Flashback to…
Flashback to 1999… Mr. David Pratt: I have another quick question on the issue of demilitarization. One of the things we’ve heard over the last couple of years has been the problem with what has been described as “careerism” within the Canadian Forces. Do you see those two issues linked? Col Sean Henry: Well, it’s…
Commandant Series
V Commandant RMC: 1901 – 1905 (Researched by E3161 Victoria Edwards) Major General Raymond Northland Revell Reade C.B., C.M.G. was the 5th Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada from 1901-5. Born in 1861, he was the grandson of Thomas Knox, the second Earl of Ranfurly. The Earl of Ranfurly, of Dungannon in the…
Deaths / Décès
2399 Rear-Admiral William Moss Landymore, OBE, CD, RCN 31 July 1916 – 27 November 2008 2399 Rear-Admiral (Ret’d) William Moss Landymore, OBE, CD, MID, RCN (RMC ’34) died peacefully at The Veterans’ Memorial Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scotia on Thursday, 27 November, 2008. Born in Brantford, Ontario, the only son of Dr. Frederick and Gladys (Moss)…
In This Issue 43
Dr. Joel Sokolsky Formally Installed as XII Principal of RMC ________________________________________________________________________ In This Issue 43: Dr. Joel Sokolsky Formally Installed as XII Principal of RMC; SRO @ Fall Convocation; Top 4 Announced; (M) Fencers Named Top CF Team; Hockey Paladins Stop Off for Pre-Game; DCdt Competing @ Ultraman World Championships in Hawaii; also, Where are…
Dr Joel Sokolsky Formally Installed as XII Principal of RMC
Dr Joel Sokolsky was officially installed as the XII Principal of the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), in a Currie Hall ceremony last Friday. 12192 Brigadier-General Tom Lawson, XII Commandant and Vice-Chancellor of RMC, presided over the event. The installation of a Principal is a long-standing tradition in the academic community and is rich…
Degrees presented at RMC’s LXXXIII Convocation
Two Honourary Doctorates conferred alongside 41 undergraduate and graduate degrees The Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada , 12192 Brigadier-General Tom Lawson in his capacity as Vice-Chancellor conferred 41 undergraduate and graduate degrees during the Fall Convocation Ceremony in RMC’s Currie Hall Friday, November 21, 2008. Honourary degrees were conferred upon Madame Louise…
What’s Happening At RMC
Passing of the Torch: New Top 4 Cadet Positions Revealed On Friday, 22nd of November, the new cadet “bar slate” for the Winter 2009 semester was finally revealed. Having served a semester as the top of the cadet chain of command, the current top 4 cadets (IV Jacklyn Power, IV Yanick Drouin, IV Jean-Francois Horth,…
Where are they now?
Director of Cadets LCol Anthony “Tony” O’Keeffe will be away from the college for a couple of weeks. He is competing in the 2008 Ultraman World Championships on November 28, 29 & 30. The three day, 320-mile (515-kilometer) individual ultra-endurance event which takes place on the Big Island of Hawaii. Entry is limited to 35…
Ex-Cadets in the News
7771 Mr James (Jim) W Leech (RRMC RMC 1968) is President and CEO, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Toronto. He was born in St. Boniface, Manitoba, Leech has a B.Sc. in mathematics (Royal Military College of Canada) and an MBA (Queen’s University). He is married with three children. Leech is 61. He controls $108.5 billion in…
Catching Up With the News
Troops may not be home long Canadians in often-overlooked Korean War held their ground Taking Sandhurst to the DR Congo Grave confirms early Sikh ‘fought for Canada’ We runneth over their cups Antiwar groups fear Barack Obama may create hawkish Cabinet General silence Obama administration ‘will back Israel’: security expert
Promoting RMC in Beautiful BC
7059 LCol (Ret’d) Terry G Senft (RRMC RMC ‘66) has been the RMC Liaison Officer for British Columbia, working with Canadian Forces Recruiting Center Vancouver since 2002. Terry graduated from RMC with a degree in Electrical Engineering followed by a Masters in Business Administration at the University of Manitoba. He served as a Communications and…
Wall of Honour – Call for Nominations
RMC ’63 Wall of Honour Introduction The Class of 1963, as their gift to the College upon entry into the Old Brigade in 2009, are creating and donating to RMC, a Wall of Honour to recognize ex-cadets of the Royal Military Colleges (RMC, RRMC, CMR) and others with College numbers for outstanding achievements and contributions…