6560 Andrew Nellestyn’s Food for Thought: Societal Norms are Changing Profoundly
SOCIETAL NORMS ARE CHANGING PROFOUNDLY in the ways people interact with one another. This BBC article is one that has gained much attention. It behooves everyone to read it and understand its dynamics without prejudice. – AN “As definitions of sexuality change and expand, women’s orientations are becoming less rigid than men’s. Why? The way…
10970 Karmin McKay: Secondary Duties Can Either Make You a Temporary Hero or a Permanent Zero
Editor’s Note: This article is the fourth in a series. Future articles will include: Generals and RSMs are people too, What is TDV, you are your own career manager, and several more. Common themes intertwine between them all. Article by 10970 Karmin McKay Secondary duties come in many forms and can cause sleepless nights, stress…
12570 Mike Kennedy Reviews “Revolver” by Jim Rasenberger
Book Review: “Revolver,” by Jim Rasenberger Published by Scribner, 436 pp. $39.99 Review by 12570 Mike Kennedy On July 25, 1814, British and American troops clashed at Lundy’s Lane, a confrontation that was destined to be one of the bloodiest battles of the War of 1812. By the time fighting ended close to midnight, neither…
Flashback: RMC 69ers Annual Gathering 2018
The following is courtesy of 8074 Doug Smith: Here is another photo of the continuing annual gatherings of the Class of ’69 golfers, now this time grown out to 16 golfers, due to the hard work of J.A. McCormick, golf “Commissionaire”. The photo was taken in 2018 at Bob Morton’s place in the Muskokas, Ontario.…
The Class of ’79 Remembers: Roads Memories – Pit Drill
With thanks to 12289 Richard Groves and the Class of ’79 It was a Monday night in the middle of August, 1975, one week into our recruit term. One of the myriad things we had learned that first week was how to make our beds, commonly referred to as ‘pits’. Every evening we would improve…
What’s Happening at RMC / Qu’est-ce qui se passe au CMR
Above photo by Cpl Brandon James Liddy, RMC Public Affairs / Photo ci-dessus par le Cpl Brandon James Liddy, Affaires publiques du CMR (Friday, June 11, 2021) Congratulations to RMC’s very own Dr. Stéphanie Chouinard! She has been named a Fellow of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation! https://www.trudeaufoundation.ca/updates/news/pierre-elliott-trudeau-foundation-welcomes-2021-fellows?fbclid=IwAR1ep15kHZvmjM12zLn5OtHuJu2q8_IU2PTwZDby4eeArkBVSJqV5Jioikk https://www.rmc-cmr.ca/en/political-science/stephanie-chouinard?fbclid=IwAR2xTB4B3BpGDVknwBgyeH4_9L2l-B90iEDXLr54yLsMhZ5utmwy_66Qg1M https://www.trudeaufoundation.ca/?fbclid=IwAR2MSWaCGNGDXygWyhPHs8Q0NN8xif74214b2nFmNEa_-J1q0pgrbSUpwis (vendredi 11 juin 2021) Félicitations…
National Indigenous History Month 2021 at RMC / le Mois national de l’histoire autochtone au CMR
Courtesy of RMC Public Affairs / Avec l’aimable autorisation des Affaires publiques du CMR June marks the National Indigenous History Month 2021, and Naval Cadet Lyne Bonhomme of the Royal Military College of Canada writes to say “To me, Indigenous month is a time that allows me to reflect on the vast history, culture, and…
RMC Celebrates Pride Month / Le CMR célèbre le Mois de la fierté
Photo: Corporal Brandon James Liddy, RMC Public Affairs / Affaires publiques du CMR Encouragement. Awareness. Understanding. Encourage and support members of the LGBTQ2+ community with acceptance. Walk with them, beside them, and for them. Raise awareness of LGBTQ2+ issues, uplifting the voices of LGBTQ2+ friends, family, colleagues, and allies. Help others understand the history, plight,…
Qu’est-ce qui se passe au CMR Saint-Jean / What’s Happening at RMC Saint-Jean
All content courtesy of RMC Saint-Jean Public Affairs / Tout le contenu est une gracieuseté des Affaires publiques du CMR Saint-Jean (jeudi 10 juin 2021) L’honorable J. Michel Doyon (droite), en présence du Brigadier-général Nicolas Pilon (centre droite), commandant du Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean, de M. James Groen (centre gauche), Directeur de l’Escadre académique…
We Get Emails: I was homeless as a Cadet and 7690 Craig Riddell Honoured (Again)
Editor’s Note: The following is posted anonymously at the request of the author. I was a homeless cadet while at RMC My class left RMC in May to attend BOTC in Chilliwack. BOTC was between phase 1 and 2. Our BOTC ended in July and we were due back to RMC around Labour Day.…
Ask the Expert: Running Pain Free /Des conseils d’expert: Courir sans douleur!
Above: Running is a wonderful form of physical activity for your heart, muscles and bones. / Photo ci-dessus : La course à pied est une merveilleuse forme d’activité physique pour votre cœur, vos muscles et vos os. Article by Lucie Laferrière, physiotherapist, M.H.A Q: Over the winter, I kept myself physically active by cross-country skiing…
A170 Tom Rozman: Leadership, A Soldier’s Decision to Serve…then Deferring to Family after 22 Years of Service
Above: Sergeant Walter P. Rozman is preparing for a flight in a AT6 Texan at Nigata Ait Base in Japan in 1950. Article by A170 Tom Rozman Depending on how one looks at leadership in its mentoring and examples setting form, I have been blessed to have had many mentors and examples over the years. …