Catching Up With the News & OPINION
Retired colonel ecstatic to become Queen’s right hand in Alberta More “I was more interested in girls and beer,” Don Ethell ______________________________________________ Canada soldier wrong to allege Afghan abuse: panel “It is also important to note that the board asked each witness if they had ever observed the Afghan National Security Forces abusing a detainee…
OPINION – CYBER-ARMAGEDDON: A NATIONAL AND MILITARY PREPAREDNESS POSTURE.
CYBER-ARMAGEDDON: A NATIONAL AND MILITARY PREPAREDNESS POSTURE. LEARNING TO FIGHT: PREPARING FOR CF COMPUTER NETWORKS OPERATIONS By : 6560 Andrew Nellestyn PhD RMC Class of 1965 I read Lt Vessey’s captivating eVeritas 15 article. WOW!! Pen must be put to paper. No! Key strokes, 1s and 0s must express my thoughts and hence give substance…
Opinion: Continued deployment of Cdn military in Afghanistan
A statement by S151 Senator Hugh Segal on the Afghan mission – Honourary Member RMC Club Colleagues, I rise to express the profound hope that the Parliament of Canada, most notably the House of Commons, will see its way clear to modify its resolution of March 13, 2008 and agree to the continued deployment of…
Sports
(W) Basketball Team Struggling… Forfeit two OUA games this past weekend By: WJO The (W) Paladins basketball team already with a short bench by OUA standards was left with five healthy players – both medically and academically last week. This situation forced them to forfeit two road games – Windsor and UWO. The team has…
Opinion: Improvements Are Required With Commemorative Stones
Sky King’s recent letter was of particular interest as I had just visited RMC the week before to view for the first time my own family’s Commemorative Stones, purchased 5 years ago for me (RMC 71) and my son 23229 Jamie (RMC 05). Unfortunately my experience was not quite up to Mr. King’s high expectations…
Opinion – For Our Country: Students in the Military
For Our Country: Students in the Military by: Lily Panamsky What does it takes to be a full time student and a committed member of the Canadian Armed Forces? Strength and discipline are some obvious qualities students in the military cultivate through training, but there’s one quality that is common to them all from the…
Is there poor grammar at RMC?
Is there poor grammar at RMC? Posted By BARBARA WALLRAFF – Kingston Whig Standard 14 Feb John McNair, of Kingston writes: “I am on staff at the Royal Military College. “Our course reports contain statements about our students’ ability in different areas, notably leadership, decision-making skills and communication skills. “There are many opinions about the…
Who is worth more? & Canadians fool themselves about modern peacekeeping
Soldiers versus teachers: who is worth more? Viewpoint by Robert Smol ______________________________________ Canadians fool themselves about modern peacekeeping The 1950s ideal of non-violent missions for our soldiers flies in the face of current reality Published by Eugene Lang in TheStar.com ______________________________________
I REMEMBER: 2399 BILL LANDYMORE
I REMEMBER: 2399 BILL LANDYMORE As captain of HMCS Iroquois, he knew every sailor by name RCNC016 CHRISTOPHER PRATT Christopher Pratt, captain (RCN) retired, writes about Admiral Bill Landymore, whose obituary appeared Dec. 15 in The Globe and Mail. Not one person who knew him would be able to write a full memoir of Bill…
Opinion: We mustn’t participate in ‘criminal follies’
Dear Editor – Thanks to Rob O’Flanagan for his thoughtful and eloquent column, “Too many things make me sick of war” (Guelph Mercury, Nov. 15). I’ve been thinking about war myself lately, in part because Nov. 10 was the anniversary of my father’s death — and in his last days nearly 20 years ago, my…
Opinion – Ex Cadets Should Know Better
Pictured are members of the Old Brigade during the “March to the Arch” on the Sunday during Reunion Weekend. At least one of our readers believes “everyone” on this parade should be properly dressed. There should be an explicit dress code for ex-cadets and it should be enforced – military dress uniform or club blazer,…
Opinion – IT’S ABOUT TIME!
I was delighted to read Big Changes with RMC Selection Process, the interview with Registrar Lieutenant-Colonel McDonald, in the latest issue of eVeritas. When we carried out what has become known as the * Withers Report, way back in 1998, we identified the MOC selection process as a serious problem and our Recommendation 8j was:…