Old Brigade Presenters Needed – Badging Parade Saturday Morning 16 Sep
By long-standing tradition, Old Brigade Members present College badges to First Year Cadets during Badging Parade, the climax of the First Year Orientation Program. Brigade members pass through the ranks of First Year Cadets to congratulate them, welcome them to the family of Cadets dating back to 1876, and wish them well in their studies. …
Old Brigade Dinner Saturday Evening 17 Sep – Tickets Still Available
We are planning for a full in-person Reunion Weekend on 16-18 September 2022, the first since 2019. Excitement is growing, and it looks like this will be a weekend to remember. Sales of Old Brigade Dinner Tickets have been going strong, but there are still some available. At time of writing, there are still rooms…
To all 2022 Graduates of RMC and RMCSJ
It seems like only yesterday that we, the members of the Old Brigade, welcomed you to RMC and RMCSJ as new Preparatory or First Year Cadets. We met many of you for the first time soaking wet, exhausted but exhilarated after your Obstacle Course, or shortly after that on your Badging Parade.
Message from 7964 Don Bell, Adjutant of the Old Brigade to the Class of 2022
One thing we all learn in the colleges is that no one makes it through here on their own. Take a moment before you leave to remember all the help and encouragement you received from classmates, professors and other mentors along the way.
Notes de l’Adjudant associé de la Vieille Brigade / Notes from the Associate Adjudant of the Old Brigade
Une fin de semaine des retrouvailles (FDSDR) en deux temps pour la classe d’entrée de 1971 Dans un premier temps le 11 septembre 2021, le Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean (CMRSJ) procédait avec la course à obstacles et la cérémonie de remise des insignes et des médaillons commémoratifs du Club des CMR. Compte tenu des…
3251 Jim Tremain: Good reason to be nostalgic
xxxxxxxx Click on photos for better viewing Remembrance Day – 2015 By: WJO Most people who know me will be surprised to know that I’m a closet sentimentalist; a good part of the time. No more is this evident than on 11 Nov – for obvious reasons. Last Wed (11 Nov) I had the opportunity…
Remembering 3155 ‘Dusty’ Miller
Remembering 3155 Miller, Donald S (Dusty) Donald was known as Dusty to all his family and many friends. He was born on a large farm just outside Melfort, Saskatchewan, June 20, 1930. He was one of nine siblings. He attended High School at Melfort Collegiate Institute where he became an Air Cadet and a licensed…
Class of ’65 Well Represented During Ukraine’s Presidential Election
Two Ex Cadets from the Class of ’65 observed Ukraine’s presidential election Special effort was made to select election observers for the Canadian-led mission to monitor Ukraine’s presidential vote who had military or security backgrounds. Two Ex Cadets fit the bill! In total, Canada deployed 338 election observers. Ukraine Election Observers 6339 Phil Bury (Photo…
NOTES FROM THE ASSISTANT ADJUTANT – OLD BRIGADE / NOTES DE L’ADJUDANT ADJOINT DE LA VIEILLE BRIGADE
NOTES FROM THE ASSISTANT ADJUTANT – OLD BRIGADE OLD BRIGADE ADVISORY COUNCIL The following members of the Old Brigade have offered to serve on the Old Brigade Advisory Council (OBAC) : H3918 Al Roberts Adjutant Emeritus 2745 Donald Cleveland Entry Class 1940 RMC 3201 Austen Cambon Entry Class 1950 RMC 3535 Bob Sexsmith Entry Class…
Class of ’54: An Epilogue
Our Peter Worthington, Gerry Martin, Mount Worthington, General Worthington story in Issue #22/13 Photo: Gerry Martin’s Royal Roads paverstone among his classmates right next to CWC Alick Marshall who was killed just a few weeks after 1954 graduation from RMC in a T-33 training accident. An Epilogue Our tribute to our classmate, the late #3301…
Class of ’54 Remembers…
Photo Credit: “The Fort Garry Horse Museum and Archives”. Peter Worthington, MGen FF Worthington, Mount Worthington, RSM RJ (Bob) Slaney, #3301 GJ (Gerry) Martin , and more … Photos courtesy – The Toronto Sun The recent passing of Peter Worthington, the highly-respected journalist and founding editor of the Toronto Sun, led to the publication of…
Old Brigade Presentation to Governor General
On Thursday 18 April 2013, the Adjutant of the Old Brigade 5611 Gerry Stowe presented an Old Brigade tie and beret to H26223 His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada and Patron of the RMC Club of Canada. His Excellency is a member of the Old Brigade by virtue of his…