3069 W.A. McColl’s Diary: Ex Cadet Weekend 1952
“I have to concentrate pretty hard on a stiff straight face because these recruits are obviously scared as hell on their first charge and I can’t get over the fact that it’s not me in their boots.” As we’ll see , the beginning of October ’52 was rich in events. One of the highlights of…
Deaths | Décès
JONES, DR. Richard Edward – BA MA PhD MS Royal Military College – Registrar and Professor – 1963 – 1987 December 14 1921-September 2, 2014 Peacefully at St. Mary’s of the Lake Hospital, on Tuesday, September 2, 2014 with family at his side. Son of the late Richard Jones and Ethel (Hobbs). Richard “Dick” is…
In This Issue 37
Leading from the front – Once again the Commandant, Principal and College Chief helped lead the way in demonstrating that age is not always a limiting factor when it comes to the obstacle course! (See more below) Photo by Curtis Maynard *** A tip of the hat to the following members who just recently updated their…
Ex-Cadets in the News
PM announces the name of the first of the Royal Canadian Navy’s Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships Vice-Admiral Harry DeWolf was born in Bedford, Nova Scotia, in 1903 and joined the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) as a cadet in 1918 to attend the Royal Naval College of Canada in Esquimalt, British Columbia. From 1921 until 1925, he…
Class Notes
Class of 1968 – Special Anniversary Celebrations On 4 and 5 September, a group of 8 Class of “68 members from the Ottawa/Kingston area celebrated their actual 50th anniversary of “signing up”, with a couple of days of golf, friendship and plenty of exaggeration. The group: 7826 Ivan Wawryk, 7815 Marv Sywyk, 7765 Roman Klimowicz,…
Keeping tabs…
Drs Richard Carrier and 10763 Randy Wakelam from the RMCC History Department would like to draw the attention of club members in and around Kingston to the first of a series of six annual evenings commemorating the Great War. These evenings will take place the Wednesday after Reunion Weekend each year through to 2019 (Canadian…
15946 Jill Carleton Looking for More Lady Ex Cadets to Engage with the Club
15946 Jill Carleton Looking for More Lady Ex Cadets to Engage with the Club By: Jen Ochej 15946 Jill Carleton was never led to believe there was any reason she couldn’t do exactly anything she set her mind to— least of all simply because she was a girl— if she was willing to work for…
Memories: Recruit Obstacle Course 1976
The Recruit Obstacle Course: Some Memories from 1976 By 12570 Mike Kennedy ‘Yes, here we all are, having a jolly good time, and everything is working out fine ha ha ha ha” – From the 1967 song “Good Times” by Eric Burdon and the Animals Well, it’s that time of year again……………………….. As FYOP draws…
CLAUDE SCILLEY In conversation with 10903 Paul Amyotte
Cadet, player, coach and professor: Paul Amyotte did it all at RMC By CLAUDE SCILLEY It was more by chance than by design that 10903 Paul Amyotte found himself at Royal Military College. Twice. The first time arose after Amyotte had finished his senior football season at Dartmouth High School in Nova Scotia. “Most of…
3069 WA (Bill) McColl is Back for (IV) Year Sep 1952
Ed Note: For long time readers, for at least the past three years will recognize 3069 Bill McColl. For these past three years, we have reproduced the diary he faithfully kept through – (I), (II), (III) Years at RMC. The last time we heard from Bill, he was finishing III Year and was off to…
The Week That Was & More…
Commandant’s Garden Party By: WJO – Photos by Brad Lowe Brigadier-General Alexander Meinzinger & Mrs Joy Meinzinger hosted the annual Garden party on the grounds at the Commandant’s Residence – Wed 10th Sept. The relaxed / friendly event was well attended by a combination of: select senior cadets; current & former military & civilian college…
FYOP – Finally, real light at the end of the tunnel
FYOP 2014 – Soon to Wrap-Up By: WJO As we go to press, there are only five days left to the running of the obstacle course – four for the badging parade. From personal observation and general feedback FYOP has been going well over this past week. Focus was mainly on drill in preparation for…