The Return of the Old Brigade
The Return of the Old Brigade By 26659 OCdt (III) Danielle Andela Reunion weekend marks the end of the First Year Orientation Period for the Class of 2018, however the first years are not the only people involved in the weekend. The Old Brigade consists of ex-cadets who graduated fifty years or more ago from…
Jen Ochej Meets Up With One of the First 32
14390 Kate Armstrong – One of the First 32 – No Regrets By: Jen Ochej This weekend, the Class of 1984 celebrated their thirtieth reunion— and theirs is a class with a special distinction: the cadets graduating from RMC in 1984 were the first year, ever, to include women among their ranks. Kate Armstrong was…
(M) Soccer Wins 2 / Rugby Whips U of T – 58-22 / Cadets Win Pijper Cup
Men’s and Women’s Fencing OUA – Fencing Hockey OUA- Men’s Hockey CIS – Hockey Rugby OUA – Men’s Rugby Men’s Soccer OUA – Men’s Soccer CIS – Men’s Soccer Women’s Soccer OUA – Women’s Soccer CIS – Women’s Soccer Men’s Volleyball OUA – Men’s Volleyball CIS – Men’s Volleyball Women’s Volleyball OUA – Women’s Volleyball…
The Week That Was & More…
Caption: Le 17 septembre dernier, le Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean tenait un diner spaghetti, sa toute première activité organisée dans le cadre de l’édition 2014 de la Campagne de charité en milieu de travail du gouvernement du Canada (CCMTGC). Le commandant-adjoint du CMR Saint-Jean, le Lieutenant-colonel Patrice Legault, a donné le coup d’envoi de…
3069 W.A. McColl’s Diary: Ex Cadet Weekend 1952
“I have to concentrate pretty hard on a stiff straight face because these recruits are obviously scared as hell on their first charge and I can’t get over the fact that it’s not me in their boots.” As we’ll see , the beginning of October ’52 was rich in events. One of the highlights of…
Deaths | Décès
JONES, DR. Richard Edward – BA MA PhD MS Royal Military College – Registrar and Professor – 1963 – 1987 December 14 1921-September 2, 2014 Peacefully at St. Mary’s of the Lake Hospital, on Tuesday, September 2, 2014 with family at his side. Son of the late Richard Jones and Ethel (Hobbs). Richard “Dick” is…
In This Issue 37
Leading from the front – Once again the Commandant, Principal and College Chief helped lead the way in demonstrating that age is not always a limiting factor when it comes to the obstacle course! (See more below) Photo by Curtis Maynard *** A tip of the hat to the following members who just recently updated their…
Ex-Cadets in the News
PM announces the name of the first of the Royal Canadian Navy’s Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships Vice-Admiral Harry DeWolf was born in Bedford, Nova Scotia, in 1903 and joined the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) as a cadet in 1918 to attend the Royal Naval College of Canada in Esquimalt, British Columbia. From 1921 until 1925, he…
Class Notes
Class of 1968 – Special Anniversary Celebrations On 4 and 5 September, a group of 8 Class of “68 members from the Ottawa/Kingston area celebrated their actual 50th anniversary of “signing up”, with a couple of days of golf, friendship and plenty of exaggeration. The group: 7826 Ivan Wawryk, 7815 Marv Sywyk, 7765 Roman Klimowicz,…
Keeping tabs…
Drs Richard Carrier and 10763 Randy Wakelam from the RMCC History Department would like to draw the attention of club members in and around Kingston to the first of a series of six annual evenings commemorating the Great War. These evenings will take place the Wednesday after Reunion Weekend each year through to 2019 (Canadian…
15946 Jill Carleton Looking for More Lady Ex Cadets to Engage with the Club
15946 Jill Carleton Looking for More Lady Ex Cadets to Engage with the Club By: Jen Ochej 15946 Jill Carleton was never led to believe there was any reason she couldn’t do exactly anything she set her mind to— least of all simply because she was a girl— if she was willing to work for…
Memories: Recruit Obstacle Course 1976
The Recruit Obstacle Course: Some Memories from 1976 By 12570 Mike Kennedy ‘Yes, here we all are, having a jolly good time, and everything is working out fine ha ha ha ha” – From the 1967 song “Good Times” by Eric Burdon and the Animals Well, it’s that time of year again……………………….. As FYOP draws…