US Marine Opinion: Get Over It! We Are Not All Created Equal
Get Over It! We Are Not All Created Equal The Marine Corps Times recently published a handful of articles in regard to opening Infantry Officer Course (IOC) to females and the possibility of integrating women into the infantry community. In mid-April the Commandant directed the “integration” of the first wave of female officers into IOC…
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I was overwhelmed by the breadth and thoroughness of the article entitled An Impressive Art Collection at RMCC by Kamille Parkinson PhD in the latest edition of eVeritas. She is able to describe the historical background of the overall collection in such an interesting way as to appeal to all readers whether they have an…
Flashback: Sir Arthur Currie and RMC, Part 2
The following letter is the second part of our two part series on Sir Arthur Currie and the Royal Military College. It appeared in Vol 1 of the RMC Review (1920), following the visit of Sir Arthur Currie to RMC in January of that year. For Sir Arthur Currie’s visit to RMC, click here. From…
In This Issue 28
In This Issue 28: To find an article: copy title into the search bar on the top of the website and press the ‘enter’ key. To search for an individual: type their name into the search bar and press the ‘enter’ key. Focus on Military Staff: 14510 LCol Sue Wigg, Outgoing Director of Cadets Senior…
Focus on Military Staff: 14510 LCol Sue Wigg, Outgoing Director of Cadets
25366 Mike Shewfelt recently had the chance to sit down with 14510 LCol Sue Wigg, the outgoing Director of Cadets at the College. e-Veritas: What have you seen change since your arrival on the Peninsula and now…? 14510 LCol Sue Wigg: From my perspective the essence of both the DCdts responsibilities and College life has not…
Senior Leadership Changes
College Says Goodbye to the Old and Welcomes in the New Article and Photos by 25366 Mike Shewfelt This past Friday, 6 July, under a beautiful blue sky and with Cadets on parade resplendent in their Scarlets and 1A’s, the Royal Military College of Canada said goodbye to several members of the Command Team. 14510…
Class Notes
6589 Thomas (Tom) Bailey,`65 retired in Winnipeg in 2010 after 12 years as a civilian instructor at CFSAS and a military career of 37 years that began as a Naval cadet in 1961 at Royal Roads. Receiving wings in 1966, he flew CS2F Trackers at Shearwater and onboard HMCS Bonaventure, and CC130`s at 436 Sqn…
Ex-Cadets in the News
Canada Day – A time to help “This city is our home and we share in its triumphs and tragedies,” 12192 LGen Tom Lawson, deputy commander of NORAD Article HMCS Regina departs for the Arabian Sea region “The men and women of HMCS Regina are highly-trained professionals and are more than capable to take…
19894 Erin O’Toole: Will He Run? Late breaking news…The answer is yes!
(photo – Brad Lowe) Erin O’Toole Big Decision to Make By: WJO As we were going to press rumours were rife that 19894 Erin O’Toole, a graduate of Royal Military College of Canada (’95) (photo right) currently a Bay Street lawyer is gearing up for a run at the Ontario seat that federal Conservative Member…
What are these 24 up to these days…?
1. Synthetic Environments Coordination Officer & keen cyclist 2. is author of Mortgage Freedom, a non-fiction personal finance book for Canadian homeowners and Co-Founder, President and CEO of TDMP.com 3. A very recent student at Canadian Forces: Canadian Forces College 4. specializes in turning around under-performing companies that are close to bankruptcy. His focus is…
The Week That Was…
Training Wing Sergeant Major Departs It was a fitting way to send off Training Wing Sergeant Major MWO Andy Skinner. With Cadets on parade resplendent in their Scarlets and dress uniforms, the final rehearsal for Friday’s Change of Appointment Parade was brought to a halt to acknowledge the efforts of Sgt Major Skinner since his…
Sports Program – A Giant Leap Forward
Sports Program – A Giant Leap Forward By Christine Powers-Tomsons, Rec & IM Mgr With the recent announcements about the changes to the RMC competitive sports program, many people are asking “what is this Competitive Club program all about”? Although many details are still being worked out and we will learn a lot in our…