“About 20 Pointers arrived today. Their blue-grey uniforms are very smart…”
First Year / Winter Term @ RMC March 1950 – 3069 W.A. McColl 1 Mar 1950 Was runner again today. I think that Favell looks more like a corpse in the morning than anything else. Chief told me today that Ward was going to Royal Roads. He told me that I had beaten Ward decisively…
Deaths | Décès
Dr. Martin Edwards – Dr. Edwards passed away 16 Feb 12 from complications due to his illness. Few details are known at the moment, but he was birding in Brazil at the time with his family. Dr. Edwards spent more than 41 years in RMC’s Physics Department, as professor, Acting Department Head, Department Head, and…
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. [email protected] 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…