Nominations Now Open for Class of 1965 Teaching Excellence Award for 2020-2021 Academic Year / Les candidatures sont maintenant ouvertes pour le Prix d’excellence en enseignement de la promotion 1965 pour l’année universitaire 2020-2021
Class of 1965 Teaching Excellence Award for 2020-2021 Nominations are invited from students (undergraduate and graduate), academic faculty and alumni for the Class of 1965 Teaching Excellence Award for the 2020-21 academic year. The purpose of the Award is to recognize excellence in teaching and to promote good teaching throughout the College. Teaching is to…
RMC Recognizes College’s First African-Canadian Graduate: 14946 Scott Crowley / Le CMR reconnaît le premier diplômé afro-canadien du Collège: 14946 Scott Crowley
Courtesy of RMC Public Affairs RMC recognizes the remarkable accomplishments of RMC’s first African-Canadian graduate: Scott Crowley! Scott is Regional Managing Partner of Advisory Services, for Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes, at MNP: the fifth largest Accounting, Consulting and Tax professional services firm in Canada. For over 25 years, Scott has been effectively designing, implementing…
Message du commandant du CMR Saint-Jean / Message from the Commandant of RMC Saint-Jean
(English version follows) (Vendredi 19 février 2021) Chère communauté du CMR Saint-Jean, Il me fait grandement plaisir de m’adresser à vous afin de vous partager mes orientations et de faire une mise à jour sur le déroulement de la session en cours qui ira jusqu’à la mi mai 2021. Depuis ma dernière publication (7 janvier…
Flag Day Flashback – S124 Dr Ron Haycock: 50th Anniversary RMC Address
Editor’s Note: eVeritas marks Monday, February 15, 2021, the 56th anniversary of Flag Day, with a look back at the remarks given by S124 Dr Ron Haycock at RMC to mark the 50th anniversary in 2015. Thank you, for the introduction. Like the Commandant given this very cold day, I will try to be brief.…
6560 Andrew Nellestyn’s Food For Thought: What happens to surplus military airplanes?
Where do military airplanes go once they’ve exceeded their “best before” dates? You’d be surprised by the esteem and care they are accorded. Some end up in the hands of other air forces, private individuals, museums, spare part wholesalers. The demand is encouragingly high. Their use as monuments is respectably common. This is the story…
Class of ’79 Remembers: The Lucky Tango Trio from Kilo Flight
With thanks to the Class of ’79 and 12186 Tommy Keogh. A note from the Class of ’79: Our Operation Reconnect has helped prompt many great memories of days gone by. Recently, former members of 4 Sqn Kilo Flight, Mark Sellars (Rastus), Glenn Long (Stitch), and Tommy Keogh (How do your like your Meat …Raw!)…
What’s Happening at RMC / Qu’est-ce qui se passe au CMR
(Samedi 13 février 2021) Un appel à l’action à l’occasion du Mois de l’histoire des Noirs par Germaine Habiyakare du CMR. (Voir la vidéo ci-dessus.) (Saturday, February 13, 2021) A call for action on the occasion of Black History Month by Germaine Habiyakare of RMC. (See video below.) Video: Cpl Brandon James Liddy, RMC Public…
Qu’est-ce qui se passe au CMR Saint-Jean / What’s Happening at RMC Saint-Jean
(Mercredi 17 février 2021) Dans le cadre du mois de l’histoire des Noirs, nous vous présentons l’Élof Glody Twagira, originaire de Kinshasa, en République démocratique du Congo. Il est étudiant de première année au #CMRSJ en sciences humaines et sera un officer d’infanterie dans les Forces armées canadiennes. (Wednesday, February 17, 2021) As part of…
Sports: RMC Students Complete 6000 pull-ups in 24 hours
Article by Peter Reimer, Sports Information and Promotions Coordinator, Royal Military College of Canada Kingston, Ont. (February 18, 2021) – At the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), Officer Cadet Liam Chambers and Naval Cadet Joel Charpentier organized and participated in a pull-up challenge—to complete 3,000 pull-ups each within 24 hours—to raise funds for Soldier On.…
A170 Tom Rozman: “To understand this life and these soldiers, an experience like this is a necessity.”
Above: Patch of the 1st Cavalry Division The Division Commander’s Idea—An Exercise in Leadership, “Service Support Officer Ride Alongs” Article by A170 Tom Rozman As we learn from our ever-expanding experience, leadership takes many forms. For those who have served in large formations of any army we have likely in some way noted the phenomenon…
Deaths | Décès
3241 CHARLES (Chuck) PARMELEE With profound sadness we announce the passing of Charles (Chuck) Parmelee on February 14, 2021 at Bridgepoint Hospital in Toronto. His loving partner, Kathy Murphy, was at his side. Chuck was predeceased by his parents Wilfrid (1972) and Lillas Parmelee (Stitt) (1999) and his wife Veronica Parmelee (Dugdale) (1983). He is…