Stage mémorable au Musée de la logistique des Forces canadiennes
xxx Stage mémorable au Musée de la logistique des Forces canadiennes Le Collège militaire royal du Canada n’est pas une université comme les autres. On l’entend souvent, mais cela est devenu d’autant plus vrai pour moi cette année. J’ai décidé à la fin de ma troisième année que je voulais profiter au maximum…
(M) VB Paladins travelled to Kamloops & more sports
(M) Volleyball Paladins travelled to Kamloops over the holidays… Rugby 7s Tournament held in the Dome OUA Happenings MORE…
INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY SERIES – Pt.3 – 1982 – 2015
xxxxxxxxx *** West Point – RMC Hockey 1982 – 2015 Pt 3 By: WJO 1981-82 would turn out to be the last season that the hockey Redmen would be playing an exhibition schedule; which they had been doing the previous couple of years. Dr Wayne Kirk a well known and highly respected professor in the…
10143 MIKE McCartney: 45 year West Point memory – a rare one indeed
MY WEST POINT EXPERIENCE WITH THE RMC HOCKEY TEAM BY: 10143 MIKE McCartney An Austro-Hungarian army veteran, Jaroslav Hasek, wrote, in 1921, a satirical piece of fiction entitled “The Good Soldier Schweik” whose central character and I shared a number of traits in common. For one thing, Schweik screwed things up just by being himself, as…
The R.S.M.’s and College Chief Warrant Officers of RMCC
xxxxxxxx *** Long overdue list of college RSMs and CCWOs finally available. What is your favourite RSM story? See full list of names below. Ex Cadets who have a memory to share about their time at the college interacting with the RSM are encouraged to send us along a note and / or leave a…
The Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston 1921 –1925: Rating the Profs
Pt 5 The Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston 1921 –1925: Rating the Profs I was not so naïve as to believe that those who would descend to stealing and trading in examination papers would necessarily obey an order from me to stop doing so. We detailed all night guards on each flat to ensure…
In This Issue 2
Camera Club 2016 Calendar Readers interested in obtaining (purchasing) a 2016 calendar compiled by the RMCC Camera Club are advised to contact the Club President: James Howells – s27106@rmc.ca *** Flickr link which takes you to all our e-Veritas albums. HERE SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR VOLUNTEER PHOTOGRAPHERS: Melanie Hughes, James Howells, Tristan Thomson;…
Ex-Cadets & more in the News
Rugby coach, Sean McDonaugh recognized By: WJO The first and only head coach for the (M) varsity rugby team since it was resurrected about ten years ago was rightly recognized recently. As part of the RMCC Honours and Awards Ceremony, held this past 16 Dec, Sean McDonaugh received a Commandant’s Commendation from 16855 BGen Sean…
Danny McLeod – Two years gone, still much remembered
Danny McLeod – Two years gone, still much remembered By: WJO In his day, Danny McLeod (‘The Maj’) was larger than life. You will often hear people say that they don’t want to live in the past. But I think that, more often than not, we all want to live at least a little bit…
5207Andrew Robb: Recalls his time as CSL of #1 Squadron in 1960-61 & much more
5207Andrew Robb: Recalls his time as CSL of #1 Squadron in 1960-61 & much more Our final year, 1960-61, was a very interesting one under the watchful eyes of our commandant, Brig. WAB Anderson and our RSM, Cy Sininger. The cadets with ‘bars’ returned to the College in late August, two weeks before the recruits…