Peter Dawe, announces his early retirement as the Club’s Executive Director
Le coin du Président – “Le 17 mars, j’ai reçu la lettre de démission de notre Directeur Exécutif. Nous sommes en train de finaliser les actes subséquents. Peter a servi le Club, comme Directeur Exécutif depuis 2001 et pendant son mandat, il a participé à des changements significatifs et en a initié d’autres, le tout…
Sandhurst Competition This Week At USMA
On the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that on other days and other fields will bear the fruits of victory. General Douglas MacArthur US WWII general & war hero (1880 – 1964) RMC Sandhurst Team Moves to West Point for the Final Push Competition tests all around strength, stamina, mental grit, and…
The Incoming “Top 4” Cadets Presented to Wing
DDCadets Announces Fall Semester 2011 Command Team By 26173 (I) OCdt Emily Morgan The Cadet Wing parade held this past Wednesday during PMT presented the Fall Semester 2011 cadet Command Team to the Wing. The DDCadets, Major Donald Munroe, announced 25440 OCdt Landon Lavictoire as the incoming Cadet Wing Commander (CWC), 25484 OCdt Aaron Barry…
14835 Brig.-Gen. J.G.E. Tremblay will be appointed Commandant Royal Military College of Canada
MND Announces More CF Sr. Promotions and Appointments The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, is pleased to announce additional senior Canadian Forces (CF [2]) promotions and appointments for 2011. These officers lead the CF in defending Canada’s values, interests, and sovereignty at home and abroad. “In order to ensure the CF’s continued success,…
Back-To-Back Grand Slams For ASSISTANT CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF
Former Commandant Wins the Crowd By 26173 (I) OCdt Emily Morgan This past Tuesday March 15th RMC welcomed back its former Commandant, Major General Tom Lawson. The lecture room was filled with cadets of all elements and years who had come to hear him speak about the future of the Air Force. The Assistant…
Out of Japan in the Nick of Time
The following is an account from IV OCdt Jeremy Whalen 24912 who attended the 14th International Cadets’ Conference in Yokosuka, Japan from the 3rd to the 9th of March. OCdt Whalen departed Japan less than 24 hours before the devastating earthquake hit the country. I recently returned from the 14th International Cadets’ Conference in Yokosuka,…
Dodging to Canada: Gender Politics, Draft Dodgers, and Citizenship in the Vietnam Era
Dodging to Canada: Gender Politics, Draft Dodgers, and Citizenship in the Vietnam Era By Dr. Lara Campbell The lecture given by Dr. Lara Campbell, a professor in Women’s Studies at Simon Fraser University, on Thursday, 3 March, was a very interesting and thought provoking presentation which gave a brief overview of the surprisingly complex topic…
SIT Report from the CDS
SIT Report from the CDS Layout by: 26173 OCdt (I) Emily Morgan Click, click for better viewing…
Reading Week: Many Off to Exotic Spots, But Not All
6 photos of cadets ‘on their way’ by Dan Fleming “I’ll be heading to Cayo Coco Cuba to an all-inclusive resort with some of the most prestigious and more importantly infamous cadets at RMC. With the company of Eric Robb, Matthew Stokes, Kevin Bowness, and 14 other of my closest friends, it should be an…
RMC Think Tank Delivers
RMC Think Tank Delivers By: 25881 II Year, Anthony Matlock Photo by: Will Chalmers Caption: Dr. Anthony Seaboyer (left) and Dr. David Last (LCol Ret), the driving force of the Centre for Security, Armed Forces and Society at RMC. RMC Think Tank Delivers By 25881 II Year OCdt Anthony Matlock Not many cadets or ex-cadets…
Two First Hand Personal Accounts of the Crisis in Egypt
” RMC Professor on Ottawa’s First Chartered Rescue Flight …..”. Ed Note: RMC professor, Dr. Yahia Antar was caught in the Egyptian fray last week. Following is his account of the experience. By: Dr. Yahia Antar – Photo by: 24487 Dan Fleming When you go for a conference, workshop or other academic duties you normally have your…
Cadets Take Adventure Training to a New Level
Ascending Aconcagua: RMC Cadet Chronicles Team’s Journey to the Summit “You make us all proud and you cut an inspirational path. Congratulations on your personal victories. No doubt you have learned much “know-how” through this endeavour not the least of which is making and supporting tough decisions that are necessary but go against the personal…