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Today we are in Halifax on HMCS
William Hall, and we'll be chatting

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with sailor First Class Dillon O'Leary,
who's a marine technician.

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Hey, Dillon.

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Hey. How's it going?

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Good. Yourself. Good.

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I’ll come down and talk to you. Sounds good.

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What you doing up there?

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I'm up here fixing a windshield wiper
assembly for the bridge windows.

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Okay, cool.

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Is that part of one of your tasks
as a Marine Technician?

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Yes it is.

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And what other kind of tasks
do you do on board?

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Anything involving mechanical equipment,
electrical equipment,

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and structural equipment.

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Okay, so it sounds like a marine
technician

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is essentially the person you call
if something breaks on the ship.

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It most definitely is. Nice.

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So do you just do that on this ship.

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Or...  Any class of ship we can work on.

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Oh, wow, that's so cool.

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And in terms of places on the ship
where you work, what does that look like?

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Anywhere with mechanical equipment,
electrical equipment,

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or structural equipment. All right,
show me your favorite spot on board.

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Certainly. Come with me.

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Oh. Through that?

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Yes. Through this. All right. Let's do it.

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So, Dillon, where are you right now?

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We are in the flats of the ship.

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What does that mean, exactly?

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This is how we traverse the ship.

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Oh, wow. Cool. Okay.

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And tell me what

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had you Pick Mar Tech as a trade?

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I was a diesel mechanic.

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civvy side and I wanted a bigger challenge.

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Nice.

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And so, what can we find
you doing on your downtime?

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On my downtime, I probably be relaxing
watching a show or movies.

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Maybe playing guitar
if I have the space for it.  Awesome.

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Are we almost at that spot?

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Yeah, it's just right here.

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Cool.

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Can't wait to see.

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Hi. Welcome to my shop.

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I love it in here.

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So is this where you spend
most of your time, then?

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Not so much.

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I spend a lot more time
repairing things down in the spaces.

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But this is where we come for our tools
and any parts that we need for any jobs.

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All right, so what's your favorite job
to work on then?

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Definitely have to do anything
with the diesel engines.

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That's making me think
that you prefer sailing in the winter

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than in the summer? Oh, for sure.

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I do not like the heat in the spaces
in the summer.

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Gets quite warm down there.

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So tell me,
why are more techs essential to a ship?

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If you don't have us,
the ship's not going anywhere.

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We fix everything on a daily basis.

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That sounds super essential.

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Yes. It is.

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Yeah.

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Okay, Dillon, last question.

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Then we'll let you get back to it. Okay.

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Why become a Mar Tech
in the Canadian Armed Forces?

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If you like working with your hands
and like the feeling

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of working in a big family,
it's definitely a good spot for you.

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I love it. All right.
See you. Later.  See you. Have a good one.