Service And Self
Our Speaker will be Captain Jonathon Mishrigi, Deputy Operations Officer, 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron, Canadian Armed Forces.
Jonathon will speak about his unique experiences as both a soldier in the army and his subsequent journey to becoming a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Lastly, in light of this period of Remembrance, he'll share what it means to him to serve Canada and Canadians at home and abroad. The hope of this conversation is to share and help others understand both the challenges and rewards of being in the Canadian Armed Forces.
This is also our Rembrance Day Reflection and Rotary Snapshot highlighting Rotary Foundation Month.
Captain Jonathon Mishrigi was born and raised in Unionville, Ontario. In February 2001, he joined the Canadian Army Reserve as a Non-Commisioned Member as part of a high school program. After high school, he was fortunate enough to be selected into the Seneca College Aviation program. There, Capt Mishrigi completed his college diploma in Aviation and Flight Technology and earned a civilian commercial fixed-wing licence with a Multi-Engine Instrument Flight Rules rating. In 2006, he moved to Vancouver, completed an instructor rating and began teaching while continuing to serve with the Canadian Army part-time. In 2007, Capt Mishrigi volunteered to augment the Regular Force on a deployment to Afghanistan.
Shortly after his return, Capt Mishrigi pursued a full-time career as a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force. From 2010 – 12, he completed his university degree as well as Phase 1 primary pilot training. He spent the next few years in Moose Jaw, earning his RCAF wings in 2015. Immediately after, he was posted to Victoria, and resides in James Bay.
He has sailed on various ships and deployed with the Cyclone on OPERATION NEON in support of UN Sanctions on North Korea and OPERATION PROJECTION in support of presence patrols in the Indo-Pacific Region.
Capt Mishrigi is married to Natalie, a constable with Oak Bay, PD and has twin 7 year old boys, Cairo and Phoenix.