John Plant Named a Principal Emeritus
John Plant Named a Principal Emeritus By: WJO H3948 Dr John Plant has had a long and distinguished career. Included is 50 years of pretty well consecutive service to the Royal Military College of Canada in various forms – Professor, Principal and RMC Foundation volunteer. The former Principal (1984 – 1999) has been appointed Principal…
13706 Larry Aitken: Embracing challenge in a distinguished career
13706 Larry Aitken: Embracing challenge in a distinguished career By CLAUDE SCILLEY In just a brief conversation you get the idea that the most difficult assignments Larry Aitken was handed in a 31-year military career were the ones he cherished the most: Deputy commander with a United Nations force in the Congo, commander of the…
Looking back through the 1973 Review…
Looking back through the 1973 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…
23604 Tawfiq Ghadban working with 30 countries around the world
Tawfiq Ghadban working with 30 countries around the world By Steph Ochej 23604 Tawfiq Ghadban is a well known and highly respected driving force behind generating new sales leads and contacts, he successfully located, proposed and closed business deals by contacting potential clients, discovering and exploring opportunities and negotiating contracts. He has 10 years of…
2015 Convocation Update List
Caption: Pictured at the podium is Gov. Gen. David Johnston who addressed Royal Military College’s class of 2015 and received an honorary doctorate of laws at the college’s May convocation. Following is a complete list of those who received: Graduate Degrees; Undergraduate Degrees; Certificate of General Military Studies; Academic Awards including – The Teaching…
“Mama Meinzinger”: recounting life at RMCC as “College Mom”
“Mama Meinzinger”: recounting life at RMCC as “College Mom” By: OCdt 26659 (III) Danielle Andela Joy Meinzinger, wife of the outgoing Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada, has spent the last two years supporting not only her family but also the cadets and staff in their daily operations and living. Joy describes herself…
On Following Leaders and Leading Followers
On Following Leaders and Leading Followers – OCdt 27132 Scott Blair – second-going-on-third year The end of the 2015 Graduation parade signified a major milestone in the lives of the class of 2015. The day has finally come when those officer cadets, after years of work, have finally finished their time at the Royal Military College.…
Royal Military College Saint-Jean Milskills Team
Royal Military College Saint-Jean Milskills Team: A Year Filled with New Challenges! An article written by OCdt Martin and OCdt Quenneville During the orientation program in late August, we received a briefing from the Captains who lead the Sandhurst team at the Royal Military College Saint-Jean, Captain Lacombe and Captain Blakie. They told us all…
Morale Building Quotes from Aviator Amelia Earhart
Morale Building Quotes from Amelia Earhart: “Adventure is worthwhile in itself.” “Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others.” “Courage is the price life exacts for granting peace.” “There are two kinds of stones, as everyone knows, one of which rolls.” “The…
In This Issue 20
Quick note: We want to welcome a number of new readers who have just recently signed on through LinkIn. You will also notice a large quantity of photos with no photo credits. This time around we had an extra large pool of photographers – we just couldn’t always figure out who took what photo. Take…