Retired CPO Robert Rees recommends a career in the Royal Canadian Navy

Retired Royal Canadian Navy Chief Petty Officer Robert Rees of Gore Bay was recently presented with a Quilt of Valour honoring his 25 years of service.

Expositor Staff

Nov 10, 2026 - 4 min read

Gore Bay veteran Robert Rees, Chief Petty Officer with the Canadian Navy is shown in photo while he was serving in the Canadian Forces.

Retired CPO Robert Rees recommends a career in the Royal Canadian Navy — Gore Bay veteran Robert Rees, Chief Petty Officer with the Canadian Navy is shown in photo while he was serving in the Canadian Forces.

GORE BAY—Being in the Navy is a good career, especially because of the people you meet, get to work with and become friends with, says Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Robert Rees, of Gore Bay.

“It is a good career, I don’t miss many things being in the Navy, except for the people,” CPO Rees told The Expositor last week. “I have friends I made while being in the Navy that will remain friends until I die.”

“I spent 25 years with the Royal Canadian Navy, retiring in 2012,” said CPO Rees. “I joined CFB (Canadian Forces Base) Esquimault for training and then transferred to Halifax where I did my first tour with the Gulf War there. From there I went back to the West Coast.”