My name is retd Sgt Rob Gagnon, and I was an Electronics Technician with the Navy - Canadian Armed Forces.

I was released from the military on a medical discharge in 2010, after 20 years of service. I wound up no longer doing any team or individual sports due to my anxiety, PTSD, and physical injuries.

In 1992, while still in high school, I joined the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) as a Naval Combat Instrument Operator Reservist.