Opinion: Rugby is a game for peacekeepers, not warriors
(Following opinion by John Mundie is a reaction to a previous (3 April) – Opinion: Military Game – RMC Rugby – by LCol (ret) RJ Jarymowycz) Rugby is a game for peacekeepers, not warriors By: John Mundie It seems LCol (ret) RJ Jarymowycz is several Revolution in Military Affairs (RMAs) behind the times. Having played…
Opinion: Backing the fleet of F-35s
Backing the fleet of F-35s By 11330 Lt.-Gen. (Ret’d) Angus Watt, Ottawa Citizen April 19, 2011 Re: Canada’s F-35s: Engines not included, April 17. I am a supporter of the government’s decision to purchase F-35s to replace our aging fleet of CF-18 fighter aircraft. The aircraft has encountered some developmental challenges and cost pressures need…
Opinion: Military Game – RMC Rugby
Military Game – RMC Rugby LCol (ret) RJ Jarymowycz Rugby has generated a compendium of pseudonyms – from “organized violence” to “a barbarian game played by gentlemen.” It is particularly at home in the military. While a Rugger Fifteen is apropos at the Combat Arms School in Gagetown, it is certainly a vibrant part of…
Opinion: Varsity – Real Leadership
First Term CWTO / TaeKwonDo Team Captain…Speaks Out For four years now I’ve heard the word leadership being tossed around. If you listen to some people talk you’ll think being a garbage sweep OPI is a leadership opportunity, but it’s not…Leadership isn’t measured by the number of bars you hold, how many people you have…
Opinion: Disclosure of Information
Preamble: This article is a ‘position paper,’ a 1st year English literature assignment which helps students towards the writing of essays. Incidentally, it is just the right length for publishing, and I award bonus marks for doing so. We had been discussing propaganda — attempting to come to some definition which is more complex than…
Ex Cadet wife about military life
Two Canadian military wives about military life and how they cope with constant relocation. MUCHMOR CANADA MAGAZINE When we talk about relocating to a new property, new town or even a new province or country, no one knows the process better than the military. Many of us probably don’t realize that the families of our…
Brent Fisher: OCdts Showing Great Leadership Throughout Summer OJTs
Officer Cadets Showing Great Leadership Throughout Summer OJTs By 24712 Brent Fisher (RMC 2010) – photo left The city of Kingston received excellent footage from the Sea Cadet Camp this week as part of the media’s coverage of the 29th anniversary of HMCS Ontario. Many could not see, however, the hard work of RMCC officer…
Victoria Edwards & Doug Craft – In Conversation
E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003) recently spoke with MWO Doug Craft, CD, who was posted to RMC as Band Officer / Band Sergeant Major / Drum Instructor from 2002-2007. E-veritas: What was your primary duty? What do you consider the high-light of serving at the Military College? MWO Doug Craft: I spent six years at…
Opinion: Taking Care of Our Own
He glared at me for decades. You probably caught his eye too. He was one of this town’s most intrepid figures. It’s safe to guess that thousands of Kingstonians had their photographs taken with him. Oddly, given his stature, he has no name, not officially, not yet. Anonymity was his fate from soon after the…
Opinion: Stop Harping: $1 Billion for Summit Security is a Sound ROI
Stop Harping: $1 Billion for Summit Security is a Sound Return on Investment Financial mismanagement has cost the world trillions upon trillions of dollars, resulted in the loss of millions of jobs, and has thrown global economies and governments into grave disarray; to wit Greece and the EU. $1 billion to ensure that world leaders…
Opinion: The Academies’ March Toward Mediocrity
The Academies’ March Toward Mediocrity By BRUCE FLEMING Annapolis, Md. THE idea of a football star receiving lenient treatment after testing positive for drug use would raise no eyebrows at most colleges. But the United States Naval Academy http://www.navytimes.com/news/2010/01/navy_academy_drugs_update_012710w/ “holds itself to a higher standard,” as its administrators are fond of saying. According to policy…