Silent Auction for the RMC Club (e-Veritas)? Yes or NO?
Silent Auction for the RMC Club (e-Veritas)? Yes or NO? By: WJO The idea to run a silent auction leading up to Reunion Weekend 14 (RWE 14) sponsored by the RMC Club, in general, e-Veritas specifically is being tossed around in Panet House with no final decision at this time. Club president, Jacques Gagne has…
We Remember
Salute To The Canadian Army – The Big Picture “Salute to the Canadian Army – The Big Picture” is a documentary on the pre-unification Canadian Army, which was produced by the U.S. Army public affairs division. It is about 28 minutes long, in black and white. It was produced sometime in the early 1960’s. It…
International Conference on Welsh Studies draws a multidisciplinary and international group of scholars to RMCC
International Conference on Welsh Studies draws a multidisciplinary and international group of scholars to RMCC On July 23-25 2014, RMCC hosted the three day conference of the North American Association of Welsh Studies. The International Conference on Welsh Studies was organized by the Association President, Dr. Huw Osborne of the RMCC Department of English, and…
Opinion: Recruitment Woes and Officer Attrition in the Canadian Forces
In recent decades the Canadian Forces have historically suffered from low recruitment and high rates of attrition, damaging both the image and relative strength of the Forces as a whole. Progress has been made, however, and the last several years have seen a boost in political attention towards both the Primary Reserve and the Regular…
In This Issue 28
*** *** A tip of the hat to the following members who just recently updated their Club membership status: Chapeau aux membres suivants qui ont tout récemment mis à jour leur adhésion au Club: 3088 Fred E Ross; 6133 John A Stewart; 6607 Kenneth W Clarkson; 8055 James G McCarthy; 3890 Douglas J Gilpin; 5937…
Ex-Cadets & More in the News
15224 Suzanne Bastien, M.A.(Éth. Pub), B.Ed., ing., PMP (Class of 1986) Suzanne a été élue première vice-présidente de l’Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ) en juin 2014. Elle est la représentante de l’outaouais au sein du conseil d’administration de l’OIQ depuis 2013. Suzanne a un intérêt avoué en gouvernance, ce sujet était central à son…
CLAUDE SCILLEY In Conversation: An unlikely vocation awaited the man who scored RMC’s last touchdown
CLAUDE SCILLEY In Conversation: An unlikely vocation awaited the man who scored RMC’s last touchdown By CLAUDE SCILLEY When he came to Royal Military College in the fall of 1979, 13888 Fred Kaustinen figured he’d play a little football, get a degree, put in his four-year commitment to the armed forces and go back to…
Direct From Panet House
Here & There By: WJO RMCC commandant, BGen Al Meinzinger, had the opportunity last week to travel to Naval Officers Training Centre (NOTC) VENTURE in Victoria, BC and 3 Canadian Forces Flight Training School (3CFTTS), Portage La Prairie, MB to visit with Cadets and speak to them about their summer training experiences thus far. This…
Keeping Tabs…
Principal at West Wood Enterprises Contôleur aérien chez Forces canadiennes Vice President, Development at Osmington Special Assistant to the Mayor at City of Ottawa Professional Training and Development Consultant Vice President, Portfolio Manager at Canso Investment Counsel Ltd. Military Professional Independent Maritime Professional Canadian Liaison Officer – US Africa Command Engineer at DND Deputy Commandant,…
New book by Jack Granatstein entitled The Greatest Victory: Canada’s 100 days, 1918
Oxford University Press is publishing a terrific new book by 5105 Jack Granatstein entitled The Greatest Victory: Canada’s 100 days, 1918. More details available soon… Click for better viewing.
Club Membership Update
Club Membership Update By: WJO Many of you are aware that we are currently in a membership drive; as we recently sent out friendly reminders. If you are reading this short article and are currently NOT a member of the RMC Club – please consider taking out a membership today. We recently spoke with 13987…