Ex-Cadets in the News
What is the warrior’s code? “One of the reasons I enjoy teaching is that students often make their professors think more about issues such as those raised in the Semrau case. In a recent graduate class, the students made me question the wisdom of what has been said about it.” 8662 Allan English (CMR RMC…
Catching Up With the News
Could your boss be managing from the ‘dark side?’ The study followed more than 900 officer cadets in their second, third and fourth years at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. It used the Hogan Development Survey, a comprehensive measurement of traits that can derail managers, to predict changes in a variety of leadership…
Where are they now?
22735 Victor Bertrand (RMC 2004) completed Phase IV Infantry upon graduation in 2004. He was then posted to 1R22R as his first regimental tour. During that tour he was infantry platoon commander, including a deployment in that position in Afghanistan during ROTO 2 & 3 with the Force protection company at the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction…
JOIN THE GUARD OF HONOUR AT THE ROYAL ROADS MAST
The Vancouver Island Ex-Cadet Club is pleased to announce the Royal Roads Memorial Plaza Paver Stone campaign IS OFF TO A GREAT START. As of Friday – 15 October – 169 orders have been received! The Club, with the collaboration and support of Royal Roads University is offering granite paver stones on a donation basis…
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Glad to see RMC is still going Down Mexico Way from time to time. Here is a photograph of the 1960 RMC contingent on parade in Mexico City to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Mexican independence. The parade was a long one. We formed up at 0800 and were collected for the return to the…
Deaths | Décès
2444 (RAdm Ret’d)John A Charles (RMC 1935) Dear Mr. and Mrs. Oliver, I have been proud and happy to receive the issues of Veritas on behalf of my father John A Charles, but it is with great sadness, I must inform you that my father passed away suddenly on Sept 25. He was alert and…
IN THIS ISSUE 40
Oops, I Missed it! During the badging ceremony last week there were three ex-commandants from the Class of ’65 performing duties: (L) 6440 Capt (N) AJ Goode RRMC – 1984-87; (Centre) 6719 BGen M Matte RMC – 1993-94; (R) 6496 BGen JCA Emond CMR – 1991-94 and RMC – 1994-96. In the photo the three…
Capt. Matthew Dawe Building Ceremony
FOR FIRST TIME A CANADIAN MILITARY BUILDING HAS BEEN NAMED IN MEMORY OF A CANADIAN SOLDIER KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN. Building named after fallen captain Peter Dawe Address… “IT IS OF COURSE A HUGE HONOUR FOR MY FAMILY – AND BY THAT I MEAN THE DAWES, THE SAMSONS AND TARA’S FAMILY, THE HEGARTYS. WE ARE FULLY…
Commandant’s Corner
Commodore William S. Truelove O.M.M., C.D. With the very successful Ex Cadet weekend and Thanksgiving behind us already, let me again express my thanks to all those who have worked so hard to get the College off to a great start for the 2010/11 year. Let me also thank Bill and Rolande Oliver for the…
200th anniversary of Mexican Independence, and the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution & Much More
Cadets help celebrate 200th anniversary of Mexican Independence, and the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution By: 24768 Matt Stokes Anniversaries are an important aspect of military tradition, and give a chance to celebrate the history and heritage of years gone by, a fact that CF members know well with 2010 commemorating the Centennial of…
Victoria Edwards In Conversation With Don Ludlow – CWC 1990
E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2005) interviewed 17362 Don Ludlow (RMC 1990), who was the RMC Cadet Wing Commander (CWC) in 1990. E-veritas: What are your memories of being CWC? 17362 Don Ludlow: I remember having a great time and learning a great deal as CWC. We had a great team of class leaders/barmen in our…