Félicitations aux nouveaux diplômés Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean
Félicitations aux nouveaux diplômés Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean!
To all 2022 Graduates of RMC and RMCSJ
It seems like only yesterday that we, the members of the Old Brigade, welcomed you to RMC and RMCSJ as new Preparatory or First Year Cadets. We met many of you for the first time soaking wet, exhausted but exhilarated after your Obstacle Course, or shortly after that on your Badging Parade.
Classes of 1981 and 1984 unveil Female Cadet Statue at RMC
“This new statue will be a permanent reminder that women and men have played a significant role at RMC serving our proud nation together as one team. ” – 14487 LCol (ret’d) Suzanne Raby, Class of 1984
Flint and Steel: Reflections on an Artist Residency
A pebble is tossed into still waters, and circles ripple forward. Sometimes that small stone can be gesture, an offering, a passing remark that can stay with us for years. Whenever Alan Bourassa gave a public reading of his latest work of fiction, he would begin by sharing the words of another author. Alan and I were grad students in creative writing at Concordia University. I have long been inspired by his gesture of carving out space for the words of another before sharing his own. It has been almost forty years since I last saw Alan. Never underestimate the impact of a small gesture, those stones you toss. The circles can ripple for years. For a lifetime.
Survey Field School: A Student’s Perspective
We were extremely lucky to have this opportunity to take a closer look at surveying and geomatics and to get this hands-on experience using the equipment. This course has taught us valuable lessons, lessons which we will be able to apply later in our careers both during and after our time with the Canadian Armed Forces. From learning from our mistakes to helping others figure out theirs, and through learning as a class and as a team, the past two weeks have been an incredible experience that we are all grateful to have been a part of.
Alumni in the News
A conversation with 26288 Captain Sarabjot Anand (RMC 2015) on Asian Heritage Month – https://bit.ly/3PhOdep 16733 MGen (ret’d) Michel Lalumiere (CMR RMC 1989) is hired by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems to oversee Canadian Operations – https://bit.ly/39HWp7u “I can tell you that as a pilot myself, who was around when we transitioned from the Twin-Huey to…
Class of 1970 Athletic Wall of Distinction Inducts 2022 Honourees at RMC
Article submitted by Peter Reimer, Sports Information and Promotions Coordinator, RMC Kingston, Ont. (May 17, 2022) – The RMC Paladins welcomed 22461 Claire Bramma (RMC 2002), Pat Clayton and 17226 Peter Nicol (CMR 1990) as the newest members of the Athletics Wall of Distinction (AWOD) in a virtual ceremony on Tuesday evening, which premiered on their Facebook and YouTube pages.…
Paladins Honour Top Athletes from 2021-22
“Your Commandant has thoroughly enjoyed watching you play this season,” Commodore Kurtz said. “The reality of our varsity teams at RMC is perhaps different than at other universities, but I hope you never doubt that, for me, there’s only one team that shows up to the field and plays with so much heart and courage.”
The Arch – A Poem from 6940 Ron Stewart, Class of 1966
The Arch Blow soft you strong winds over the rich dead let bugles sound sad mourning strains as we step slow march to the rrrrum, pum, pum of the kilties’ lament on their pipes, on their drums. The scarlet lines were long and straight blue pill boxes wrapped in gold slow-marched in solemn dignity as…
Homecoming Weekend at Royal Roads University (RRU) 9 -11 September 2022
Homecoming Weekend at Royal Roads University (RRU) has been an annual event since 2001. The event is intended for all RRU alumni which includes anyone who attended Royal Roads through its evolution as first a Naval College, then a tri-service Military College, through to being a civilian University. So far it mainly attracts ex-Cadets but…