Flashback: Five Years Ago – Reunion 2010
Flashback: Five Years Ago – Reunion 2010 – Great time was had by all! xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx *** FINAL DAYS OF FYOP & Cadets Receive Awards Before The Big Day Legacy Dinner Birchall Leadership Award Ceremony Big Part of the 2010 Legacy Dinner The RMC First Year Obstacle Course –a Parent’s Perspective AGMs – Lunches –…
FLASHBACK 1975: War? Who mentioned war? RMC cadets are gentlemen
FLASHBACK 1975: War? Who mentioned war? RMC cadets are gentlemen MORE… – War? Who mentioned War? – RMC cadets are gentlemen
Flashback: Queen’s woman gives RMC unexpected preview of 1980
Flashback: Queen’s woman gives RMC unexpected preview of 1980 Were the first 32 upstaged? ** FLASHBACK: Back in late 1979 shortly after the official announcement that women would be enrolled at Royal Military College of Canada starting in the 1980 school year, unnamed officer cadets took it upon themselves to get a head start on…
September 2, 1945 – The Signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender
xxx September 2, 1945 – The Signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay By: 3572 FJN Hostilities with Japan ended on 15 August, 1945, to be followed by a signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender on 2 September. No. 851 Colonel L Moore Cosgrave, DSO, Croix de…
Blue Jays Memories of ‘85
*** DISCLOSURE: We recently posted a version of this story to my Facebook page a few days ago. On the suggestion of a number of ‘friends’, we are updating it with a few new facts and at least one correction. Blue Jays Memories of ‘85 By: WJO The recent announcement that Blue Jays playoff tickets…
Flashback: XXXIV RMC Commandant, 1991 – 93 – 8790 General (ret) Jean Boyle
Following is an encore of an article that first appeared in e-Veritas – July 30th, 2008. The interview was carried out by e-Veritas stalwart volunteer E3161 Victoria Edwards. Former Commandants. In this edition of e-Veritas we commence a series of interview type articles on former commandants of RMC; CMR; and RRMC. First Up: XXXIV RMC…
Down Memory Lane
Down Memory Lane (The following Article first appeared in e-Veritas 1 Aug 2006) The great stories and reminiscences in the last few issues have started me thinking about other perhaps less well known College personalities who impacted on our lives whilst cadets. One that comes to mind from our recruit year is LCdr Hicks or…
10 Years Ago: Has It Really Changed?
Forces hiring to mirror Canada’s diversity Defence Chief Hillier promises new vision for country’s military Mike Blanchfield – The Ottawa Citizen – April 15, 2005 The military will launch a vigorous campaign to recruit more visible minorities to make the Forces more reflective of Canada’s ethnic diversity, Defence Chief Gen. Rick Hillier said yesterday. Gen.…
‘Looking Back – 101 Years Ago’
The following article describes the changes to the College during the Great War, starting with the ‘Diploma (Graduation) Day’ of the Class graduating on 24 Jun 1914. *** THE GREAT WAR – CHANGES WITHIN THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE When the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, Sir John Gibson, presided over the annual Diploma Day ceremonies on 24…
Leadership: 3 Perspectives
Leadership by Example: What makes a good (or bad) squadron commander? Leadership: A Speech by Air Commodore Leonard Birchall…At the CF School of Aerospace Studies in Winnipeg, 17 September 1997 Leaders and Aspiring Leaders Pay Heed: H17417 Col The Hon J.R. Matheson KStJ, CD delivered the Royal Military College of Canada convocation address in May…
H3536 LGen Jack Vance, (ret): “Never Pass a Fault”
Note: We are pleased to present, for consideration by readers of e-Veritas, some very thoughtful remarks made by the late H 3536 Lieutenant General Jack Vance during his time as Colonel of the Royal Canadian Regiment. Colonel of the Regiment’s Address PRO PATRIA 2001 By: H3536 LGen Jack Vance, (ret), Colonel of the Regiment (1997-2002) More
“Bill & Alfie”: An Unusual War Memorial at the RMC
“Bill & Alfie”: An Unusual War Memorial at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) By: 8057 Ross McKenzie For Canadians the First World War (or The Great War as it was known) began in August 1914. The heaviest fighting ended November 11th, 1918, with the Armistice with Germany, but for Canada, the War itself…