6560 Andrew Nellestyn’s Food for Thought: A helicopter on Mars – Who would have thought?
Who would have thought!!! But then Leonard Davinci (1452-1519), a polymath extraordinaire and the personification of the Renaissance man, the term was first applied to him, had foreseen, even drew schematics of an helicopter in his lifetime when a geocentric universe was still in vogue. AN. https://www-cbc-ca.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6018413
The Class of ’79 Remembers: The Lasalle Squadron Flag Caper
With thanks to 12162 Dwight Davies and the Class of ’79 We all can easily recall that period of shock and awe when we transitioned from our freedom-loving high school existence to the much more disciplined life of a cadet, most notably during Recruit Camp. During that period, we were introduced to many of the…
20380 Nicolas Pilon promu brigadier général / 20380 Nicolas Pilon Promoted to Brigadier General
Gracieuseté des Affaires publiques du CMR Saint-Jean / Courtesy of RMC Saint-Jean Public Affairs (Jeudi 13 mai 2021) C’est avec beaucoup de fierté que nous vous annonçons la promotion du colonel Nicolas Pilon, commandant du Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean, au rang de brigadier-général ! En présence virtuelle de ses parents, de sa femme et…
28560 Bennett Dickson: Graduating During COVID / Diplomation durant COVID
Editor’s Note: Bennett Dickson’s articles have been a feature of eVeritas over the last few years. We wish him all the best as he graduates! If I went back to 2017 and told an 18 year-old me, an eager first year at CMR Saint-Jean, that my undergrad would finish at 12:38pm following an exam I…
What’s Happening Around the Colleges / Les événements autour des Collèges
Above photo by Cpl Brandon James Liddy, RMC Public Affairs / Photo ci-dessus par le Cpl Brandon James Liddy, Affaires publiques du CMR (Tuesday, May 4, 2021) Today is the day RMC military members are provided the opportunity to receive the COVID-19 vaccination thanks to 33 CF H Svcs and CFB Kingston. Dispersed RMC cadets…
Military Colleges Mark International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia / Les collèges militaires célèbrent la Journée internationale contre l’homophobie, la transphobie et la biphobie
Today is a day to think about how our actions impact others, to understand that we are different in many ways, but our differences should be praised and not condemned. By flying the pride flag on campus today, RMC demonstrates its support for the principles promoted by the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and…
RMC Marks Asian Heritage Month / Le CMR célèbre le Mois du patrimoine asiatique
Courtesy of RMC Public Affairs / Gracieuseté des Affaires publiques du CMR RMC marks Asian Heritage Month, and Naval Cadet Myles Sungwon Kim says “Asian Heritage month is a time for me to recognize the background I come from and to make sense of where I fit in here at the Royal Military College of…
L’élève-officier William Bélanger remercié par ses pairs / OCdt William Bélanger thanked by his peers
Gracieuseté des Affaires publiques du CMR Saint-Jean / Courtesy of RMC Saint-Jean Public Affairs Nous voulons aujourd’hui remercier l’Élof Bélanger pour son dévouement envers l’escadre des Élèves-officiers ainsi que pour son équipe sportive, Milskills. L’Élof Bélanger s’est retrouvé à la tête de l’équipe en septembre 2020 en tant qu’entraîneur et a su enseigner avec brio…
Sports: Local Volleyball Talent Heading to RMC
Article by Peter Reimer, Sports Information and Promotions Coordinator, Royal Military College of Canada Kingston, Ont. (May 12, 2021) – The RMC Paladins are proud to announce that Niko Roumanis (Kingston, Ont.) has decided to stay in his hometown and play his university volleyball at the Royal Military College of Canada. Excited by all that…
We Get Emails: Inoculation
Editor’s Note: The following is taken from the 1920 Review and was provided by 12570 Mike Kennedy. INOCULATION From the 1920 RMC Review My hypodermic ready is. My needle thrusteth sure, Its strength as is the strength of ten Because my lymph is pure. – Form up in line, the Doctor cries, Prepare to face…
A170 Tom Rozman: Reflections on Duty at the Once Home of the Coast Artillery School and the Extended Effect of Army Institutional Leadership
Above: Arms of the U.S. Army’s Coast Artillery School Article by A170 Tom Rozman In 2014 on a beautiful sunny Hampton Roads day I elected to take two of my granddaughters I was visiting in Suffolk, Virginia on a tour of Ft. Monroe, Virginia. Their father was an Air Force medical officer then stationed at…
Deaths | Décès
Above photo by Liam Norris 12362 Robert Cantin Le 28 avril 2021 est décédé monsieur Robert Cantin, âgé de 62 ans, à St-Jean-sur-Richelieu. Il restera toujours vivant dans le cœur de ses enfants Marie-Pier et Danny (Myriam), ses petits-enfants adorés Florence et Jacob, la mère de ses enfants Sylvie Thibodeau, sa conjointe de la…