In This Issue 9
Veritas should be in mailboxes in a few weeks. Don’t be disappointed, if you have not already done so – please update your Club membership. rmcclub@rmc.ca 1-888 – 386-3762 La plus récente édition de Veritas devrait être à la poste dans quelques semaines. Ne soyez pas déçus, si ce n’est pas déjà fait, veuillez mettre…
Ex-Cadets and more in the News…
Ex cadet Competing at the International Level 17383 Lucy Cerantola (RMC 1990) (nee Rourke) has a big date coming up 2-3 March in Columbus, Ohio where she will be competing in the Arnold Sports Festival. Yes, that Arnold! http://www.arnoldsportsfestival.com/ The former RMC Cadet Wing Sports & Recreation Officer has the support of a number…
Spotlight on Professors: Dr. Nicholas Vlachopoulos
Dr. Nicholas Vlachopoulos – The Life Lessons Start Here… Article by 24992 OCdt (IV) Eric Robb Dr. Vlachopoulos (19930), or Dr “V’ (or formally, Major “V”) as we commonly refer to him, has really made an impact on our Civil Engineering Degree program. By ‘setting the tone’ as we began our real civil engineering degrees…
Extraordinary Ex-Cadets: Dick Mohns, Class of ’75
Dick Mohns Credits His Success to the Friendships Forged at RMC Article by 25366 NCdt (IV) Mike Shewfelt 10601 Richard (Dick) Mohns graduated in 1975 after four years at RMC, Kingston. His original intent was to complete his four year commitment and leave the military for a civilian industry career; however, as he says, “I…
The Alpha and Omega of a Military Career
The Alpha and Omega of a Military Career A remembrance of Major-General (retired) Donald Gray in the twenty-fifth year of his retirement from the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Forces in 1987 while wintering in Florida in 2012. This vignette is a tiny part of his memoirs which may some day appear in print. …
Victoria Edwards, In Conversation: E3096 LCol Dan Drew, “not your typical RMC graduate”
“I am not the typical RMC graduate – having said that I am grateful for the opportunity to complete my degree and for the advanced educational opportunities that are made available for members of the CF.” – LCol Dan Drew E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003) interviewed E3096 LCol Daniel Drew OMM, CD (RMC 2004), who…
Do You Know These 3?
A) Who Is She? Her birthday falls on Halloween; Graduate of Bayridge Secondary School, Kingston ON; Entered military college at Royal Roads; studied and completed Chemical and Materials Engineering at Royal Military College of Canada; Varsity cross country runner; Big fan of Dallas Cowboys & Johnny Cash music; Started civilian career as an open-hole…
CMRSJ Mali / RMCSJ & Mali Visit
Une délégation du CMR Saint-Jean à l’École militaire interarmes (ÉMIA) du Mali et à l’École nationale des officiers (ÉNO) du Bénin / A delegation from RMC St-Jean visited the École militaire interarmes (EMIA), Mali and Ecole nationale des officiers (ENO), Benin – an article du professeur Danic Parenteau 20657 Séjour au Mali : 30 janvier…
Qu’est-ce qui se passe au CMR Saint-Jean
Une équipe de CMR Saint-Jean au Défi Pierre Boivin Un article des Élève-officiers Switzer et Brière Le 3 février dernier, s’est déroulé à Montréal, au Parc Maisonneuve, une épreuve sportive annuelle à but caritatif : le défi Pierre Boivin de l’Hôpital Sainte-Justine. Le Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean (CMR Saint-Jean), appuyé par le Corporation du Fort Saint-Jean,…
The Week That Was…
Not Everyone Went to Cuba… Article and Photos by 25366 NCdt (IV) Mike Shewfelt …some stayed on the peninsula to learn French. Thirty-four 4th Year officer cadets voluntarily gave up their week of vacation in an attempt to improve their bilingualism profile. Bilingualism is one of the four components of the RMC program and success…
Sandhurst Team Off to a Good Start
2012 Sandhurst Team Well On Their Way Article by 25720 OCdt (III) Cindy LaVine After a grueling one week selection process that lasted from the 16th to the 22nd of January, the 2012 Sandhurst team was announced. The team then began an intense training routine. While the members’ physical limits were being pushed daily through…
Kilimanjaro Expedition Dispatch: Days 9,10, & 11
The following journal entries are apart of a series which will offer day-to-day accounts of the RMCC Expedition Club’s recent 2011/12 Kilimanjaro Expedition to East Africa. Click here to read the full expedition article. Day Nine 08 January 2012 25752 OCdt (III) Christopher Lane After two days of much-needed relaxation following the Expedition’s summit of…