A Bunker on the Golan Heights & The Missing Plaque
A Bunker on the Golan Heights (1985) Israel I wrote this little vignette, for fun, a few years ago with my tongue firmly in my cheek. It is quite true nonetheless as best that I can recall. I caution the reader that this little yarn is not meant to place the writer in the ledger…
Scarlet Underground Reunite Back-to-Back Years
Ex-Cadet Weekend 2012 & 2013 – The Scarlet Underground Reunite Scarlet Underground – A name conceived on a train during a vacation in Europe in August 1986 by 15248 Roger Boulet and 15662 Chris McLaughlin. The concept was to form a rock band to represent the college. Chris knew a lead singer from Royal Roads…
MacKenzie Tower Clock Transformed Into a Mickey Mouse Watch in 1984 / L’horloge de la Tour MacKenzie transformée en montre Mickey Mouse en 1984
By: 15363 Marc LaViolette There are two parades during the year at the Royal Military College that are deemed extra special. One is the Graduation Parade (now called the Cadet Commissioning Parade) and the other the Ex-Cadet Parade. Many hours go into preparing the wing for such events and let’s face it, few have been…
Summer Time Easy Reading & RMC Class of ’73 Reunion
Mon Oncle Andre Life as an Outsourcing Executive in Accenture. Who Is It? 90 years ago, this CFL Hall of Famer entered RMC IV Year Impressed With What He Sees of Recruit Camp – 2008 The History of the Mast and Colours at Royal Roads Next Up – First Year Orientation Period (FYOP) Varsity Glimpse:…
Summer Time Easy Reading – Past e-Veritas Articles
FIRST PENALTIES IN WEST POINT/RMC GAMES – THE INSIDE STORY “Caught in that terrible tsunami”…….. They Arrived 25 Years Ago BOOT CAMP READY TO START West Point Graduate Responds to “Royal Military College” in Outer Space! 1988 Obstacle Course – 30 Different Obstacles – Now that was Tough!
THE CADET SOCIALIZATION PROJECT – May 2006 & Much More…
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The Torch has been passed DEPARTING COMMANDANT SENT OFF IN STYLE… RRMC Brass Cannons RMC Stands Tall In Grueling Sandhurst Competition Cadets Take Officer Training to New Level FYOP Cadets Face First Major Hurdles
Did you know? By E3161 Victoria Edwards
Did you know? ln many of the units or organizations in which Col (Ret’d) André D. Gauthier OMM, CD served, he often donated a copy of one of his sculptures on departure. He was posted to Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean as Vice-Commandant and Director of Cadets 1973-1975. He decided to create “CADET” (1974), an…
Did You Know by Victoria Edwards
Did you know? LGen Sir Patrick Howard Dobson GCB (1921-2009), then military secretary (United Kingdom), presented an oil painting, on behalf the British army, to the Royal Military College of Canada on the occasion of the Royal Military College’s Centennial. William Irving, the artist, depicted representative figures from all of the Corps and regiments of…
Boxing at CMR…The Way It Was in ’58-59…Anecdote…
Seasons in the Sun By: 5716 Glen Peever I was in the stairway when the announcement was made, and the echo from an empty space is not conducive to my full understanding of announcements on a French language day. “Keith,Claude, excuse me, but did I hear that announcement correctly? We are to report to the…
The Way it Was for Recruits in 1965: Then and Now
Recruit Camp In 1965 (click to enlarge) Fast Forward to FYOP 2012… As the Class of 2016 settled into the routine of FYOP, the First Year Orientation Program, 25366 Mike Shewfelt got out to record the sights around the College.
10950 David Hall Remembers…Major “Alfie” Bake
Major “Alfie” Bake worked in the library with Mr. (“splendid”) Watt. He was also the Chairman of the hockey team and had been so long before I got there in 1972. He was an extremely positive individual. He wasn’t very tall. He had a deep hearty laugh which we heard often. Both Major and Mrs.…