Alumni Making the News / Des anciens font l’actualité
60 years ago last week, on June 2 1961, the Class of 1961 marched off the RMC Parade Square for the last time. / Il y a 60 ans, la semaine dernière, le 2 juin 1961, la promotion de 1961 sortait pour la dernière fois du terrain de parade du RMC. Thanks to 5045 Ralph…
Statement from the Commandant of RMC on the discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous children at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C. / Déclaration du commandant du CMR sur la découverte des corps de 215 enfants autochtones sur le site d’un ancien pensionnat à Kamloops, en Colombie-Britannique
(La version française suit) (Wednesday, June 2, 2021) Members of RMC team, The discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous children at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C. is tragic and impacts each and every one of us differently. My thoughts are with the numerous Indigenous naval and officer cadets that…
RMC Saint-Jean officially recognized as an educational institution at the university level / Le CMR Saint-Jean reconnu officiellement comme établissement d’enseignement de niveau universitaire
Courtesy of RMC Saint-Jean Public Affairs / Gracieuseté des Affaires publiques du CMR Saint-Jean Statut universitaire-University Status Mot du BGen Pilon, commandant et de James Groen, directeur des études//Message from Bgen Pilon, Commandant and James Groen, Academic Director Bonjour à toutes et à tous, Aujourd’hui, le 3 juin, est un moment historique pour le Collège…
eVeritas Will Be Taking A Break This Summer / eVeritas fera une pause cet été
Please note that as Anna-Michelle Shewfelt will not be available from the end of June until August 2021, there will be no regular eVeritas published during that time. The 21 June edition of eVeritas will be the last edition until our regular publication schedule resumes in August. For urgent eVeritas business after 25 June 2021,…
Don’t Forget to Renew Your RMC Club Membership! / N’oubliez pas de renouveler votre adhésion au Club des CMR!
Those members whose RMC Club membership expires over the summer should be receiving a renewal notice in the mail in the next few weeks. If you’ve never had a Club membership, or it’s been years since yours expired (or you just can’t wait to renew!) then check out the Membership Terms & Conditions and Payment…
Find all the Graduation content you missed right here! / Retrouvez tout le contenu de Graduation que vous avez manqué ici !
Check out the links below for everything you might have missed from Year End at RMC and RMC Saint-Jean! Consultez les liens ci-dessous pour tout ce que vous avez peut-être manqué de la fin d’année au CMR et au CMR Saint-Jean! RMC Marks 120th Convocation, Commissioning Ceremonies in Accordance with COVID Restrictions / Le CMR…
10966 MICHEL MAISONNEUVE: MEMORIES OF RMC – SOUVENIRS DU CMR PART 12 / PARTIE 12
CENTENNIAL CLASS OF 1976/CLASSE DU CENTENAIRE 1976 À l’approche de l’entrée de notre promotion dans la Vieille Brigade, plusieurs souvenirs remontent à la surface. Je vais tenter d’en écrire quelques uns; certains en français, certains en anglais. As the date of entry of our Class into the Old Brigade approaches, many memories resurface; I will…
10970 Karmin McKay: What it’s like on your first posting
Editor’s Note: This article is the thirdin a series. Future articles will include: optimizing secondary duties, your first posting, 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 Although I was in the Army, many…
The Class of ’79 Remembers: Bats and Irish Pennants
With thanks to 12289 Richard Groves and the Class of ’79Â I was pleased to have been chosen to serve as a recruit term Section Commander in Six Squadron, with Ritchie Smendziuk as Flight Leader and Steve McPherson and Marc Fraser as the other two Section Commanders. I had become acquainted with the other three…
6560 Andrew Nellestyn’s Food for Thought: Cities are facing potentially existential challenges. Immediate innovative substantive change is imperative!
IT IS IN CITIES WHERE SOME OF THE MOST CRITICAL ADVANCES WE MAKE AS A SOCIETY WILL TAKE PLACE Two thirds of the world live in cities. Migration from the countryside continues apace as agriconglomerates predominate and the rural population flees from crippling poverty and seeks opportunity, prosperity, housing & access to comprehensive health care.…
“If you decide to perform a live demo to prove your point, do it correct.”
Article by 10970 Karmin McKay In the easy days as a cadet in 1973, our class went to BOTC between first and second year. RMC conducted pre-BOTC training before the actual course. The Squad Boss for Brock Squadron was an RCR Captain that was about 4 inches taller than the FNC1 rifle we carried. We…
We Get Emails – Royal Roads Football in the 1950’s
The following is from 3299 Keith McKey: Leafing through my old Royal Roads “LOG” I came across the report on our football team. With pandemic lock down in full swing I passed several happy minutes trying to match all the names with all the faces. Brought back many pleasant memories. It was a good year!…