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7739 Herb England, Class of ’68, served with the Queen’s Own Rifles and PPCLI for three years. From 1968 to 1971, he served in Cyprus and as Chief Instructor at the Canadian Army Mountaineering School. He retired with the rank of Captain. Following retirement, he worked with Arthur Andersen & Co in Toronto. He became…
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Ex-Cadet Still Gets Around Edited by 25366 Mike Shewfelt 9649 Rod Capern, RMC 73, reported to RMC Kingston in 1969 pursuing a dream of a military career, his love of athletics, and a chance to travel. In his first year, he won the RMC Recruit Most Outstanding Boxing trophy. He played on the varsity basketball…
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Ex-Cadet Loves Time Spent with Family Edited by 25366 Mike Shewfelt 18486 John Kalhous, RRMC/CMR ’92, graduated high school in Port Alberni, BC, and inspired by the movie Top Gun, enrolled as a pilot and went on to spend two years at Royal Roads Military College. He finished his military college experience at College Militaire Royal…
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“Nothing more precious that helping those little children to learn and to have fun…” Edited by 25366 Mike Shewfelt 8488 Michael Chreptyk, born 29 January 1948, credits his years on the family farm in Pleasant Home, Manitoba, with instilling in him the values of integrity, honesty and hard work that he learned from his parents…
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Ex-Cadet Still Going Strong Edited by 25366 Mike Shewfelt Following graduation from RMC with a BEng, Engineering & Management, 9913 Robert (Bob, Howie) Cowden (CMR, RMC ’74) spent the next 23 years as a Communications & Electronics (CELE) Officer, living in 12 different locations across Canada and the USA. Highlights included four years in Colorado…
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Ex-Cadet Balances Reserves and Civilian Life Edited by 25366 Mike Shewfelt 15008 LCol Dave Morgan (RMCC, ’85) is currently the Commanding Officer of 37 Service Battalion as well as a senior investment advisor with the National Bank of Canada. He was commissioned as an artillery officer, specializing in Air Defense Artillery, and spent 20 years…
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Ex-Cadet Keeps Changing it Up Edited by 25366 Mike Shewfelt 9885 David Bathurst (RMC, Class of ‘74) has been in real estate now for just over five years. It’s his third career after having been in the Navy for 26 years and the IT industry for 14 years. When he retired from the Navy in…
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Ex-Cadet Just Won’t Slow Down Edited by 25366 Mike Shewfelt After RMC and Queen’s, 4840 Dr. Peter Ashley (RMC, ’60, ‘B.Sc Chem Eng ) spent three years at Air Material Command Head Quarters before returning to Queen’s for his PhD in Chemistry. Following a career at the Alcan Research Center in Kingston he began a…
7855 Paul Hession: A Passion for Giving Back
A Passion for Giving Back Edited by 25366 Mike Shewfelt 7855 Paul Hession’s (CMR,’67/RMC,‘69) varied and interesting public service career includes his final role as Director General, Client Engagement at Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC). Throughout his career, Mr. Hession has been a leader in technology and innovation and is well respected for…
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Ex-Cadet Gets Around 11756 Les Chapman (RMCC, ’78) currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer for Reynolds Technological Inquires Ltd, RTI Ltd. After graduation and completion of his MARS training, he volunteered for duty on submarines. He served on exchange with the Royal Navy as the Navigation Officer of HMS Opossum before resigning from the…
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Ex-Cadet At Pinnacle of Journey with Army Edited by 25366 Mike Shewfelt This past Tuesday, in a ceremony held at the Cartier Square Drill Hall in Ottawa, 15737 Bryan Brulotte, (CMR, ’87) CD, MA, MBA was appointed Honourary Colonel of the Governor General Foot Guards. This appointment caps an extensive military career for HCol Brulotte,…
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Ex-Cadet Fought the Good Fight as Commandant of Royal Roads Edited by 25366 Mike Shewfelt 7264 Col. (ret) K. Ross Betts (RMC ’67) is a licensed professional engineer with a Master’s degree in engineering from RMC. He was first and foremost a fighter pilot but also filled a variety of other interesting posts in both…