What’s Happening at RMC
Impressive in Hawaii – DCdt Tony O’Keeffe performs outstanding result E0733 Tony O’Keefe, , RMC DCdts, came in second in the Ultraman World Championships with a time of 22:31:54. The UWC is a 3-day, 320-mile (515-kilometer) individual ultra-endurance event which takes place on the Big Island of Hawaii. Entry is limited to 35 participants and…
Dr Joel Sokolsky Formally Installed as XII Principal of RMC
Dr Joel Sokolsky was officially installed as the XII Principal of the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), in a Currie Hall ceremony last Friday. 12192 Brigadier-General Tom Lawson, XII Commandant and Vice-Chancellor of RMC, presided over the event. The installation of a Principal is a long-standing tradition in the academic community and is rich…
RMC Club of Canada – President’s Award
RMC Club of Canada – President’s Award The President’s award is given to someone who has made a special and significant contribution to The RMC Club. This year was exceptional with two awards being presented. On 19 September, during the St Jean reunion weekend, Past President of the Club and the Club representative on the…
Chief Of The Defence Staff Remembrance Day Message
Chief Of The Defence Staff Remembrance Day Message 12320 General Walter Natynczyk CMM, MSC, CD (RRMC CMR ’79) Etched in our memories are the sacrifices and selfless deeds of those who have nobly served Canada before us. I am truly honoured to mark this Remembrance Day as your Chief of the Defence Staff. This year…
GG Announces Awarding of Meritorious Service Decorations (Military Division)
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, recently announced the awarding of Meritorious Service Decorations (Military Division), to individuals whose specific achievements have brought honour to the Canadian Forces and to Canada. The RMC connection included: * 16247 Colonel Nicolas N Eldaoud MSC CD (CMR RMC 1988) was awarded…
Competitive Intramural Sports Program
The IM Program, in conjunction with the Varsity Program, allows every Officer Cadet the opportunity to compete in a wide variety of team sports while being put in different situations to practice and improve upon many of the sports skills he/she has learned in the Physical Education Program. XXXXXX The organization and supervision of the…
Ex Cadets Mentioned in Dispatches
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, announced today the names of individuals mentioned in dispatches for specific achievements that have brought honour to the Canadian Forces and to Canada. The Mention in Dispatches is a national honour created to recognize members of the Canadian Forces on active service…
Fifth Estate show probes death of Joe Grozelle
23160 Joseph (Joe) T Grozelle, a third-year Royal Military College cadet, went missing Oct. 22, 2003, from his dorm. His body surfaced three weeks later, Nov. 13, in the Cataraqui River, beside the Kingston campus. His father, Ron Grozelle hopes the CBC News: The Fifth Estate episode keeps pressure on police agencies to keep searching…
Thumbs Up for Reunion Weekend 2008
Major Danny McLeod receives instructions from OCdt Neil Smigelski, a former MCpl, as he welcomes the new UTPNCMs to RMC. Otter Squadron – Front & Center By: OCdt Dean Fleet On reunion weekend over two hundred first year cadets, who spanned the length of the parade square, received their cap badges that signal their acceptance…
11th annual Legacy Dinner
City shows off military might Kingston companies increasingly developing equipment for Forces Posted By IAN ELLIOT WHIG-STANDARD MILITARY REPORTER Kingston, for decades the place where the Canadian Forces developed its officers, is increasingly becoming a centre where it develops its weapons and armour. And that new and emerging role for the city was highlighted at…
The Obstacle Course – 2008
First Year cadets overcome the 2008 Obstacle Course The Obstacle Course marks the end of the First Year Orientation Period and the new cadets’ entry into the RMC Cadet Wing. Every cadet is challenged physically and mentally, and a great deal of stamina is needed to successfully complete the Obstacle Course. The Course transcends the…
Ex Cadets Take Pijper Cup for 10th Consecutive Year
Experience, savvy, and leadership prevails. By: WJO A cornerstone for Reunion Weekend are the sports competed by cadets and ex cadets. Once again – for the 10th consecutive year and for the 12th time in the history of the Pijper Cup, the adage – old age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill held…