{"id":2139,"date":"2018-05-22T07:00:34","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T10:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tridentnewspaper.com\/?p=2139"},"modified":"2018-05-22T14:10:02","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T17:10:02","slug":"former-cfaep-participant-giving-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tridentnewspaper.com\/fr\/former-cfaep-participant-giving-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Former CFAEP participant giving back"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2140\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2140\" style=\"width: 6016px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2140\" src=\"https:\/\/tridentnewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/CFAEP-Mentor-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"6016\" height=\"4016\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2140\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">AB Bridgett Doucett, a NESOP in HMCS Montreal, will serve as a mentor during this year\u2019s Canadian Forces Aboriginal Entry Program, which runs from May 4-25 in Halifax.<br \/>Photo: MONA GHIZ, MARLANT PA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Former Aboriginal Entry Program participant hopes to give back as mentor<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Par Ryan Melanson,<br \/>\nL\u2019\u00e9quipe du Trident<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">When AB Bridgett Doucett signed up for the Canadian Forces Aboriginal Entry Program, she knew she was interested in a military career, but the CAF environment and culture were foreign to her. An introduction to the military, in the form of the paid three-week program, was a welcome way to ease that transition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Just a few years later, she\u2019s now a trained NESOP and Fire Control Operator, she\u2019s sailed overseas to NATO exercises, toured Cuba and South America, and recently got her first promotion to the rank of Able Seamen. There have been plenty of challenges along the way, but the experience of getting paid to travel the world, learn new skills and bond with shipmates has been an overwhelmingly positive one, she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIt\u2019s about the things you get to see and do, and the special moments that you experience at sea. It\u2019s just something that I don\u2019t think you can get with any other job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Now, she\u2019s looking to give back to the program that introduced her to the CAF, and will be serving as a mentor with this year\u2019s CFAEP participants, who\u2019ll be able taking part in the program in Halifax from May 4-25.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI\u2019m really happy to be a part of the program again,\u201d AB Doucett said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIt helped so much in preparing me for basic training. We learned how to make our beds, we learned how to do drill, and we just started to get some understanding of the military,\u201d she added. Participants also tour different units in the area and get a taste for each CAF environment with activities like day sails, helicopter and LAV rides, a day spent living in field conditions, and more. In AB Doucett\u2019s case, meeting serving members through the program helped her decide on her eventual trade after speaking with a NESOP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cHe explained all the different aspects of the trade and we talked about it and that helped me make an informed decision. That\u2019s another amazing part of what the program can offer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">AB Doucett grew up in Cape Tormentine, New Brunswick, and is a member of the Lennox Island Mi\u2019kmaq First Nation. While her Indigenous heritage hasn\u2019t always played a large role in her life, the opportunity to connect with her background among a group of peers was also a highlight of the CFAEP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIt was really nice to meet these other young Aboriginal people from different backgrounds and form a strong connection with them. We did things like sharing circles every couple of days, we talked about all kinds of things and really got to know each other,\u201d she said, adding that she still stays in contact with some of her CFAEP colleagues, and that she hopes to find more ways to connect her Mi\u2019kmaq heritage with her CAF career in the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">She\u2019s also been able to draw inspiration from her family history. Her great grandfather, Michael \u201cIsland Longboat\u201d Thomas, was the first Prince Edward Islander to run the Boston Marathon in 1911, completing the race while dealing with racist taunts and discrimination, a fact highlighted by a statue of Thomas erected on the Island in 2014. Her great-aunt Virginia Doucett, now in her 70s, served as a naval officer nearly 50 years ago, which is also a point of pride for AB Doucett.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cHer story is always in the back of my mind, it inspired me to join and it still inspires me. She\u2019s a very strong person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">AB Doucett said she\u2019s looking forward to meeting this year\u2019s group, helping them get their footing in the CAF environment, and passing on her advice to those who decide to join the CAF following the three-week introduction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI\u2019ll let them know they need to be fully committed to what they\u2019re about to do, because it\u2019s not always easy, but that they\u2019ll also have some amazing experiences.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Aboriginal Entry Program participant hopes to give back as mentor By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff When AB Bridgett Doucett signed up for the Canadian Forces Aboriginal Entry Program, she knew she was interested in a military career, but the CAF environment and culture were foreign to her. 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