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Capt. Lucas Frokjer, the officer in charge of the flight line for Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, reunites with his family after returning from a seven-month deployment with HMH-463. The squadron arrived at Hangar 105 September, 17th and was welcomed home by a large crowd of family and friends. The squadron was replaced by HMH-363 who deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. When our CEO, Colleen Chapman, heard about the predicament of career options for military wives, she immediately decided she would contact one of her High School friends.
Shaun joined the military out of high school, has since had a family. Shaun is constantly being stationed in different locations around Canada for each phase of his military career. Colleen asked Captain Shaun Fevens, a man who she has more respect for than words can describe, a few questions. Colleen wanted to better understand what life looks like in regards to the career options available military spouses through the eyes of his wife Lana. Here is what she discovered.
So is there a solution? My final question was, “what would a portable job mean to someone like Lana?”
“A portable job would be amazing. Not having to worry would bring a massive peace of mind to both Lana and I, and make future financial planning much easier.”
Feeling fulfilled is what matters in life. Everyone strives to feel fulfilled. Sadly, many career options for military wives just don’t offer that. Just like military personnel, spouses want to help others and serve. Whatever makes you feel fulfilled, is the thing you should do. The cliche, “if you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life,” is so true. Often, teaching or the medical field is attractive to people who want to help. Shaun’s wife Lana is no exception.
Shaun pointed out how few REAL careers are available for military spouses. This is where Medical Transcription comes in. Most people have never heard of this career path. It is a career that moves with you. As long as you have highspeed internet, you can work. After you receive your training, you can start working immediately because of the high demand for Medical Transcriptionists.
CanScribe understands that spouses of military personnel often have a very difficult time supplementing the family income due to frequent moves, lack of flexibility in employers’ hours and remote locations. Working at home is often a dream come true for many military families. As our way of saying thank you for your family’s service, we are proud to offer two annual $1,500.00 scholarships exclusively for military spouses.
We also offer unlimited scholarships to military family members. So, if your son, daughter, father, or mother is a military member, you qualify. Ready to start training for a career that actually fits your life? Apply now.
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Robert was born in Midland, Ontario on January 11, 1953 and passed away in Nanaimo on November 20, 2009. Robert was the youngest of three. I was the oldest, Doug was the middle child. Our mother and father were divorced when we were very young. Our mother remarried a man who had three sons and then another girl and another boy was born. So there was eight of us altogether. Robert moved to Toronto, Ontario after high school and worked in various jobs there. He then moved to Edmonton, Alberta in 1976 and on to British Columbia in 1977. He lived in Vancouver, Victoria, and finally resided in Nanaimo. Robert had a great sense of determination and optimism. The more he could learn, the happier he was. He continued his education in B.C. at Simon Fraser University. He also took courses in the culinary field and worked as a chef for many years. He also studied law and worked as a paralegal. He studied religions and languages (he could speak many languages) and took many computer courses. He took a Medical Terminology Course, and Emergency First Aid which included CPR.
Unfortunately, Robert's health was never great. He was born a "Blue Baby" and not expected to live. He lived with the HIV virus and with cancer. This was a big factor in his determination to be able to work at home and was why he was taking the Medical Transcription course. Robert was involved with various charitable organizations for many, many years. He cooked numerous meals at food kitchens for the homeless, especially at Christmas and other holidays. He spent time at various senior centers, volunteering, and visiting the residents there. He was an active volunteer at the Nanaimo Parole Citizen Advisory Committee and one of the outstanding jobs he completed for them was their Committee By-laws.
I am very proud of the things that my brother achieved in his lifetime. I have received so many letters, calls and cards since his passing, all of them telling me how much he was liked and how much he will be missed. Robert spent most of his time helping others. I'm attaching a couple of pictures, one when he was very young. If there is any other information you need, please let me know. Thank you again for setting up this scholarship. It means so much to me that his name will carry on. And I know he would be extremely pleased that his name was helping others. That was his number one goal in his life - to help others.
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