Morale Building Quotes from Galileo Galilei
Morale Building Quotes from Galileo Galilei: “We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.” “All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered. The point is to discover them.” “When the senses fail us, reason steps in.” “I never met a man so ignorant that I couldn’t learn…
In This Issue 31
In This Issue 31: xxxx A balanced article: Mandatory training sessions dealing with sexual misconduct at RMCC 20751 Wayne Green (Class of ’97) balancing career with family life Ex Cadets & More in the News DwD: 15532 Serge Landry, Heading Back to RMCC as a Civilian Employee xxxx Class notes… Looking back through the…
A balanced article: Mandatory training sessions dealing with sexual misconduct at RMCC
*** RMC has held mandatory training sessions dealing with sexual misconduct for all cadets By Anisa Rawhani, Kingston Whig-Standard Canada’s most prestigious military academy has been under fire since April for its allegedly apathetic attitude towards sexual misconduct. A series of incidents have fuelled the Royal Military College of Canada’s (RMC) image of lethargy. First…
20751 Wayne Green (Class of ’97) balancing career with family life
20751 Lieutenant-Colonel Wayne Green (Class of ’97) started his career in Armoured and made an occupational transfer within two years from graduation to Army Logistics. Like most career officers in recent years he has had a number of postings within Canada and operational tours. This has included stops in: Edmonton (2) – in a seven…
Ex Cadets & More in the News
*** Update: 41 years later, survivors of cadet camp blast get an apology, pledge of action Statement by 13551 Lieutenant-General Guy Thibault, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, regarding the Ombudsman’s report on the 1974 cadet tragedy at CFB Valcartier Il y a 40 ans, une grenade tuait six cadets à Valcartier – 9485 Pierre…
DwD: 15532 Serge Landry, Heading Back to RMCC as a Civilian Employee
Caption: Major Serge Landry is surrounded by a few Class of ’87 friends – Mr. Robert Dussault (15772), Mr. Sylvain Bigras (15720), Brigadier-General Sylvain Sirois (15907) and Major Serge Landry (15532). Retirement of 15532 Major Serge Landry Article by: Mrs. Laura Landry, wife of 15532 and mother of 2 RMC OCdts. On Wednesday, 22 July…
Class notes…
*** 7743 Jim Gale (RRMC / RMC ’68) Honoured by Trenton Cadet Training Centre 21850 Catherine Sands, Class of 2000 Weds at Hatley Castle Federal Election Called for Oct 19th – Four Ex Cadets Running MORE…
Looking back through the 1975 Review…
Looking back through the 1975 Review… We continue the process whereby we will be digitizing old photos which will eventually find a place in the Alumni website – Narrowpoint. Our aim is to match up names with the photos that are already in The Review of a particular year with as many of our oldie…
G0872 Michael Boire: Book Review – La Grenade Verte: Valcartier 1974 : les oubliés de la compagnie D
La Grenade Verte: Valcartier 1974 : les oubliés de la compagnie D by Hugo Fontaine Reviewed by G0872 Michael Boire (Lifetime member RMC Club) This is a well-written and deeply-researched account of a terrible event in Canada’s military history. On 30 July 1974, during a routine lesson on explosive and pyrotechnic safety, an M-61 grenade…
12570 Mike Kennedy – Book Review – As You Were
Book Review – As You Were – By Gerry Fostaty – Published in 2011 by Goose Lane Press Review by 12570 Mike Kennedy In the summer of 1974, Gerry Fostaty was an 18 year-old Army Cadet Sergeant from the Montreal suburb of Pointe-Claire. Posted to Valcartier for the summer, his job involved helping oversee a…