A brother and sister from Dominica, who are both serving in the Royal Navy, have been reunited in the classroom at HMS Raleigh, Cornwall, UK.
Leading Logisticians (LLogs) Daryl and Amy Durand hail from Bath Estate. With one foot on the promotion ladder, the siblings were selected for a five-week training course at the Defence Maritime Logistics School to prepare them for their advanced role.
Daryl and Amy serve in the Royal Navy as supply chain specialists and as such are responsible for ordering and storing millions of pounds worth of equipment, from engineering parts to stationery, to ensure that their ship or unit has everything it needs to operate.
Daryl, aged 27, said: “It’s good to have each other here to support and help prepare for the exams. The course is really challenging, but we are coping. She is my baby sister so I feel like I’m looking after her.”
Amy, aged 24, disagrees. “It’s more like I’m looking after him. We both live in Portsmouth, but during the week we are working and at weekends we are busy doing our own things, so it’s nice to have some time together here, particularly as when we finish the course Daryl will be deploying for about seven months,” she said.
Daryl was first to join the Royal Navy in 2005. He previously worked as a quantity and land surveyor and as a hardware store salesman. He says he joined the Service to travel, gain experience and further his qualifications. He is currently enrolled on an Open University course studying accounting and book-keeping. Since joining the Royal Navy, Daryl has served on two warships and ashore in Portsmouth and Yeovil. He is currently serving on HMS Dragon, one of the Royal Navy’s new Type 45 destroyers, which recently left Portsmouth for her first operational deployment to the Middle East.
Inspired by her brother, Amy joined the Royal Navy in 2008 and is a keen sportswoman having represented the Royal Navy at basketball. She also plays rugby, netball and swimming. Prior to joining the Service, Amy worked as a receptionist. Like her brother, she has also signed up for an Open University course and is currently studying law. Amy has an ambitions to transfer to the Royal Navy Officer Corps and become a logistics officer, working in the Naval legal department. She is currently serving at the Royal Navy Air Station, Yeovilton, and has previously served at sea on board HMS Kent and ashore in Portsmouth.
Daryl is married to Tracy and has a son, Jayden, aged 2. Amy has a long-term partner, David, who is also serving in the Royal Navy. Despite making their home in Portsmouth, UK, the siblings try to get back to their home country as often as possible to see their parents, Celina and Robertson, and brother Jamal, aged 18, who is interested in joining the Royal Navy.
see my cousins, wow i’m so proud of you both. Strive for the best always.
you go guys
Nice! Bro and Sis on board! Good luck my partner!
Cuz take it easy out there give me a Shout when you back, in the mean time, you making us proud,
awesome improvement Paul!Great job today way to push through those burpees.The 5:45 class was looking strong! 0
Very proud of you guys,i feel happy and bless to see and know you all are out there making a name for yourself and our beautiful Country.
keep the good work up family
OH uncle Reds must be proud too..
Hallooooooo uncle reds….
Hip!Hip! Hooray!Guys
I know for sure that your Dad and Mom must be so!so!proud of you both..
I am extremely happy for both of you..
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Hello to you both and also to your Mom and Dad..
Give GOD the glory..
And may GOD continue to bless you all…
wow, these kids were always special… congrats
like to see when my ppl do big things. Right now i remembering the childhood birthday parties seeing little Amy and Daryl my God family, till this day. I know how proud your mum is. Anyway this is not the right medium for personal messages, will have to leave one on facebook or something.
Very proud of the two, sister Silina and Bro Robertson, well done, you have brought up your children in the Lord, he gives great rewards
Good to see u Amy and Daryl doing things big for Dominica.. congrats… so proud of u Ames
This article was written and submitted by the Royal Navy as it was featured as an article within the “Navy News’ and other local news networks within the United Kingdom. As such a submission was made to the local newspaper of the individuals country of origin Dominica.
Proud of u guys. Postive Dominican
When they deport those criminals and send them back alyou complaining. when our people stay on the positive track and our young people do good things alyou still complaining. Don’t know how to please DOMINICANS. You people are just a nation full of ENVY. Sometimes I feel ashame to be a Dominican when I read all these negative comments.
My neighbour and friend Daryl and Amy. They lived close to me at Bath estate. I am very proud of them and their accomplishments. Congratulations to u two.
i felt like you all are my very own Smart looking, always like to follow up on Dominicans living overseas, sometimes or most of the times is the country of establishment that gets the credit.
Good morning. Well I am very happy to see both siblings are doing good. Please remember if they want to send you to war just get on a plane and come back to sweet Dominica.
Nice!
Why won’t we Dominicans learn to appreciate and encourage our fellow brothers and sisters when they do something worthwhile? Why are we so quick to cast some sarcastic remark? ooooohhhhh
CONGRATS to Brother and Sister!!!
I join with the PROUD Commenter and so I am DOUBLE PROUD.
It is all because of the “crabs in a barrel” syndrome. This is one reason i stay far from Dominicans when i travel.
okkkkk…. good for you but why is this even news? I’m confused
was wondering the same thing
This younger generation does not cherrish their privacy. The have no compunction to expose every facet of their lives to the world. Their pictures are all over the internet and the moment they do anything, they feel the need to tell the world. In short this generation is very narcissistic.
To each his/her own.
Hello don’t be confused rather open your mind. Now it’s news to us because we a proud to hear that two of our citizens are doing things to better themselves. Maybe one day they can return and used their expertise to help our country . Thanks.
OK THEN
oh yeah.. Classmate Amy and my bro close friend Daryl.. congrats to you all both… i admire the effort and things you all go through
bless up Amy !!!!!
Daryl I am so very proud of you. Remember those days at Reading England? This should juggle your memory. Saw your mom last week and asked her to give you my regards
God’s Blessings
Way to go Amy & Daryl, congratulations to you both. Keep aiming for the top, we are proud of you!
They have the same nose.
Do you see anything else? sort
Lol!
Stay Positive and continue to make us proud
Congrats Amy! Always wondered where you disappeared to.
Congratulations to both of you..Proud of your nationanlity..
Always proud and happy when my fellow country people are making proper use of themselves in general somewhere somehow.
Congratulations, stay positive and be blessed.
ammm DNO there are other stories you all kind feature but its always a mr and mrs so and so children or people you all like to feature. I bet if i send you an article about me and my accomplishment you won’t feature it because… Just saying
ADMIN: Send us a story of your accomplishments and we will be happy to publish it.
Are you for real??!!!!
SMH!
But you really need to wash your bottom! Stupes! Don’t hate on people and when you accomplish things, send it for DNO too nuh! STUPES!
shut the —- up just look at your user name here on DNO we do not expect much from you !!!
LOL your title does not leave much to de imagination either
I would agree if they did not post your story. We need a few stories of people with class. That comment was totally not necessary. Sometimes we just need to know when to STFU. SMH @ we Dominicans.
I would agree with DNO not to publish your story. We need some stories of people with class, that comment was totally not necessary. Sometimes we just need to know when to STFU. SMH at we Dominicans.
Jaloozy ka feh sorciay!!! Those that can read patois will understand.
With a name like Wash Your Bottom, what can DNO write about you that you have not exposed? What about these two people that is Mr & Mrs SO & SO kids? Some of you are too simple.
Jaloozy sey met bonda sorciay lol
Hello, you have a good point but to be honest I can’t take you serious when you choose such a distasteful user name. Also you should know that’s its one of their parent that submitted the article to DNO.
waw congratulations guys nice to see you all faces.
they look like twins….same nose….LOL