Ex-Cadets in the News
HMCS Regina sets sail on 8-month counter-terrorism voyage to Arabian Sea “It’s a counter-terrorism mission,” he said. “Right now, Toronto is in there and on her way home. Regina was in before that and Regina’s heading back with a fresh new crew to take on these duties.” 12192 Gen Tom Lawson – CDS Article ***…
Expedition club makes a pitch to Kingston Branch
RMC Expedition Club Meets with the Kingston Branch Author: OCdt (III) 26268 Stéphanie Paquette This Wednesday January 8th, a group of members from the RMC Expedition Club gave a presentation to the RMC Foundation Kingston Branch. OCdt Stéphanie Paquette, President of the Club, was present to explain the vision and the different projects of the…
West Point Memories…
xxxxxxxxxxxx “I was on the 1963 and 1964 teams that played against West Point. At West Point, in 1963, we were invited at the Commanding Officer’s home after the game. I remember having a very interesting discussion with our host. He was tall, lean body, enormous eye brows and very impressive. His name was William…
Andre Labrie looking for former RRMC / CMR / RMC old-timers; plus Sports
Andre Labrie looking for “Buds” over 35! Plans are well underway for an Ex Cadet / Alumni exhibition hockey game at the K-Rock Centre on 25 Jan from 2 to 4PM. Old timer rules will apply – 35 & older. Players should arrive approximately between 1 & 1:30 PM. Information on Gate location entrance; dressing…
Keeping Tabs…
A senior leader in the Canadian Forces with over 24 years of diverse leadership experience. Fluently functional in French, he is a graduate of Royal Military College Kingston and holds a Bachelors degree in Arts and Sciences. Groomed for command, he has attended the Canadian Forces Staff College, Advanced Aerospace Operations, and NATO Tactical Leadership…
RMCC Levee at the SSM
This past Friday, 10 Jan, Commandant BGen Al Meinzinger held a levee to mark the start of the New Year. Local political, other community leaders joined with current and past military and civilian RMCC staffs; Ex Cadets from the Kingston Branch all packed into the Senior Staff Mess and paid their respects. The large over-flowing…
The Week That Was
Click, click on photos for better viewing Dome restoration making progress Resurrecting the dome continues to be a high priority. Weather permitting over the past week or so work crews were spotted working hard to make the necessary repairs and clean-up. The process to re-inflate it started this past Friday afternoon. By Sunday from…
Top 5: Up to the Challenge!
OCdt. Marc Pelletier 25654, CWC – OCdt. Carter Powis 26170, D/CWC We are honoured to have been selected as the CW command team for Winter Semester, 2014. Having worked together as FYOP staff in our third year, it is a lot of fun to be able to work together again, albeit on a very different…
Training for the “M”
Wednesday PMT – Professional Military Training Context: Wednesdays at RMC begin with a “military” morning. OCdts/NCdts dress in combats on Wednesdays only, and every class (1st through 4th year class) have a respective military brief or activity between 0800-1000 hrs. Here are the PMT briefs for 8 January 2014. 1st Year Class: Now that FYOP…
The Way They See it & Looking Ahead
The Way I See It 26670 NCdt III Katherine Silins Coming back to Kingston after Christmas leave is always bittersweet. Living, working out and attending classes together can make squadron-mates, classmates and friends seem like a second family and returning means coming back to the familiar rhythm and structure of the College. However, it also…
Une stagiaire militaire du Bénin au CMR Saint-Jean
Arrivée au Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean à la fin juillet, l’Élève-officier N’DAH-SÉKOU est intégrée à l’escadron Iberville, un des trois escadrons du Collège qui compte au total quelque 200 élèves-officiers. On la voit ici durant l’exercice Leadership Conquérant qui se déroule au mois de septembre. Crédit photo : Capt Eric Le Marec Une stagiaire…
Into the Silence excerpt – 758 Wheeler, E.D.
Hello, Bill: Happy New Year to you! Attached is an extract from a book I am currently reading. There are some paragraphs about one of our grads from the RMC Class of 1907, starting at the middle of page 229. I was fascinated by this finding, particularly since Wheeler was also a member of Mallory’s…