18903 Lieutenant-Colonel Jeff Smyth, M.S.M., C.D. Meritorious Service Medal (Military Division)

E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003) interviewed 18903 LCol Jeffery Douglas Smyth, MSM, CD, who is currently based in Kingston as the Chief of Staff for 1 Wing Headquarters. He is known to his friends, acquaintances and relatives as “Smytty”. e-veritas: Which College(s) did you attend? 18903 LCol Jeff Smyth: I joined the Canadian Forces in 1989.…

Qu’est-ce qui se passe au CMR Saint-Jean

Les 89ers Rangée arrière, de gauche à droite: 14283 Martin « Tintin » Laflamme, 16745 Yves “Le Mean” Lemay , 16677 Daniel “Dutch” Duchesne, 16668 Guy “JAG” Desjardins et 16797 Francis “The Shot” Roy. Rangée avant, de gauche à droite: 16704 Éric “Tail” Hamelin, 16406 Paul “Paulo” Busatta, Ron “The Trainer” Guertin, 16751 Éric “Le…

Spotlight on Professors: Dr. Ron Weir

The Teacher Behind the Lab Coat – Dr. Weir Article by 25702 OCdt (III) Megan St-Aubin Dr. Ron Weir started his military career as a Gunner in the Artillery Reserves, and then enrolled in the ROTP program and studied at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) where he completed his BSc in Chemical Engineering. At…

The Week that Was / La semaine passée

Third Years Get Fireside Chat with Chief of Military Personnel Article by 25366 NCdt (IV) Mike Shewfelt Rear Admiral A. Smith (RMC, Class of of ’84), Chief of Military Personnel for the Canadian Forces, spent time with the Third Year class during their Professional Military Training (PMT) session this past Wednesday to have a “fireside…

Adventure in Guatemalan Highlands & Red Men Exposed to Western Canada Rugby Culture

Reading Week Adventure in Guatemalan Highlands The following account is a self-financed adventure by RMC Expedition Club members OCdts (II) Raakesh Bharathi and (II) Mitch Binding to the summits of Central America’s tallest volcanoes. By 25919 OCdt (II) Raakesh Bharathi Myself (photo below right) and OCdt Mitch Binding (photo below left) spent Reading Break travelling through…

Notices | Avis

INVITATION NAVY LEAGUE OF CANADA CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT The Centurion Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps, Navy League of Canada (NLOC), Kanata Branch, is pleased to invite you to its annual golf tournament to be held May 11, 2012 at The Canadian Golf Course, Ashton, Ontario. NLOC (www.navyleague.ca) is a non-profit charitable organization which was established…

Careers | Carrières

Applications Engineer, Industrial IT / Ingénieur d’Application, Informatique Industrielle Global Automation Partners, Montreal Applications Engineer, Automation / Ingénieur d’Application, Automatisation Global Automation Partners, Montreal Automation Technical Advisor / Conseiller technique en automatisation Agropur, Quebec Mechanical Design Engineer / Ingénieur concepteur mécanique Hewitt Équipement Limitée, Montreal Programmer / Developer (CAD/CAM) / Programmeur / Développeur (CAO/FAO) Ingenia…

“The purpose of the game is to create international goodwill…”

First Year / Winter Term @ RMC March 1950 – 3069 W.A. McColl 12 Mar 50 This has certainly been a swell weekend. The Army team has just left. Yesterday afternoon we had a ceremonial parade and march past. The drill wasn’t so hot we felt because of all the snow on the square. The…

Deaths | Décès

John Coppard was always so positive and cheerful. Recently, he had a VIP visit from, 12320 Walter Natynczyk, Chief of Defence Staff, who happened to be John’s Squadron Commander (8 Sqn) while at RMC. 16416 Commander (ret.) John Coppard, RMC 1988 John passed away peacefully at home March 5 in the company of family and friends.…

In This Issue: 10

 In This Issue: 10 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. Ex-Cadets & More in the News… Extraordinary Ex-Cadets: 15992 Andre Labrie, Class of…

Ex-Cadets & More in the News…

Canada’s stuck with second-hand subs until 2030, navy says “In terms of surveillance of our ocean approaches and the protection of our own sovereignty, I would consider a submarine capability critical and so to lose that for a G8 nation, a NATO country like Canada, a country that continues to lead internationally, and aspires to…

Extraordinary Ex-Cadets: 15992 Andre Labrie, Class of ’87

“I have enjoyed every role I’ve held in education…” Article by 25366 NCdt (IV) Mike Shewfelt 15992 Andre Labrie graduated from the Reserve Entry Training Program at RMC with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1987. After graduation, he left military life behind and started his career with the Canadian Standards Association (Canadian Welding Bureau) in Toronto. A year later…

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