10950 David Hall Remembers…Major “Alfie” Bake
Major “Alfie” Bake worked in the library with Mr. (“splendid”) Watt. He was also the Chairman of the hockey team and had been so long before I got there in 1972. He was an extremely positive individual. He wasn’t very tall. He had a deep hearty laugh which we heard often. Both Major and Mrs.…
Exam Time: “If the King turned up now, I don’t think anyone would give a sweet damn…”
First Year / Winter Term @ RMC, April 1950 – 3069 W.A. McColl 16 April 1950 The first week of exams has been a tough one: Physics 2, Calculus, History & English. I think I missed Calculus and maybe the Physics. A gang of us have been having a little singsong in the canteen to…
Careers | Carrières
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Deaths | Décès
Decorated war veteran, 2IC of Canadan military 2529 Chester Hull (RMC ’36)dies A decorated Belleville resident, who was once second-in-command of Canada’s military, has died. Chester Hull, a retired lieutenant-general and airman, died April 9 less than two weeks before his 93rd birthday. Born April 19, 1919 in Edinburgh, Scotland, Lt.-Gen. Hull was educated in…
In This Issue 15
Fun Run at RMC Saint-Jean Article By 26405 OCdt Nicholas S. Huxter On the morning of April 1st, RMC Saint-Jean had its first annual 5 km Fun Run. Organised by officer cadets of the RMC Running Team, the 5 km run was held entirely within the grounds of the RMC Saint-Jean campus and had 52…
Direct From Panet House…
Layoff list at RMC includes principal _________________________________ Photo of Panet House painting used with the permission of Wendy Trethewey “This is not JUST ANOTHER SURVEY!” _________________________________ More Feedback from April1: Belated congratulations on a very clever and amusing April Fool’s Day joke. It was sent us by our grandson – Andrew Ernst now at…
Class Notes…
H3550 Murray Johnston – 1956 The Scarlet and Blue Grad Parade The announcement on April 1st that there would be an immediate change of head dress for the College caused me to think a bit about College traditions. It seemed to me to be a bit abrupt and a cruel way to fund other departments at…
Finally Revealed: Why the New 100 Were Never Issued Scarlets…
2944 J.D. Reid – “The New One Hundred and Scarlets” Perhaps the following will be of interest since the subject of the College’s uniform ( the Pillbox April Fools joke) is current. When I entered the College in September of 1948 as one of what was eventually named, “The New One Hundred” (yes, our class…
Kingston Branch Members Learn About the Army 40 Years Out
Members Go Behind the Scenes of the Army’s Future Article and Photos by 25366 NCdt (IV) Year Mike Shewfelt This past Wednesday, the Kingston Branch of the RMC Club held it’s monthly luncheon, with 25243 NCdt (IV) David Reid, Cadet Squadron Leader of 4 Sqn, and 25006 OCdt (IV) Ryan McNeil, Cadet Squadron Leader of…
More than Your Typical University Classroom Experiences
Presentation Marks the End of Months of Hard Work for 4th Years Article by 25339 OCdt (IV) Claire Marchessault Photos of the presentation by 25366 NCdt (IV) Mike Shewfelt Friday, March 30 marked the end of the Fourth Year Aeronautical Engineering Capstone Design Project. In front of senior Air Force officers, DND civilians, and aerospace…
“Drama, Imagination, & RMC.”
Dramatist-in-res wows ‘em! Article by Dr. Michael Hurley, RMC Dept. of English RMCC’s dramatist-in-residence Dr. Julie Salverson (photo left) gave a very well-received presentation 3 April in Currie Hall entitled “Drama, Imagination, and RMC.” The third person to hold the position of writer-in-residence initiated by Principal Sokolsky, the award-winning playwright talked affectionately about the cadets…
RMC Goes Down Under / CMR en Australie
RMC Visits Australian Defence Force Academy Article by 25859 OCdt (III) Benjamin Deutsch During the week of March 22-30, four Officer Cadets of RMCC, 25447 OCdt (IV) Martin De Souza, 25621 OCdt (III) Stephanie Clark, 25390 OCdt (III) Isabelle Allain and myself, 25859 NCdt (III) Benjamin Deutsch were fortunate enough to accompany the Director of Cadets,…