Military Service
He was appointed as an Officer Cadet RCN.
He served in HMCS Donnacona 1964.
He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (MARS).
He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (MARS).
He was appointed as a Lieutenant (MARS) 1971.
In 1971 he served on the Long Weapons course.
He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (MARS) (With seniority dated 01/01/1975).
He was appointed as a Commander (MARS).
He served in HMCS Skeena (II) (in command) 1983-1985.
He was appointed as a Captain (MARS) (with seniority dated 01/01/1987).
In 1987 he served on National Defence College of Canada (Course 41) 1987.
In 1988-1990 he served as Commanding Officer Naval Divisions.
He served in HMCS Provider (II) (In command) 1990-1992.
He served in MARPAC HQ on Staff 1992.
In 1993-1997 he served as Canadian Defence Advisor Canberra with accreditation to Australia and New Zealand. (He was released in 1997.) (Transferred to Royal Australian Naval Reserve 1997) He was appointed as a Captain RANR (with seniority dated 01/01/1987). (He retired in 2015).
Anecdotes
After his retirement from the RCN he served with the Royal Australian Naval Reserve 1997-2015.
He served a total of 51 years in the RCN and RAN(R). His detailed history can be found at forposterityssake.ca ↗.
References
- Macpherson, Ken & Ron Barrie (2002)
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- Email (Steve Foldesi-Nauticapedia 28/04/2018)
- Email (Steve Foldesi - Nauticapedia 02/04/2023)
- www.forposterityssake.ca ↗ (website viewed 02/04/2023)
