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Major-General (Retired) Richard Rohmer named honorary advisor to the Chief of the Defence Staff Special forces need not always work in secret, commanding officer suggests  RMCC astronomer looking up More

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Paterson ready for office – New Mayor of Kingston – RMCC Prof. Article *** There is no ‘Father of the Flag’ Kingston and Royal Military College could claim to be the flag’s birthplace as well, with the design of the Canadian flag loosely based on the Royal Military College flag. Article *** Army athletics rebranding…

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Congratulation, once again to the major award winners from the recent RMCC Fall convocation. At post time last week we did not have in our possession, individual photos.       Top Left – Dr.Laura M. Robinson – Matheson leadership Award; Top right – Austin Gian Singh Thind – RMCC Dept Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Post-Graduate…

Ex Cadets & Catching Up With the News

  Caption: Cadets of the First Intake into the Royal Naval College of Canada in 1911 with their officers and instructors. Those pictured include the first four Canadians to die in active service in World War One on board Her Majesty’s Ship Good Hope at the Battle of Coronel, 1 November, 1914. They were: Arthur…

RMCC Fingerprints Highly Visible @ CAF Sports Award Ceremony

Former RMCC Athletic Department – Sgt “Dick” Hartnett – PERI (retired later as a Captain) inducted into the CAF Sports Hall of Fame Last Friday evening in Ottawa at the 26th Annual Canadian Armed Forces Sports Award Ceremony former RMC – PERI / running coach during the mid 1980s, Dick Hartnett was inducted in the…

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More on the Battle of the Scheldt from Mike Kennedy – “Saw the article on the Battle of the Scheldt in the latest e-veritas. Here is something you might wish to append to the article, I left it out of the last article on Forbes for space reasons.” A Trip into Hell One of the…

Dr. Walter Dorn RMCC Professor just released book Air Power in UN Operations: Wings for Peace & Much More…

“IMPRESSIVE”—Lieutenant-General The Hon. Roméo A. Dallaire (retired)Rich poignant case studies illuminate the past and present use of UN air power, pointing the way for the future. This book impressively fills the gap in the current literature on peace operations, on the United Nations and on air power generally.For a 50% discount, order through Ashgatewith the…

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Short CKWS video here ***  Governor General at the Citadelle of Québec – Presenting Medals & Awards Among the recipients: MERITORIOUS SERVICE CROSS (MILITARY DIVISION) 14596 Major-General Dean James Milner, O.M.M., M.S.C., C.D. MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL (MILITARY DIVISION) 16301 Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph Christian Guy Leblanc, M.S.M., C.D. 21000 Captain Trevor Mark Pellerin, M.S.M., C.D. 15273 Colonel…

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xx Professor Lubomyr Luciuk (Department of Political Science, Royal Military College of Canada) has recently published “Jews, Ukrainians and the Euromaidan” which traces the generally positive role played by Jewish Ukrainians and the Jewish Diaspora in support of the Ukrainian revolution of November 2013 (Chair of Ukrainian Studies, University of Toronto in association with the…

ROTP / RETP – Programme de formation des officiers de la Force régulière – Programme de formation (Intégration à la Réserve)

Regular Officer Training Plan (ROTP) – Reserve Entry Training Plan (RETP) Applications for the ROTP-RETP programmes for admission to RMCC for Sept 2014 are now closed. The new ROTP-RETP Campaign for academic year 2015-16 will commence 1 Sep 2014. For more information please contact your local Canadian Forces Recruiting Center or visit the Canadian Forces…

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Walter Carter appointed by Obama to head US naval academy Article Siblings Graduate from Different Service Academies Article Anti-spam legislation means headaches for small business  Article Zukunft Relieves Papp as Coast Guard Commandant Article MAY: Obama’s pitiful performance at West Point Article

III Year Civil Engineering Students Apply Their Skills Into Real-life Engineering Problems At CFB Comox

Civil Engineering Department ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA Preamble: Every year, III year civil engineering students are required to participate in a field project that emphasizes the application of engineering knowledge and skills to real life tasks. This field project is part of the curriculum for students enrolled in the Civil Engineering program. Upon completion,…

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