Common menu bar
Breadcrumb
REGINA Travel Log: Ready In All Respects
PO2 S. A. Pring
Feb. 2 is perhaps not the most significant date in recent history, but for the men and women who comprise the ship's company of HMCS Regina and their families, the date and the implications of that date could not be more significant.
To make use of a timeworn cliché the decks of Regina have been a veritable beehive of activity - 200 men and woman working together, one team, toward a common goal – preparedness.
These past months have not been easy.
The training has been exhaustive, every eventuality taken into account, every department, and every member fully prepared and ready to assume their assigned roles.
On each of our individual home fronts families gear up to deal with the absence of key family members for what could be an extended period of time. Measures and contingency plans are set in place in an attempt to counter any situation that may arise during our absence.
You will not see them featured on the news patrolling some obscure parameter in middle-of-nowhere Afghanistan, or conducting escort duties safeguarding tankers transiting the Straits of Hormoz. In fact, you could pass them on the street every day and never once suspect they represent perhaps the most powerful and resourceful enabling force the Canadian military has in its arsenal.
They are the spouses, the families who remain here steadfast in their support, resolute in their dedication to our efforts without whom our effectiveness as a viable force would be greatly diminished.
So when you see HMCS Regina in the newspaper, or hear mention of her on the news, know this: The men and women who wear the uniform, the ones who proceed to sea in ships may sail the vessel, but it is the love and unwavering support of those who remain here that keeps it afloat.
Feb. 2 is the day HMCS Regina will cast off all lines and proceed to sea; her purpose, assume her place among the Canadian and Allied ships already on duty in the Arabian Gulf.
Distant ports-of-call. Challenging rescues. World-class vessels. Visit with some of Canada's sailors for a slice of life in the Navy; the excitement, the traditions, the future.
Salesperson or diesel mechanic? Insurance rep or inspection diver? Or both. Learn how you can lead a challenging and rewarding double life with the Naval Reserves.
An extraordinary personal insight into the day-to-day operations of one of Canada's large frigates, while deployed on Operation APOLLO.
Primary navigation (left column)
Footer
