Rappelling to Helocasting
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwdtAZPkH6s[/youtube] Video by OCdt. Zhao, K Submitted by: Kelly Lupton – Physical Education Manager, Photos by: 26549 OCdt Kai Zhao The school year is coming to an end and the IV year OCdts that took part in the Rappel Master Training in IV year Physical Education with teacher Jean Blanchet (photo right) were afforded a…
Trenton Visit Includes the Whole Nine Yards
Cadets See Lots of Behind the Scenes During Trenton Visit Written by 25961 OCdt Ethan Strong RCAF Cadets had the opportunity to travel to CFB Trenton, where they were exposed to the operational side of the Canadian Armed Forces, in which they will serve upon graduation. For many, this was the first time seeing operational…
Cadets Advised to Take it One Day at a Time…
Drillfest 2013 is in Full Swing Article & Photos by 25961 OCdt Ethan Strong The period following exams, which is filled with long days of drill and environmental phase training (EPT), is tough on cadets. This period, known colloquially by the wing as drillfest, is now in full swing. Everyone’s days are filled with a…
Swimmers & Triathletes Still Going At It
Swimmers in Ottawa By: Nicholas Lightbody Exams are finished, the stress of academic assignments and labs and papers are over, and the RMCC Swim Team packed up their gear and headed to Ottawa to compete at the GO Kingfish Long Course Invitational Swim Meet. This was the first long course (50 m pool instead of…
Sailors Return with Three Trophies; Red Ferrari Remains in Italy
More Room Required for RMCC Trophy Case The 30th Trofeo Accademia Navale e citta di Livorno (TAN) officially ended with a spectacular awards presentation at the Italian Naval Academy. TAN is a sailing regatta that comprises of 9 different classes of sail boats. The regatta is a combined Italian Naval Academy and city of Livorno…
Currie Hall Area Spruced Up
Decorative Paintings Leading to Currie Hall Article by: 5256 Gwyn Griffith Anyone who hasn’t visited the stairways and hallways leading to Currie Hall lately is in for a treat. When the Currie Building was initially designed following the Great War, decorative paint schemes were prepared for the areas leading to the Hall. Primarily due to…
Did you know? By E3161 Victoria Edwards
Did you know? ln many of the units or organizations in which Col (Ret’d) André D. Gauthier OMM, CD served, he often donated a copy of one of his sculptures on departure. He was posted to Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean as Vice-Commandant and Director of Cadets 1973-1975. He decided to create “CADET” (1974), an…
In This Issue 17
KINGSTON WATERFRONT HOTEL – CLICK ON PHOTO – FOR RESERVATIONS & OTHER INFO ________________________________ 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: 3314 Larry Shick; E6003 Anastasios Varvarikos – Lifetime membership;…
Class Notes – Two Athletic Department Legends Feasted!
Two Athletic Department Legends Feasted! Recently, Major (ret) Danny McLeod (sitting right) former RMC Athletic Director (1960 -71) and Squadron Leader (ret) Doug Hargreaves (sitting left) former Redmen football and basketball coach (1965-70), accompanied by their wives, Sheila and Norma respectively were special guests at a private dinner hosted by six Ex Cadets in Kingston.…
Strategic Review Report “The Road Ahead” Pour le Rapport d’évaluation stratégique
eVeritas Update #2 From the Implementation Team of the Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada For the Strategic Review Report “The Road Ahead” Current Status This is a quick update on progress being made by the Implementation Team addressing the recommendations outlined in “The Road Ahead”, the report based on the year-long Strategic Review of…
What are these 24 up to these days…?
Chief Technical Officer at Echotec Sona Senior Technical Staff Specialist at Bell Helicopter Textron Ex-military engineering officer. Journalism Grad. Experienced Project Co-ordinator, Team Leader. DGSTO at Defence Research and Development Canada Student (Joint Command and Staff Programme) at Canadian Forces College Global Strategies, Sales and Marketing SSO Armaments and Logistics at Canadian Joint Delegation to…
Chris Hadfield: How would he respond to the words “Beer Esses Emma” – In Space?
Bill – I have a suggestion for a future article that ties into a couple of ex-cadets. First link is myself, Mech Eng class of 87 college # 15998. My daughter submitted a proposed experiment to the Canadian Space Agency as part of a nationwide contest for Canadian School students. The experiment was chosen from…