Interview with Commander (Ret'd) Michele Tessier (March 10, 2022) ...

• Main Author: Unav
• Format: Moving Image (Video)
• Language: English
• Published: University of Victoria Libraries 2022
• Subjects: Personal narratives > Canadian; Women soldiers; Canada. Royal Canadian Navy; Military history; Canada. Canadian Armed Forces; Tessier, Michele A., 1973-; Armed Forces > Officers; Personal narratives; September 11 Terrorist Attacks 2001; Operations Officer; Frigate; OP Podium; Bahrain; NCSTTP; Raven Program, Thunder Bay; Aide to the Commander; Memorial University; Commanding Officer; Bridge Watchkeeper, HMCS Edmonton; HMCS Thunder; Deck Officer; Deschamps Report; Middle East; Order of Military Merit; Woodpecker Squadron, California; Naval Fleet School; Navigation and Operations Officer; Maritime Forces Pacific Headquarters; Executive Officer; NWO; Sea Training; HMCS Cabot; HMCS Whitehorse; Reserves Division, MARS, Royal Canadian Navy; HMCS Moresby; HMCS Nanaimo; Naval Reserve Division, Coastal Division, HMCS Margaret Brooke, Aide to the Admiral; Fleet Navigating Officer; 9/11 Attacks; Canadian Armed Forces CAF, Grand Bank, Newfoundland; J15/N15; Olympics; Maritime Forces Pacific; St. John’s, Newfoundland; Canada; Pacific; Cabot; Thunder Bay; Podium; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.58066/shyw-7g89; http://vault.library.uvic.ca/concern/generic_works/0e8ac82b-aabc-44ab-8840-191631b4ed9b

Interviewer: Kate Benkendorf Interviewee: Commander (Ret'd) Michele Tessier Rank: Commander (Cdr) Medals and Honours: Ceremonial Decoration (1st clasp); Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal; Officer of the Order of Military Merit (69th list); Women’s Executive Network ‘Canada’s Most Powerful Women Top 100’ (2017) ABSTRACT: 0:00 – 5:26 Growing up in Grand Bank, Newfoundland, experience at Memorial University in St. John’s, first interest in the military; NCSTTP program at Marine Institute, HMCS Cabot Reserves Division, MARS officer 5:27 – 9:12 Starting in the Navy, family involvement, early career, discussions of Naval Warfare Officer (NWO) training, Sea Readiness Inspection (SRI) 9:13 – 15:04 Career timeline; HMCS Thunder, HMCS Moresby, HMCS Nanaimo, HMCS Edmonton, Fleet Navigating Officers Course in Frigate, HMCS Whitehorse as Navigating and Operations Officer, Aide to the Commander of Maritime Forces Pacific during 9/11 attacks 13:44 – 17:35 Timeline continued; experience on HMCS Nanaimo; Operations Officer, ...