We Get e-mails – Did you hear about this sky-lark?
We Get e-mails I heard this great story from another ex-cadet and I’m trying to research its authenticity and find out more details so that I can write the story for the record. It appears that around 1950 a group of RMC cadets in a fit of enthusiasm, perhaps bolstered by a bit of…
Top Headlines
Celebrating 100 editions of e-Veritas Just over three years ago, the first issue of e-Veritas was published under its current format. This is its 100th edition and the 12th this year. The success of e-Veritas is due to many factors: our readers, who support us with tremendous feedback; the Club’s Executive Director, S 150 Peter…
In This Issue 12
It’s that time of year again! Play Ball! CFB Trenton Day at Blue Jays – 1984 By: WJO In the Spring of 1984 over 600 fans – military personnel & families / DND employees from CFB Trenton made the trip utilizing 15 rented school buses to see and enjoy an afternoon baseball game at the…
What’s Happening At RMC
Click on photo for better viewing… Most Popular Team in Kingston! The RMC hockey Paladins are a very popular group in the eyes of whole lot of kids from the boys & girls club of Kingston. For at least the 5th year in a row, team members committed themselves to providing an opportunity for Kingston…
Ex-Cadets in the News
Ex-cadets working on space On 31 March 2008, 15035 Daniel Scuka (RMC ’86) and 21490 Kirsten MacDonell (RMC ’99) were working elbow to elbow in the European Space Agency’s ATV Control Centre, Toulouse, France. The Automated Transfer Vehicle is Europe’s latest contribution to the International Space Station, and on that day mission controllers were pacing…
Notices | Avis
NOTICES: 22458 Captain Nichola Goddard (RMC ’02) – Light Up Papua New Guinea Project; CFS Alert Turning 50; Korea Revisit Program; Happy Birthday RCAF! VIA RAIL SUPPORTS CANADIAN TROOPS! Hello Class of 1984 22458 Captain Nichola Goddard (RMC ’02) – Light Up Papua New Guinea Project Click here to purchase tickets to the May 2,…
Flashback | Rétrospective
What ever happened to – RSM John James Thomas McManus, CD (Retired) Military Career (1937 to 1972) -Served at RMC 1961 -71 Memories from his time at RMC . . . . Prime Minister The Right Honourable, Louis St. Laurent’s address AGM Royal Military College Club on September 30, 1950 The following extract from the…
Where are they now?
H3948 John Plant (RMC ’57); 5495 Craig Kerr (RMC ’62) 5573 Layne Larsen (RRMC RMC ’62); 5868 Scott Clements (RRMC RMC ’63); 7632 Gunars Balodis (RMC ’68); 7769 Micheal Lawrance (RRMC RMC ’69); 8418 Jean (John) Grefford (RMC ’71); 10261 Rick Liss (RRMC RMC ’75); 10685 John Haazen (RRMC RMC ’75); 12648 Michael Burke (RRMC…
Extra Innings
History of RMC Squadron Names By: 8057 Ross McKenzie (RMC ’70) In the pre-Second World War period the Cadet organization was called a Battalion, and the sub-units were called Companies, (e.g.: “A” Company). With the 1948 re-opening of RMC as a cadet College, and its reinvention as a tri-service institution (vice just an army College),…
Catching Up With the News
“20 Questions” is a series of collected responses examining various aspects of Regimental life and training within The RCR and the Canadian Army. This project has been developed to capture comparative information to allow new soldiers and others to see how the training, operations,and living conditions of our soldiers has evolved over time. The Regimental…
Retirements
Moving on to a second career 22103 Major Laura Sheppard (RMC ’01) AERE, from CP140 Aurora WSM is retiring from the Canadian Forces on 14 April 2008 after over 11 years of loyal and dedicated service. Major Sheppard enrolled in the CF on 20 June 1996 in Corner Brook, NL. She completed her BEng (Mechanical)…
Misc
…………………. The Canadian Political Science Association invites applications for the position of Director of the Parliamentary Internship Programme (PIP) which annually sponsors 10 interns to work with Members of Parliament. L’Association canadienne de science politique invite les candidatures au poste de directeur du Programme de stage parlementaire (PSP), lequel envoie chaque année dix stagiaires…