Greg Anderson
Survival Instructor
History
- Became a full member of the Canadian Military in 1985 as Infanteer with Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
- Posted to Thunder Bay in 1992 as Training Non-Commissioned Officer (training coordinator/supervisor)
- Posted to Canadian Forces School of Survival and Aero-Medical Training (CFSSAT) in 2002 as a Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape (SERE) instructor
Instruction Experience
- Basic and Advances SERE instructor at CFSSAT
- Guest instructor for NATO winter survival course in Spatin, Norway, 2004
- Presented at Civilian Air Med Evac and Transport Association (CAMATA) conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba, 2004 & 2005
- Guest instructor at Alexander Ross Middle School in The Pas, Manitoba
- Presented winter survival techniques at NATO flying training center in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Skills, Certifications and Errata
- Canadian Forces Basic Survival
- Advanced SERE
- Man tracking Level I, II, and III
- Survival Instructor
- Ground search manager
- Arctic, desert and sea survival
- United States Marine Corp combat survival course
- Advanced instructional techniques
- St. John’s Ambulance First Aid and CPR Level C
- Small craft vessel operator
- Mountain operations course
Personal History
- Moved to northwest Ontario at age 10
- Childhood spent hiking, fishing and hunting around Manitouwadge, Ontario
- Cub Scout and Boy Scout
- Father of two teenage daughters
Personal Hobbies
- Hunting (archery, black powder, rifle)
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Camping
- Canoeing
- Scuba diving
- Hockey
- Practicing fire by friction
- ATV riding