Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 59 Hur persevered in large part because of her fellow RMC comrades and her first summer, where she could experience the life on board a ship. “That summer is when I really went ‘oh, the Navy is really fun, I want to do this!’ What made me stay honestly is the people.” In 2015, six years after enlisting, she officially left behind her Naval Cadet rank and climbed her way to Lieutenant while working in CFB Esquimalt in Victoria, BC. Two years later, she was sent to join HMCS Winnipeg while the ship was already sailing in southeast Asia. She recalls, “I got a call and was told ‘it’s your time to go to the ship. How fast can you pack your bags and go to her first port of call?’ I said ‘fast enough’. ‘You’ve got three days’.” Once Hur caught up with HMCS Winnipeg in Port Klang, Malaysia, they travelled to countries like India, Sri Lanka, Singapore and South Korea. This was Hur’s first experience being deployed on a ship. During that deployment, one of the major challenges she was faced with was to coordinate the medical repatriation of two sailors to Canada from South Korea. She had to make sure they got home safely. “Yes, I’m fluent in Korean and English, but I’m not a doctor. I can barely medically speak in English. I was left there to think on my feet. This is really a foreign country to me and there’s no instruction guide on how to do this.” After completing her first deployment on HMCS Winnipeg, she was posted to Ottawa to get first-hand experience at headquarters. She will be sailing again in Fall 2021 on board HMCS Montreal. This time, she will be the head of the Logistics Department on the ship. Eventually, she would like to be posted in Ottawa to work in joint military operations. With courage, integrity and loyalty, Yuna Hur is leaving her mark. Lieutenant (N) Yuna Hur continued ... Hur making poppies on board ship
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