III Year Civil Engineering Students Apply Their Skills Into Real-life Engineering Problems At CFB Comox
Civil Engineering Department ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA Preamble: Every year, III year civil engineering students are required to participate in a field project that emphasizes the application of engineering knowledge and skills to real life tasks. This field project is part of the curriculum for students enrolled in the Civil Engineering program. Upon completion,…
As I See It
I Year Done; Bring on BMOQ! 26946 OCdt Ian Saciuk So, first year has come to a close. I know that all of my peers would agree with me when I say that the year has flown by. Approximately half of us first-year cadets were sent to St. Jean Sur-Richelieu in order to complete Basic…
TKD Team Wins Big at Cdn. Nat. Championships
RMCC Taekwondo takes two gold and two bronze medals at Canadian National Championships The RMC Taekwondo team travelled to Toronto from May 14-18, 2014 to compete in the 2014 Canadian National Championships against athletes from across the country. Starting off on day two of the competition was ASlt Jason Song. Unfortunately, Song was suffering from…
PAG Wraps Up Successful Year / Fin d’une saison fructueuse pour GAP
PAG Wraps Up Successful Year This past Tuesday, the Peer Assistance Group (PAG) met for its end of year appreciation party. The officer cadets who participated in the event were rewarded with certificates, prizes, and the ultimate crowd pleaser: pizza. Throughout the school years, members of PAG undergo specialized training, organize training and morale-boosting events,…
Deaths | Décès
RCNC 300 H. Hugh Plant It is with sadness that the family of Henry “Hugh” Wilbraham Plant, 85, of Halifax and formerly of Lunenburg, announces his passing on Saturday, May 10th, 2014 in Halifax. Born in Montreal he was the son of the late Harry and Barbara (Wilbraham) Plant. Hugh received his early education there…
In This Issue 20
Photo of the Week The First Canadian Parachute Prize awarded to the Sandhurst team member having been voted the most outstanding by his peers was awarded to OCdt Jeremy Jobin (4th Year, Combat Engr). He received the trophy from Rick Mercer and RMCC Cmdt, BGen Al Meinzinger following the Sandhurst demonstration which was part of…
Royal Military College of Canada: 99th Convocation Ceremony
Photos by Curtis Maynard – Click for better viewing Guard of Honour – Rick Mercer & MND – Back-to-Back By: WJO & 26659 OCdt (II) Danielle Andela This past Thursday (15 May) saw a contingent of Officer Cadets of the Royal Military College of Canada formed up with rifles to greet the The Honourable Robert…
Indoor Commissioning Parade Doesn’t Disappoint
219 New Officers Receive Commissioning Scrolls Indoors By: WJO Threatening weather, 90% chance of heavy rains, in the forecast, prompted the commandant, BGen Al Meinzinger to make the call 18 hours in advance that the 2014 commissioning parade would move indoors to the Kingston Military Community Sports Centre. And a good call it was!…
Sunset Ceremony: Rain Held Off – Well Almost!
Sunset Ceremony – I Year Pretty Impressed! By: 26946 OCdt (I) Ian Saciuk I personally have no basis for comparison, being a new first-year cadet here at the college, but the word from the upper years here has been that the Sunset Parade this year was the best there ever was. I would gladly say…
Cérémonies de fin d’année au Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean / End of Year Ceremonies at Royal Military College Saint-Jean
Cérémonies de fin d’année au Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean Le 17 mai 2014 – Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec – ministère de la Défense nationale Le Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean a souligné la fin de l’année scolaire par un défilé ce matin après avoir remis un certificat ou un diplôme d’études collégiales à quelque 117 élèves‑officiers hier…
Journée nationale de commémoration Afghanistan
Photo2. Après les deux minutes de silence, le Colonel Carignan, Commandant du CMR Saint-Jean, a pris la parole avec émotion pour reconnaître ceux qui avait été en mission et pour remercier leurs familles qui les avaient soutenus de manière indéfectible. Crédit photo : Mario Poirier. – Un article de l’Élève-officier Antoine Viscardi Les élèves-officiers et…
Where are they now? In his own words: 5586 Ian Mottershead
After receiving my degree and commission, the most interesting military activity I was involved with occurred a few months later in October, 1962 when my ship along with most of the Canadian Atlantic fleet joined US ships and British submarines in the naval quarantine associated with the Cuban missile crisis. Most of what I know…