{"id":11973,"date":"2019-07-15T01:46:21","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T04:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=11973"},"modified":"2019-07-15T01:46:21","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T04:46:21","slug":"brownes-dedication-earns-navy-coach-of-the-year-accolades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=11973","title":{"rendered":"Browne\u2019s dedication earns Navy coach of the year accolades"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>Reprinted with permission of Trident Military Newspaper<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HALIFAX: <\/strong>Chief\n Petty Officer Second Class (CPO2) (Retired) Bradley Browne has been \nhonoured with the title of Royal Canadian Navy national \u201cCoach of the \nYear\u201d for 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His passion for the Navy and the sport he loves so much quickly becomes evident when you speak with him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While\n many sports in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) inspire both teamwork \nand personal fitness, CPO2 Browne says that shooting is the \u201conly sport \nin the Canadian Armed Forces\u201d that has a direct operational impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every  member of the CAF can be expected to \u201ctake a rifle and stand a post.  Often times, the structures are in place to only support basic  qualifications,\u201d said CPO2 Browne. He believes that participating in  shooting sports allows members to take their abilities to the next  level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/HS17-2019-0140-004.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11975\"\/><figcaption>Brad Browne of Windsor Junction. (Submitted photos)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>CPO2 Browne\u2019s interest in shooting sports began in the \nspring of 1993, when the Russian Navy came to Halifax. They hosted a \ncompetition at a local shooting range, which was Browne\u2019s first \nexperience with competitive shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From that point on, when he \nwasn\u2019t operationally deployed, CPO2 Browne set his sights on the local \nranges. From March Break until competitions in September, his evenings \nand weekends were spent training. He made many new friends travelling \nacross the country and the globe to national and international \ncompetitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently retired from the Royal Canadian Navy, \nRegular Force, CPO2 Browne has transferred to the Army Reserve serving \nwith the Princess Louise Fusiliers as Company Sergeant Major for Bravo \nCompany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGoing to the range with their members for the first time\n was like going home,\u201d he said. \u201cI look for quick victories &#8211; the \nbiggest thing that someone is doing wrong that will help them put more \nbullets on target.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is this dedication and love for the sport that earned him the RCN Coach of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A career sailor, he has visited 35 different countries during his career with the Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve\n sailed as far north as Bodo, Norway, as far south as Cartagena, \nColumbia, as far east as the Straits of Hormuz, and as far west as \nHawaii.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deployments during his career included NATO \u201998, Op  Augmentation 2001, NATO tasking in Gatineau 1995, NATO 2005 in Montreal,  and Libya 2011 in Charlottetown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reprinted with permission of Trident Military Newspaper HALIFAX: Chief Petty Officer Second Class (CPO2) (Retired) Bradley Browne has been honoured with the title of Royal Canadian Navy national \u201cCoach of the Year\u201d for 2018. His passion for the Navy and the sport he loves so much quickly becomes evident when you speak with him. 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