I have been trying to serve with the Canadian Forces overseas for about a year now. I left the cadet movement in 2005 with the hopes of doing more with my military career and possibly being able to assist a foreign nation through the CF.
I had forwarded my name in 2007 for the "Patient Regulatory and Medical Liaison Officer" position in Afghanistan at the Kandahar Air Field with the Role 3 Multinational Hospital. My hopes were to secure a job that fit into my university degree so that I could apply some of my knowledge.
My hopes kept getting shattered. The fact is there is only 1 of that position open every six months. There are well over 300 military personal that could fill it. It was only after talking to another good friend that I had found out that the position was a triple hatted position of the Adjt of the Hospital. Technically a Major's position.
So I left my name floating around looking for other ways I could serve Canada abroad.
A tasking came up that was perfect. Two months in a foreign land, providing medical support to Canadian troops and providing limited humanitarian aid. The country.... JAMAICA!!!
The shitty part was this coincided with Toronto EMS' supervisor testing and evaluation and promotion schedule. I decided that my EMS career was more important and that it was where I needed to focus my attention at that time. I offered the position to the other officers in my unit and Lt Felix Yeung jumped all over it. The job was to be the HCA (Health Care Administrator) and OC (Officer Commanding) for a medical detachment (Physicians Assistant, 3 Medical Techs and a Preventative Med Tech). This was in support of Operation Tropic Hammer.
So as I type this Felix is in Jamaica soaking up the sun.
I received the first indication that something was up when my CO Maj Gillie sent me an email saying "careful what you wish for".
I had forwarded my name in 2007 for the "Patient Regulatory and Medical Liaison Officer" position in Afghanistan at the Kandahar Air Field with the Role 3 Multinational Hospital. My hopes were to secure a job that fit into my university degree so that I could apply some of my knowledge.
My hopes kept getting shattered. The fact is there is only 1 of that position open every six months. There are well over 300 military personal that could fill it. It was only after talking to another good friend that I had found out that the position was a triple hatted position of the Adjt of the Hospital. Technically a Major's position.
So I left my name floating around looking for other ways I could serve Canada abroad.
A tasking came up that was perfect. Two months in a foreign land, providing medical support to Canadian troops and providing limited humanitarian aid. The country.... JAMAICA!!!
The shitty part was this coincided with Toronto EMS' supervisor testing and evaluation and promotion schedule. I decided that my EMS career was more important and that it was where I needed to focus my attention at that time. I offered the position to the other officers in my unit and Lt Felix Yeung jumped all over it. The job was to be the HCA (Health Care Administrator) and OC (Officer Commanding) for a medical detachment (Physicians Assistant, 3 Medical Techs and a Preventative Med Tech). This was in support of Operation Tropic Hammer.
So as I type this Felix is in Jamaica soaking up the sun.
I received the first indication that something was up when my CO Maj Gillie sent me an email saying "careful what you wish for".
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