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12570 Mike Kennedy Reviews “Revolver” by Jim Rasenberger
Book Review: “Revolver,” by Jim Rasenberger Published by Scribner, 436 pp. $39.99 Review by 12570 Mike Kennedy On July 25, 1814, British and American troops clashed at Lundy’s Lane, a confrontation that was destined to be one of the bloodiest battles of the War of 1812. By the time fighting ended close to midnight, neither…
Read More10970 Karmin McKay: What it’s like on your first posting
Editor’s Note: This article is the thirdin a series. Future articles will include: optimizing secondary duties, your first posting, Generals and RSMs are people too, What is TDV, you are your own career manager, and several more. Common themes intertwine between them all. Article by 10970 Karmin McKay Although I was in the Army, many…
Read More6560 Andrew Nellestyn’s Food for Thought: Cities are facing potentially existential challenges. Immediate innovative substantive change is imperative!
IT IS IN CITIES WHERE SOME OF THE MOST CRITICAL ADVANCES WE MAKE AS A SOCIETY WILL TAKE PLACE Two thirds of the world live in cities. Migration from the countryside continues apace as agriconglomerates predominate and the rural population flees from crippling poverty and seeks opportunity, prosperity, housing & access to comprehensive health care.…
Read More“If you decide to perform a live demo to prove your point, do it correct.”
Article by 10970 Karmin McKay In the easy days as a cadet in 1973, our class went to BOTC between first and second year. RMC conducted pre-BOTC training before the actual course. The Squad Boss for Brock Squadron was an RCR Captain that was about 4 inches taller than the FNC1 rifle we carried. We…
Read MoreStatement on Sexual Misconduct and Culture Change in the Canadian Armed Forces / Déclaration sur l’inconduite sexuelle et le changement de culture au sein des Forces armées canadiennes
Editor’s Note: The following is reprinted by the request of an ex-Cadet and with permission from the CDA Institute. The opinions expressed do not necessarily represent the views of the RMC Club or RMC Foundation. / Note de l’éditrice: Ce qui suit est réimprimé à la demande d’un ancien élève-officier et avec la permission de…
Read More10970 Karmin McKay: “You have it easy at RMC,” they said
Editor’s Note: This article is the second in a series. It sets the stage and foundation for many of the articles to follow by the same author. As such, it is a longer than the others. Future articles include: optimizing secondary duties, your first posting, Generals and RSMs are people too, What is TDV, you…
Read More6560 Andrew Nellestyn’s Food for Thought: A helicopter on Mars – Who would have thought?
Who would have thought!!! But then Leonard Davinci (1452-1519), a polymath extraordinaire and the personification of the Renaissance man, the term was first applied to him, had foreseen, even drew schematics of an helicopter in his lifetime when a geocentric universe was still in vogue. AN. https://www-cbc-ca.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6018413
Read More10970 Karmin McKay: Reflections on the Importance of Respecting the Rank
Editor’s Note: This article is in response to the recent eVeritas article about the Alouettes practice time at CMR and Mike Kennedy’s response (below). It is the first of a series of articles that will follow in coming editions. Article by 10970 Karmin McKay After his career in football ended, Pete Dalla Riva went to…
Read More12570 Mike Kennedy Reviews “A Time Such as There Never Was Before” by Alan Bowker
Book Review: “A Time Such as There Never Was Before,” by Alan Bowker Published by Dundurn, 438 pp. $34.99 Review by 12570 Mike Kennedy Amid the unprecedented turmoil of the current Covid-19 pandemic, we are at times painfully reminded that a century ago Canada, and indeed much of the world, was writhing in the grip of…
Read More6560 Andrew Nellestyn’s Food For Thought: It is the unknown which drives civilization forward
IT IS NOT WHAT IS KNOWN THAT DRIVES CIVILIZATION FORWARD. IT IS THE UNKNOWN NOURISHED BY INSATIABLE CURIOSITY AND UNBOUNDED IMAGINATION The engineering advances in wind technology just boggle the mind! Nothing can be summarily dismissed. Truly imagination is more powerful than knowledge. Knowledge focuses on what has been achieved and is known. It is…
Read More6560 Andrew Nellestyn’s Food for Thought: COVID – ENTREPRENEURIAL SHIFTS, EXPONENTIAL INNOVATION & THE CRITICAL CENTRALITY OF DATA
THE HUMAN MIND, EVER IMAGINING & CREATIVE, IS A VIRTUAL PERPETUAL MOTION MACHINE! NEVER LET A CRISIS GO TO WASTE! The COVID pandemic, sad as is the loss of loved ones & gainful employment, is proving 2 b a period of explosive & unprecedented innovation, entrepreneurship & discovery. This week’s MAULDIN REPORT bears welcome hope, confidence & direction.…
Read More12570 Mike Kennedy Reviews “Harry Haft” by Alan Scott Haft
Book Review: “Harry Haft,” by Alan Scott Haft Published by Syracuse University Press, 172 pp. $21.00 Review by 12570 Mike Kennedy For Ex-Cadets of a certain vintage, the Recruit Boxing Tournament was an important and memorable rite of passage during their first few months at the College. For many years it was a time-honoured tradition at…
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