What’s Happening At RMC | Que se passe-t-il au CMR?
*THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY DÉPARTEMENT D’HISTOIRE* The 2007 THOMPSON LECTURE CONFÉRENCE THOMPSON 2007 Topic / Sujet “The Nature of Anglo-American Relations, 1900-1945” *Dr. Greg Kennedy, Defence Studies Department King’s College London, United Kingdom* Sawyer Bldg, Room 4076 Tuesday, 16 October 2007, 14:00h. Édifice Sawyer, Salle 4076 Le mardi, 16 octobre 2007, 14h00* Upcoming Conference Defending…
Catching Up With the News | Se remettre au courant
Proud RMC Parents Hillier’s position stronger after rumour of demise Afghan police salaries paid by Canadian military Ex-Sandhurst head wins damages over royal stress claim Hunt for Royal Navy recruit after sex attack on female cadetThe case follows another incident last month at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, when 22-year-old officer cadet Amii Calway…
Where are they now? | Où sont-ils/elles?
6440 Tony Goode (CMR RMC ’65) After 30 years of commissioned service in the Canadian Navy, during which he commanded HMC Ships THUNDER, CHIGNECTO, SAGUENAY and ALGONQUIN, as well as Training Group Pacific, Fourth Destroyer Squadron and Royal Roads Military College, Tony Goode retired as the CF Naval Attache at the Canadian Embassy in Washington,…
Ex-Cadets in the News | Anciens dans les nouvelles
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, announces the award of Mentions in Dispatches for gallantry and devotion to duty in combat. The Mention in Dispatches is a national honour that was created to recognize members of the Canadian Forces on active service and other individuals working with or…
Flashback | Rétrospective
Impressions of a Class of ‘61 Old Brigader Every member of the Class of ‘61 knew that we had no business joining the Old Brigade. As cadets we had encountered specimens of the Old Brigade-venerable but slightly decrepit, with college numbers like 102 or 204. Whereas we are young, active, tough-ready to challenge the recruits…
Misc
Pourquoi j’ai joint le Club des CMR Par 12944 André Durand J’ai joint le CMR Saint-Jean en 1977 sous le programme de formation des officiers de la régulière (PFOR). C’est à mi-chemin du programme que j’ai eu des difficultés académiques et réorienté ma carrière vers le programme de formation des aspirants officiers (PFAO). Au cours…
We get emails | Nous recevons des courriels
Please note an error in the third Para of Captain Annie Djiotsa’s article about Ex-Cadet Weekend, as included in your issue 21. Please bring this error to her attention, as everyone in the College, and the Club, should be aware of the eligibility requirements for membership in the Old Brigade.Members of the Old Brigade are…
Extra Innings | Manches supplémentaires
We may have been premature in our writing last week how everyone at the Dinner Dance had a great time. It now appears that some of the later classes (’87; ’92, 97 & 02, in particular) may have had reasons to be disappointed with the quality & quantity of the meal; prices at the bar,…
In This Issue 21 – Dans ce numéro
To find an article: copy title into the search bar on the top of the website and press the ‘enter’ key. To search for an individual: type their name into the search bar and press the ‘enter’ key. What do you know about the Sky Lancers? Peitzsche & Snyder Wedding; Reunion Weekend Recap; Out going…
Quotation | Citation
As the army has been forced to fight a brutal counterinsurgency war in Afghanistan, Vice-Admiral Drew Robertson says the navy must prepare itself for conflicts where “threats are whatever your imagination can conceive.” In an interview, Vice-Adm. Robertson said an attack on an Israeli warship last year was the wake-up call…”Here we have a group…
Trivia | Bagatelle
Long before the Snow Birds and Golden Hawks the RCAF had an Aerobatic Display Team called the Sky Lancers. Two part question: Where did they perform? A Ontario / Quebec; B Europe; C Western Canada D Canada & USA. What caused their demise? A Government cutbacks; B Shortage of available aircraft; C Shortage of available…