Reunions
2008 RMC CLUB FOUNDATION LEGACY DINNER 6:30 pm , 2 October, 2008, RMC Senior Staff Mess By: 13731 Steve France (RRMC RMC ’82) On Thursday 2’nd October, The RMC Club Foundation will host the 11’th annual Legacy Dinner. This fundraising event, to benefit RMC programs, will bring together Ex Cadets, Friends and Officer Cadets of…
Deaths | Décès
Jamie MacGregor Jamie ‘Lucky’ MacGregor’s DFC father Lieutenant-colonel John (Jock) MacGregor VC had arranged for him to attend Royal Roads, a newly formed naval academy outside Victoria, where he was to study engineering. Instead, he sailed to Vancouver to enlist on May 26, 1942. He later won the Distinguished Flying Cross and retired in 1968.…
We get emails
Thank you, e-Veritas team for your diligence and devotion in keeping us up to date on RMC topics and events. My interest has perked up since my young grandson and namesake arrived on campus as a recruit a few weeks ago. A keen rugger player, he had a great Labour Day Weekend! Chris Pratt, RCNC…
In This Issue 31
BGEN LAWSON RECALLS HIS CADET DAYS; I YEAR AS COMMANDANT; LADIES & GENTLEMEN START YOUR ENGINES; THE WAY I REMEMBER IT: MEMORIES FROM A IV YEAR CADET; JOBS; JOBS; JOBS; JOBS; & A FIFTH JOB; REUNION WEEKEND CREEPING UP; HE WAS THE FIRST COMDT FOR “THE MAJ’; RUGBY SEASON KICKS OFF; WHERE ARE THEY…
Top Headlines
…”This year, four senior cadets per squadron of 50 recruits have earned the opportunity to wield authority and get in on early recruit training. Orientation is an excellent opportunity for the senior cadets to prepare for command since there is a fine line between challenging military discipline and pushing the recruits to rebellion. RMC recently…
What’s Happening At RMC
Ladies & Gentlemen – Start your engines! This wasn’t the message given by the freshly minted DCdt, LCol Tony O’Keeffe to the II, III & IV Year classes last Friday just before the 2008/09 school year was to commence at RMC. However, it just may as well have been! The energetic and passionate air force…
Where are they now?
12648 Cdr Mike Burke (left) and 13846 LCol Kevin Bryski and outside main HQ of the Afghan Regional Security Integration Command – South. Mike just finished a one year tour of COS and handed over the reigns to Kevin on 27 August 08. Neither of them are in the Army! ___________________________________________________ 8833 Dr. John Leggat…
Career Opportunities in Engineering
[English] [Français] Positions Available / Postes disponibles Here is a list of job opportunities provided by our partners from RHR with the working area and the experience required. To see the complete details of the jobs, you should be registered on www.RMC-Careers.com. Voici une liste des possibilités d’emploi fournis par nos partenaires de RHR avec…
Reunions
REUNION – 2008 – Fin de semaine de réunion Schedule of Events / Calendrier des activités Ex Cadet Weekend – Sports Activities: Legacy Dinner Info Please consider “sponsoring a cadet” – Contact Bill Oliver Dinner & Dance Saturday night – Tickets are moving very slowly, at press time. A new caterer and new band have…
Flashback | Rétrospective
Number VIÂ in our series on former Military Colleges Commandants. By E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC ’03) Lieutenant General William Alexander Beaumont Anderson (RMC 1936) OBE, CD, BA 1960-2 was born in Montreal in 1915. He was the XXIII RMC Commandant His father, the late Major-General W.B. Anderson, CMG, DSO, of Ottawa, was a former Commander…
Extra Innings
I year Kris Hicks and IV year Gavin Whynot block a Navy Kick RMC hosted the inaugural Labour Day rugby tournament this past weekend. Teams included USNA, Concordia, Kutztown and University of Western Ontario. The tournament is a Can Am affair with RMC taking on USNA and Kutztown (Philadelphia) on Saturday and Sunday respectively. This…
Ex-Cadets in the News
The RMC Club of Canada is proud to announce the launch of the new online RMC network. Your user name is your college number and your password is the word ‘password’ The sign in link is found here: http://rmc.voisinhq.com Once you have signed in, change your password by clicking on ‘Change Password’ under the ‘Actions’…