– Staff Sergeant Ann Marks, a Registered Nurse

MEET Staff Sergeant Ann Marks who is a Registered Nurse
Celebrating 16 years since she enlisted into the Guyana Defence Force, Staff Sergeant Ann Marks is a Registered Nurse and the proud mother of a three-year-old girl.
She hails from the Queenstown Village on the Essequibo Coast and is a former student of the Johanna Cecelia Secondary School.

As a teenager, she attended youth camps that were held by the Guyana People’s Militia and there she developed her interest in the military and always envisaged herself as being a nurse.

“But I knew that I loved the military and so I must also be a soldier,” she said.
Later this year she will celebrate 16 years since she enlisted in the noble institution following the successful completion of the Basic Recruit Course.
“I am one of ten children born to my parents and if anyone fell ill, I always made it my responsibility to take care of them. As a soldier, this bit of my personality was always evident and so I was selected to undergo training on the Grade Three Medical Course,” she said.

That was her first formal introduction to the medical field. Later, she was granted the privilege of attending the Georgetown School of Nursing where she earned her certification as a Registered Nurse.

“I am happy because, I, first of all, chose to enlist. I am grateful for the confidence reposed in me and the opportunities that I have received which help to make my life worthwhile and my service, impactful. I still have more military training courses to go on as I continue on my path of service to this great nation. I am a member of a Corps of women who will continue to make this country proud,” Nurse Marks said.