25th Annual Legacy Dinner/ 25e dîner Héritage annuel
The legacy Dinner is a highlight for many each year – a chance to dress up – for Alumni to meet Canada’s future military leaders and nation builders – a chance to tell your favourite war story, which only gets better like a fine bottle of wine. This year we celebrated our 25th Annual Legacy Dinner to a sold-out crowd of Senior Staff of the Colleges, Alumni and spouses, friends and sponsored Naval and Officer Cadets.
Wall of Honour Remarks from Maj (Ret’d) Bruce Henwood
The article below was shared with permission by Maj (Ret’d) Bruce Henwood. These are his remarks at the Wall of Honour Ceremony. Photo Credit: Karen McCrimmon on X Good afternoon, This is truly a humbling honour to be recognized amongst such distinguished other Wall of Honour inductees past and present. I would be remiss if…
RMC Old Brigade Dinner – Reunion Weekend 2025
The wonderful tradition of the Old Brigade Dinner was carried forward on Saturday night, the 13th of September, during the Reunion/Badging Weekend at RMC.
Strengthening Our Traditions: Old Brigade Welcomes Valerie Spencer Keyes and Leslie Guyatt
At the Old Brigade Dinner on September 13, 2025, Valerie Spencer Keyes and Leslie Guyatt were formally recognized and inducted. While they are not the first women to meet the Old Brigade’s eligibility criteria, they were the first to be formally inducted under this process. Their recognition is a proud moment for both the Old Brigade and the RMC Alumni Association.
The Class of 1980 LAV III Monument
At its 35th Reunion in 2015, the Class of 1980 launched a project to present a Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) III to the Royal Military College. Restored to look as it did in Afghanistan the LAV III monument was presented to the College on Remembrance Day, 11 November 2019. To mark its induction into the…
Chilliwack Homecoming and Reunions
Article submitted by Don Chipman CMR RMC 1972 It has been almost a generation since CFB Chilliwack was closed and its main units moved to other bases – the School of Military Engineering to CFB Gagetown, the Officer Candidate School to St-Jean, and 1 CER and 3 PPCLI to Edmonton. The Engineers had been there…
7th Annual Battle of the Classes
In 2019 the RMC Alumni Association launched the Battle of the Classes Challenge. The idea was to gather support for the Colleges for all projects while giving credit to Class Cumulative Giving. The Challenge was a huge success and in just one month more than $375,000 was raised for our future leaders. The Class of…
Special Honour for Distinguished Alumnus – Larry Ashley RMC 1959
On Saturday August 9, 2025, Lieutenant-General (Retd) Larry Ashley was honoured by being named one of Parks Canada’s Hometown Heroes in a ceremony held at the Shearwater Aviation Museum in the presence of a host of dignitaries, family members and friends.
Ottawa Branch’s Ironman Col (Ret’d) Sandy Schwab RMC 1987
In the fall of 2024 Sandy approached the Perley Health Foundation and offered to help raise funds to support Veterans Programs and Initiatives by soliciting donations through his participation in the 2025 Ottawa Ironman Competition. Sandy proposed to kick off the fundraising with a personal $10,000 donation and challenge supporters to match this amount to a $20,000 target.
Leading with Purpose: Military Principles in the Private Sector
RMC and the Canadian Armed Forces gave me a foundation in leadership that continues to serve me well. The terminology may be different, orders become scopes, commands become crews, but the core principles endure. Mission clarity, trust-based command teams, and a culture of belonging are not just military ideals. They’re tools that transfer. They’re needed. And they work.
Building the next generation: CAFCYBERCOM’s summer internship success
“The intent was to see how we could make the most of student employment programs,” explained Mr. Geoff Priems, a Command Evolution Team member and the Command Information Management Officer at CAFCYBERCOM Headquarters. “I quickly realized that students could take ownership of meaningful tasks and tackle bigger challenges than I initially imagined.”