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Michael Hopper (born March 1969) is a
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officer who served as commander of the Naval Reserve from July 29, 2018 until 2021. Hopper holds the rank
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of commodore
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** Commodore (Canada)
** Commodore (Finland)
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in the Royal Canadian Navy
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and also works as a teacher with the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
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(OCDSB).
Background
Hopper was born inOttawa
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, Ontario
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in March 1969 and first joined the Primary Reserves in 1986 when he was 17 as a cook at HMCS ''Carleton''. He transferred to HMCS ''Scotian'' in Halifax
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* Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
*Halifax (bank), a British bank
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while attending Dalhousie University
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. Hopper moved back to Ottawa, where he earned his bachelor of arts
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(BA) and bachelor of education
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(BEd) from the University of Ottawa
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in 1996 and began working with the OCDSB.
Hopper served in a number of staff positions at HMCS ''Carleton'' and in December 2001 served as the commanding officer of HMCS ''Summerside'' until December 2002, where he took part in a trip to the Arctic Circle, meant to reinforce Canadian sovereignty
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in Northern Canada
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. He was appointed ''Carleton''commander
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following his time at ''Carleton'' and served in a number of positions at National Defence Headquarters (NDHQ) until his promotion to commodore and appointment as the commander of the Naval Reserve on July 28, 2018. While commanding the Naval Reserve, Hopper is on leave from his job as the special education teacher at Elmdale Public School Elmdale may refer to:
Places
;United States
* Elmdale, Indiana
* Elmdale, Kansas
* Elmdale, Michigan
* Elmdale, Minnesota
* Elmdale Township, Morrison County, Minnesota
;Canada
* Elmdale Public School, Ottawa, Ontario
* Elmdale Street, Georgin ...
, and lives in Ottawa with his wife and their two children.
Awards and decorations
Hopper's personal awards and decorations include the following:
References