Catching Up With the News
1 APR 2008 – RCAF 84TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION IN NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA, GERMANY By 21405 Luc Vermette (RMC ’99) (Click for larger view) To live in an area so very rich in military history there was a desire to host an event where local Canadians could share some of the cherished traditions and history with the…
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Click for better view Bill, as a military enthusiast you might find this a good read….’One who almost made it back’ by Peter Celis. We were fortunate to get forwards by AM Larry Dunlap (our last CAS air marshal) and renowned pathfinder, LGen Reg Lane….both in Canada’s Aviation Hall of Famee. Veritas readers might also…
Flashback | Rétrospective
“We are the gentlemen cadets of RMC We have sworn to love and serve Her Majesty…” So opens the famous RMC march, Precision – composed by my maternal grandmother, Denise Chabot. I spent a rainy, grey Easter Monday this year curled up on the couch, my cat on my lap, re-reading her fascinating memoirs, written…
Trivia | Bagatelle
Who Am I? • I descended from a distinguished line that included Zachary Taylor, the twelfth President of the United States, and Jefferson Davis, President of the American Confederacy, • I was born on October 17, 1889 near Napanee, Ontario. • Because of my father’s career in the RNWMP, I lived at a number of…
Notices | Avis
Attention 2008 RMC Reunion Classes ………….1958, ’62, ’68, ’73, ’78, ’83, ’88, ’93, ’98, & 2003 Are YOU returning to RMC this fall for the Reunion Weekend? Have a look at the RMC Club Foundation website for new material about Class Giving. Check for new developments on your Class website too. at: http://www.rmcclubfoundation.ca/en/giving/class_giving.shtml We now…
Retirements
12408 LCol Marc Desjardins (CMR RMC ’80) will retire from the CF on 22 July 08 after 32 plus years of loyal and dedicated service to the CF and the CME Branch. Marc has accepted the Director of Realty Asset Plans position within ADM(IE) and will reside in the Ottawa area with his wife Chantal…
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And the next CDS Is… To find an article: copy title into the search bar on the top of the website and press the ‘enter’ key. To search for an individual: type their name into the search bar and press the ‘enter’ key. 5 UTPNCMs heading back to real world; (W) rugby is back; 1812…
Top Headlines
Message from the Chief of the Defence Staff to the Canadian Forces Overwhelming majority says Hillier did good job Hillier’s holiday AND THE NEXT CDS IS……… vvvvxxxxxx Click on photo for each bio.
What’s Happening At RMC
2008 Graduation Details “We need more UTPNCM graduates because the product is superb. In fact, we need to grow this programme into something three to four times its current size! The only way we’ll be able to do that is to make sure the word of mouth back to the field is positive.” 12192 BGen…
Catching Up With the News
Chief of Air Staff Reviews RMC’s new Aeronautical Engineering Program The newly created Aeronautical Engineering program, housed within the Mechanical Engineering Department at RMC, was pleased to host the Chief of Air Staff, LGen Watt, to discuss the extensive progress of this exciting endeavour. The visit involved a briefing of the milestones achieved to date,…
Ex-Cadets in the News
Local Sarnia, Ontario – Ex cadet, 22906 Chelsea Braybrook (RMC ’04), helps rebuild By CATHY DOBSON The Observer – Sarnia, Ontario – 15 April Cathy Gibson sees her daughter’s smile in the photographs sent back from Afghanistan and she’s not surprised Capt. Chelsea Braybrook wants to extend her tour of duty. “I think she feels…
Where are they now?
3141 Dr. John Kyle (RRMC ’53); 5708 William (Tory) Payne (CMR RMC ’63); 8417 Dr. David Green (RMC ’70); 10073 Charles Barkman (RMC ’75); 12046 Pierre Ducharme (CMR ’79); 13710 Bruce Beavis (CMR RMC ’82); 13991 Frederick Bigelow (RRMC ’83); 15414 Catherine Paquet-Rivard (CMR ’86); 16171 Mario Asselin (CMR RMC ’88); 17386 Glen Schlyter…