Misc
RMC and the Rhodes Scholarship…. By: 24359 III OCdt Stephen Paish – 8 Sqn Over the past couple of days I have been reading of the Rhodes Scholarship adventures of ex-cadets, Broadway, Morton and Megill. The stories they have told were quite intriguing for me. Tales of the interview process for the scholarship, playing rugby…
Notices | IMPLEMENTATION OF RESERVE FORCE PENSION PLAN ADMIN PROCESS
CANFORGEN 045/08 CMP 022/08 251901Z FEB 08 IMPLEMENTATION OF RESERVE FORCE PENSION PLAN ADMIN PROCESS (FURTHER) MESSAGE UNCLASSIFIED REFS: A. CANFORGEN 189/06 B. QR AND O 26.01 SERVICE RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS
Retirements
Retirement Message 17644 LCol René Bourassa (CMR RMC ’91), CD (43A EME Branch) Message de retraite 17644 Lcol René Bourassa (CMR RMC ’91), CD (43A branche GEM)
A Night at the Races
Spring Thing A Night at the Races Friday April 18th, 2008 18:00 hrs Where: Rideau Carleton Raceway 4837 Albion Road To register, make cheques out to “RMC Club of Canada – Ottawa Branch” and mail with the registration form to: c/o JR Digger MacDougall 73 Elm Cres. Stittsville, ON K2S 1R7 (613) 836-9558 Spring Thing…
We get emails
Thank you for your personal note.I have reviewed the current issue and it is much better — but there is a long way to go. I find it to be too “busy”. One must “click here, click there”. Perhaps this is a generational problem — old guys looking for something like the “Marker” while the…
In This Issue 9
Death Notice Former RMC Staff Member Wing Commander Wilfred Blain. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/Deaths.20080227.93142122/BDAStory/BDA/deaths Thank You We were pleasantly swamped with a number of original and great articles for this Issue. In particular, a number of well written and unique human interest stories have a nice “easy to read” style to them.E 3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC ’03) supplied…
Trivia for Issue 9 | Bagatelle
Q1. Identify the location of this architectural sculpture on the RMC memorial arch. 1. Keystone 2. Voussoir 3. Extrados 4. Impost 5. Intrados 6. Rise 7. Clear span 8. Abutment Q2. Identify the name of the architectural sculpture in RMC lore 1. Bud 2. TDV 3. Brucie 4. Rupert 5. It doesn’t have a…
Quotation | Citation
“The guys didn’t want to settle for a co-championship,” Army hockey head coach Brian Riley said. “Our guys wanted to go out and win it outright. Sacred Heart plays physical, they play hard and they play tough for 60 minutes. That is what playoff hockey is all about, and it was great preparation for what…
Top Headlines
MBNA / M/C credit card holders – take note: Some RMC Club members who received cash advances on their MBNA Canada M/C credit cards received notice of a lawsuit against MBNA Canada, allegedly for charging excessive interest rates on these cash advances. The Q&A below is directed only to those members who had RMC Club…
What’s Happening At RMC
Announcement on Director of Cadets Position/ Annonce sur la position du Directeur des élèves-officiers; Fort Brant Offically A Part of RMC; Ex Souvenir 2008 – battlefield tour; RMC band holds fundraising concert;
Fencers / Triathletes & Reading Week
Fencers Impressive During Tour of England – Competition; Culture & Socialization – Caps Off Great Season! Victoria, B.C. – Triathlon training camp.
Ex-Cadets in the News
8813 Lt. Col John D. Gibson (RMC ’71) (RMC Club President 1997-98) has endowed a new academic award known as “The Gibson Medal” in memory of 2569 Major Desmond H Gibson, ED (RMC ’37) and 805 Colonel The Honourable Colin W.G. Gibson, PC, MC, VD (RMC 1911), to be presented to the top graduating ROTP/RETP…