Through the Eyes of a II Year & Behind the Scenes
Reunion Weekend Through the Eyes of a II Year By: 26659 OCdt (II) Danielle Andela This is it, the moment everyone has been waiting for. Now is the moment that the first years Officer Cadets of the Royal Military College of Canada cease to be on First Year Orientation Period and become full-fletched members of…
60th Anniversary of the RMC Band
In recognition of the 60th anniversary of the RMC Pipes & Drums band, 4610 Major (Ret) Gus Nelson presented a commemorative kilt pin to the Cadet Wing Band Officer and a base drum skin to the base drummer. The kilt pins and drum skin were donated by: Gus Nelson, who was a drummer with both…
Course de l’Armée
Une course palpitante dans le froid d’un dimanche matin -Un article rédigé par l’Élève-officier James Diamond C’était dimanche dernier, le 22 septembre 2013, que la course de l’Armée se déroulait à Ottawa. Le Directeur de l’escadre des élèves-officier du Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean, le Major Alain Proulx, le Commandant de l’escadron Tracy, le Capitaine…
3069 W.A. McColl’s – III Year – 1951: “After the show we had a “jousting match” between 3 boats representing the army, navy and air force.”
29 Sept 51 We spent all morning on wing drill parades. Drill has improved quite a bit but we have a lot of small points to smooth out. We rigged our dinghy early and got out to see what the sailing was like today – the windy days of the week didn’t carry over and…
Deaths | Décès
8865 David (Dave) John Rudd August 14, 1948 – September 22, 2013 Dave Rudd, beloved husband of Carol Rudd (nee Collins) of Cochrane, passed away suddenly on September 22, 2013 at the age of 65 years. Dave was born in Vegreville, AB to a Military family. He graduated from RMC Kingston. Dave served with the…
In This Issue 35
WELCOME RETURNING CLASSES FOR REUNION 2013 Bienvenue aux classes de retour pour la fin de semaine des retrouvailles 2013 WELCOME FAMILY & FRIENDS FOR THE CLASS OF 2017 Bienvenue aux parents et amis de la classe 2017 Photo RMCC at Sunset by: 26352 Curtis Maynard – _____________________ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx A tip of the hat…
RR’63 – 50th Reunion
Boys from ’63 Return for 50th FRONT ROW [LAYING DOWN]: Dick Wright, Jack Harris and Bruce Corbett SECOND ROW: Jim Kempling, Reg Bird, Keith Ambachtsheer, Steve Buridge, Stu Smart, John Wilson, Gerry Presley BACK ROW: Dallas Mowat, Bob Beardmore, Roman Jakubow [partially hidden], Steve Arnold, Brent Abbott, Bob Jekinson, George Brown, Bill Leggitt, Ken Clarkson,…
Class Notes…
YOU MAY NOW KISS THE CUP Groom 24063 David Thebault (Class of 2008) and his bride 24204 Beth Crosier pose for a picture with the Stanley Cup on their wedding day at the Stirling and District Recreation Centre during Kraft Hockeyville on September 14, 2013. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images) ________________ ADM(Mat)…
15687 KURT SALCHERT – SWALLOWING THE ANCHOR SOON
SUBJ: RETIREMENT – 15687 CAPTAIN(N) KURT SALCHERT, CD, RCN – RRMC Class of 1986 1. AFTER NEARLY 32 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO QUEEN AND COUNTRY, CAPT(N) KURT SALCHERT IS SWALLOWING THE ANCHOR AND WILL CELEBRATE HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY ON MONDAY 21 OCTOBER 2013. 2. KURT S DECISION TO JOIN…
Ex-Cadets & More in the News – Danny McLeod Book- Now Available
“Always a Leader. The lives of Danny McLeod”. Now Available The book is close to 400 pages. – Contact the author – Ted Nurse [tednurse41@gmail.com] for purchasing and delivery details. __________________________ National Defence Marks the Establishment of the Canadian Forces Intelligence Group “”Placing our five intelligence collection units under a single commander will allow us…
Official Book Launch – Physics at RMC, The First 125 Years. (1876 to 2001) Huge Success
Caption: Dr David Baird (second left), Professor Emeritus / Department of Physics presenting the first copy of his just released book – Physics at RMC – The first 125 years 1876 to 2001. Receiving this one-of-a-kind book on behalf of the college, RMC’s Principal, Dr. Harry Kowal and RMC’s Chief Librarian, Ms. Sarah Toomey. Also…
What are these 24 up to these days…?
Directeur des services techniques at CSSS Alphonse-Desjardins Teacher/Speaker/Advocate/Coordinator Technical Sales Assistant Professor, English, Royal Military College Saint-Jean Energy Storage and Distribution; Director Mimada Technologies Ltd President at Canso Investment Counsel Site supervisor at Dyno Nobel Director of Strategic Enrolment Management at Olds College Chief Executive Officer at KickIt Digital Naval Architecture Officer at…