sketches of Haida and her sisterships, I'd love to see them. My e-mail is [url=mailto:pyeknu@hotmail.com[/url] if you need to contact me directly.
Canadian lighthouse to U.S. Warship approaching it: "This is a lighthouse. Your call!"