A SAILOR from Reading has been recognised for his outstanding service at a recent ceremony.
Petty Officer Engineering Technician Communications and Information Systems Specialist Jason Stavely was awarded HMS Collingwood’s Commanding Officer’s Outstanding Achievement Award by Officer Commanding Weapon Engineering Training Group Commander Jonathan Pearce.
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The socially distanced ceremony was held at HMS Collingwood, the home of the Maritime Warfare School, near Fareham.
2020 marks Jason’s twentieth year in the Royal Navy, a career that has seen him serving on HMS Coventry and HMS Iron Duke and also deployed on anti-piracy operations.
He was awarded the Volunteer Reserve Service Medal (VRSM) in 2010, Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012, 1st Bar for VRSM in 2015 and 2nd Bar for VRSM in 2020.
When he is not working hard training communications specialists, Jason enjoys running and touring the countryside on his motorcycle.
Speaking of his career, Jason said: “It’s difficult to say what my best deployment was.
"HMS Coventry and HMS Iron Duke were great opportunities to be at sea as well as visiting various Caribbean Islands.
"My mobilisation allowed me to experience a completely different culture whilst actively working at the forefront of UK operations in the area at the time.
"I have really enjoyed the last 2 years though, training the next generation of RN communications specialists at HMS Collingwood."
He will return to his civilian job in August but has already volunteered to return to Collingwood in October using his annual leave from his new job.
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