Don’t Miss the 2021 Concert in Scarlets! Saturday, April 10 at 1900 / Ne manquez pas le concert en écarlates pour 2021! Samedi 10 avril à 19h00
With thanks to the Bands of the Royal Military College of Canada / Remerciements au Musique du Collège Militaire Royal du Canada Listen to our Brass and Reed Major, OCdt Margaret Tapia-Manangan, share her band experience this semester and a sneak peek of the feature pieces of the concert! The Concert in Scarlets will take place…
Need Your Help: Seeking RCNC Ex-Cadets
RCNC16 Captain (N) retired Christpher Pratt, OMM,CD is the Honorary President and Senior Ex-Cadet of the Vancouver Island Ex-Cadet Club. In preparation for Chris’s 97 birthday we are searching for RCNC Ex-Cadets from his entry year 1942 to 1944. Any other RCNC or RCNSE Ex-Cadets who would wish to send greetings are encouraged to get…
3857 Richard Patterson Remembers: The Great Eight
Above L-R: Roy Naudie, David Foster, Peter Fenton (up), Don Goodwin (down), Bill Love, Marien Cote, Bill Campbell, Dick Patterson. Do they look contrite? (comment on the class web site) Article by 3857 Richard Patterson Ah, the Great Eight (or as others called us, The Rec Room Rubbies). It was just before Christmas exams in…
6560 Andrew Nellestyn’s Food For Thought: A FRIEND IN DESPAIR IS A FRIEND IN NEED OF TENDER LOVING CARE (TLC)
A dear friend just called to say that it’s a dark, dreary, rainy day and that COVID stay in place measures were like black clouds hovering above. I replied that there’s a silver lining in every cloud and that the Paschal feast of the resurrection and the sunny warm weather forecasted would enliven all souls…
12570 Mike Kennedy Reviews “Defending the Motherland” by Lyuda Vinogradova
Book Review: “Defending the Motherland,” by Lyuba Vinogradova Published by MacLehose Press, 349 pp. $19.95 Review by 12570 Mike Kennedy Only about a month ago, RMC celebrated an important milestone in its evolution with the appointment of 18078 Brigadier General Lise Bourgon as the first female Commandant in the College’s history. A 1992 graduate of CMR,…
The Class of ’79 Remembers: Ex Papillon – Copey Leads with The Tao of Pooh
Editor’s Note: The following recollection was prompted by another Class of 1979 anecdote, The Lucky Tango Trio from Kilo Flight, which can be found here. With thanks to 12149 Pete Avis and the Class of ’79 Ahhhh! The Summer of ‘76 in sandy Borden, Ontario. Memories of brutal heat, poison ivy, long marches, brutal-er QR&Os…
We Get Emails: Grey Cup at CMR in 1974
From 11722 Ken Stewart: Found this photo from CMR from, I believe, fall of 1974. Montreal Alouettes had used CMR facilities for summer training in 1974 (and went on to win the Grey Cup). In thanks they brought the Grey Cup to the College for the day. The Als also helped out with the CMR…
What’s Happening at RMC / Qu’est-ce qui se passe au CMR
(Monday, March 29, 2021) Meet the Good Samaritan in these Global News TV reports who happens to be RMC’s Officer Cadet Craig Vollweiter. Well done Craig. TDV! (Lundi 29 mars 2021) Rencontrez le bon samaritain dans ces reportages télévisés de Global News qui se trouve être l’élève-officier du CMR Craig Vollweiter. Bravo Craig. VDV! (Disponible…
Le Cyclothon 2021 est terminé! / The 2021 Bike+A-Thon is over!
Remerciements au Musique du Collège Militaire Royal du Canada Le Cyclothon 2021 a pris fin ce dimanche, 21 mars 2021. Plus de 400 élèves-officiers y ont participé et, au total, l’escadre a parcouru presque 8 900 km au cours d’activités diverses. La Musique du CMR a organisé cet événement en espérant mousser le moral alors que…
Join the RMC Liaison Office for Live Information Sessions / Rejoignez le bureau de liaison du CMR pour les séances d’information en direct
Courtesy of RMC Public Affairs / Gracieuseté des Affaires publiques du CMR The RMC Liaison Office invites potential undergraduate students to join them for a 1-hour live Information Session with Q&A beginning at 12:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesdays and Thursdays. To join, simply email [email protected]. Le bureau de liaison du CMR…
Qu’est-ce qui se passe au CMR Saint-Jean / What’s Happening at RMC Saint-Jean
(Jeudi 25 mars 2021) Le Colonel Nicolas Pilon, commandant du Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean, a procédé à la nomination de l’Adjudant-chef Rick Plante au poste d’adjudant-chef du CMR Saint-Jean. L’Adjudant-chef Georges Martin lui a cédé sa place lors d’une brève cérémonie, à Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, le 23 mars 2021. (Thursday, March 25, 2021) Colonel Nicolas…
Les élève-officiers reviennent au CMR Saint-Jean / Cadets Return to RMC Saint-Jean
Courtesy of RMC Saint-Jean Public Affairs / Gracieuseté des Affaires publiques du CMR Saint-Jean (Mardi 23 mars 2021) Les élèves-officiers du CMR Saint-Jean demeurent actifs malgré la pandémie et le confinement au campus. De retour depuis le 7 mars sur le campus, ils ont passé 14 jours à maintenir une discipline stricte en évitant les…