Director of Cadets – Quickly Making A Mark!
Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony J. O’Keeffe proves false the assumption that one has to be an Ex Cadet to be an outstanding Director of Cadets.“Tony” is a very sharp individual. He is never afraid to speak his mind and is always very fair in what he does. The two year Lieutenant-Colonel has no patience with whining or…
What’s Happening At Royal Military College of Canada
Revised RMCC Mission Statement The following mission statement has been endorsed by the RMCC Board of Governors. The mission of the Royal Military College of Canada (RMCC) is to produce officers with the ethical, mental, physical and linguistic capabilities required to lead with distinction in the Canadian Forces (CF). As a federally chartered bilingual university,…
Two Cadets Attended a Spring Ball in Holland
Having a “ball” at the Royal Netherlands Naval Academy By: 24414 NCdt Anna Dupuis and 24425 NCdt Daniel Kuzmicz On the 21st April 2008 NCdt Daniel Kuzmicz and I, NCdt Anna Dupuis, set off to the Royal Netherlands Naval Academy in Den Helder, Holland. The two of us were among seven other foreign delegations to…
Ex-Cadets in the News
NAVY RECRUITING SCENE IS BLEAK 12324 Rear-Admiral Tyrone Pile (RRMC RMC ’79) Port Hope High School graduate leads search-and-rescue squadron 17829 LCol Tom Dunne (RMC ’91) He has no place in my Canada 12570 Mike Kennedy (RMC ’80) Recruiter for a Day: an idea brought to life 13260 Matthew Overton (RRMC ’81) Moving Out 22374…
11th Annual CDA Institute Graduate Student Symposium
11th Annual CDA Institute Graduate Student Symposium “Canada’s Security Interests” Royal Military College of Canada Kingston, Ontario October 31st – November 1st, 2008 The Conference of Defence Associations Institute will be hosting its 11th annual Graduate Student Symposium on “Canada’s Security Interests” on 31 October and 1 November 2008 at the Royal Military College of…
Where are they now?
8400 LCol (Ret’d) Terence “Terry” T. Cockerill (RMC ’70) graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada with a Bachelor of Science (Applied) in 1970. Upon promotion to Major in 1978 he was posted to Force Mobile Command Headquarters in St Hubert, Quebec as an Operations staff officer. He completed the Canadian Forces Command and…
Commandant Series
Number X in our series on former Military Colleges Commandants XVI Comdt @ CMR – XXXIV Comdt @ RMC… By: E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC ‘03) 6496 BGen (Ret’d) Charles JCA Émond CD (CMR RMC ’65) is an Ottawa-based consultant and a member of the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) Board of Governors, which provides…
A Special Invitation to Ottawa
A SPECIAL INVITATION TO OTTAWA Annual Dinner and Tour Fellow Ex Cadets, This is a wonderful opportunity for you to meet up with and join friends and classmates in the Nation’s Capital for two events on the same day – Thursday 13 November, 2008. Visit the Canadian War Museum (CWM) – Open 0900 to 1700…
Trivia / Bagatelle
Trivia courtesy of E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC ‘03) Question #1: Who am I? I was born in Charlottetown, PEI, on 23 September 1868, the son of the head of Prince of Wales College. I was an honours graduate of the Royal Military College in June 1890, and in the next two years was employed on…
Deaths | Décès
H 2499 Peter Wilson (RMC ’35) WHT (Peter) Wilson Lieut. Col. retired MBE CD. Died September 25, 2008 at age 92, from injuries suffered in a fall at his house in Kingston. He survived three wives, Pamela, Audrey and Joan. He is the father of Peter Wilson of Manotick and the late Penelope Smith. He…
Quotation / Citation
“It is always the same when you start as a favourite, you are marked as the team everyone wants to beat. We begin this season with the end [of last season] in mind” Jacques Tremblay – Former RMC Redmen Hockey Coach ______________________________________________________ “Our Canadian Forces gain mature, educated, experienced members, while the employers gain staff…
Focus on the VC
________________________________________________ An unknown artist’s depiction photo: Directorate of History and Heritage, Department of National Defence H1866 Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Cecil Ingersoll Merritt (RMC ’25) heroically stepped into history on 19 August 1942, during the disastrous raid on Dieppe, France. ________________________________________________ Who am I? I was born in Athboy, County Meath, Ireland. I was an International Rugby…