Cadets learn urban warfare in Fort Knox; Another Shares His USAFA Experience
Article by 25123 OCdt (IV) Jamie Brittain Spring break always means going somewhere hot and exciting for an annual adventure. Some went to Cancun, others to Cuba or the Dominican, but 14 of us decided, for whatever reason, to spend it in Fort Knox, Kentucky. There are some great tourist attractions in Fort Knox,…
The Week That Was and More…
2nd Years Get Detailed Briefing on Afghanistan Operations Article and Photos by 25366 NCdt (IV) Mike Shewfelt As part of their weekly Professional Military Training (PMT), the Second Year class spent Wednesday morning listening to a briefing from Capt Mike MacKillop (photo left), a professor in RMC’s Applied Military Science Department. Capt MacKillop was…
RMC’s Model NATO Team in Washington; Cadets & Staff Do Battlefield Tour in Europe
RMC Contingent Represents The Netherlands at Competition in Washington, D.C. Article by 25779 OCdt (III) Scott Nantes On Wednesday, February 15, while the rest of the college awoke to find that their dining hall had been converted into an airport hangar, the RMC Model NATO team was en route to Washington, D.C. Each year, Kent…
Kilimanjaro Expedition Dispatch: Days 12, 13, 14 & 15
The following journal entries are the last in a series which offered day-to-day accounts of the RMCC Expedition Club’s recent 2011/12 Kilimanjaro Expedition to East Africa. Click here to read the full expedition article. Day Twelve 11 January 2012 26173 OCdt (II) Emily Morgan Today the group was off to the small town of Gisenyi…
Careers | Carrières
Applications Engineer, Industrial IT / Ingénieur d’Application, Informatique Industrielle Global Automation Partners, Montreal Applications Engineer, Automation / Ingénieur d’Application, Automatisation Global Automation Partners, Montreal Automation Technical Advisor / Conseiller technique en automatisation Agropur, Quebec Mechanical Design Engineer / Ingénieur concepteur mécanique Hewitt Équipement Limitée, Montreal Programmer / Developer (CAD/CAM) / Programmeur / Développeur (CAO/FAO) Ingenia…
“About 20 Pointers arrived today. Their blue-grey uniforms are very smart…”
First Year / Winter Term @ RMC March 1950 – 3069 W.A. McColl 1 Mar 1950 Was runner again today. I think that Favell looks more like a corpse in the morning than anything else. Chief told me today that Ward was going to Royal Roads. He told me that I had beaten Ward decisively…
Deaths | Décès
Dr. Martin Edwards – Dr. Edwards passed away 16 Feb 12 from complications due to his illness. Few details are known at the moment, but he was birding in Brazil at the time with his family. Dr. Edwards spent more than 41 years in RMC’s Physics Department, as professor, Acting Department Head, Department Head, and…
In This Issue 9
Veritas should be in mailboxes in a few weeks. Don’t be disappointed, if you have not already done so – please update your Club membership. rmcclub@rmc.ca 1-888 – 386-3762 La plus récente édition de Veritas devrait être à la poste dans quelques semaines. Ne soyez pas déçus, si ce n’est pas déjà fait, veuillez mettre…
Ex-Cadets and more in the News…
Ex cadet Competing at the International Level 17383 Lucy Cerantola (RMC 1990) (nee Rourke) has a big date coming up 2-3 March in Columbus, Ohio where she will be competing in the Arnold Sports Festival. Yes, that Arnold! http://www.arnoldsportsfestival.com/ The former RMC Cadet Wing Sports & Recreation Officer has the support of a number…
Spotlight on Professors: Dr. Nicholas Vlachopoulos
Dr. Nicholas Vlachopoulos – The Life Lessons Start Here… Article by 24992 OCdt (IV) Eric Robb Dr. Vlachopoulos (19930), or Dr “V’ (or formally, Major “V”) as we commonly refer to him, has really made an impact on our Civil Engineering Degree program. By ‘setting the tone’ as we began our real civil engineering degrees…
Extraordinary Ex-Cadets: Dick Mohns, Class of ’75
Dick Mohns Credits His Success to the Friendships Forged at RMC Article by 25366 NCdt (IV) Mike Shewfelt 10601 Richard (Dick) Mohns graduated in 1975 after four years at RMC, Kingston. His original intent was to complete his four year commitment and leave the military for a civilian industry career; however, as he says, “I…
The Alpha and Omega of a Military Career
The Alpha and Omega of a Military Career A remembrance of Major-General (retired) Donald Gray in the twenty-fifth year of his retirement from the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Forces in 1987 while wintering in Florida in 2012. This vignette is a tiny part of his memoirs which may some day appear in print. …