The RMC Alumni Association is proud to support the Women in Defence & Security (WiDS) Annual Awards Breakfast on 6 March 2025
The Annual Awards Breakfast honours Remarkable Leaders within the Defence community. From junior levels to senior executives, all women deserve recognition for their positive contribution and impact to the Canadian defence and security industry. The Remarkable Leaders campaign celebrates the value women bring to Canada’s Defence and Security community.
Dr. Paul Amyotte, RMC Class of 1976, Awarded Discovery Centre Hall of Fame Award
Known around the world for his internationally recognized work in process safety and risk management, Amyotte has dedicated his career to understanding and preventing dust explosions, a specialized area of Chemical Engineering that he first discovered during his doctoral work.
Game Changer: France Hébert, Vice-President & General Manager, Defence & Security Canada, CAE
France Hébert began her career in the defence industry over 35 years ago by joining the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). She graduated from the Royal Military College (RMC) of Canada in Kingston, Ontario, with a degree in Engineering Physics. Her education at RMC emphasized academics, leadership, athletics, and bilingualism, shaping her into a well-rounded leader with strong teamwork skills.
RMC Trailblazers: A Conversation with Simon Mailloux about Leadership, Adversity and Resilience
When asked what advice he has for current Officer Cadets, Simon remarks with a chuckle that he well remembers being on the receiving end of such advice. He offers that Cadets should make the most of their time at RMC; that they should read more (“I see Officer Cadets rolling their eyes saying “Ah no, another one that wants me to read more’”); and most importantly that they need to find their support networks both back home and around themselves at the College. “When I got injured, the first people that sent emails and wanted to see me and wanted to support me were my friends from RMC… They were there for me right away… At Kandahar Airfield, in the Role 2 hospital we have there, I didn’t know it, because I was unconscious, but one of my good friends from RMC actually was deployed there as a logistician officer and she came to visit me… So even right out of surgery, the first person that held my hand and helped was somebody from RMC. So, you know, that’s what the College is about. Be there for each other.”
RMC Trailblazers: A Conversation with Michelaine Lahaie on Perspectives Acquired Along the Way
The Trailblazer Podcast celebrates the accomplishments and milestones of notable alumni of Canada’s Military Colleges and provides a platform for them to share their stories and contribute to building future leaders for Canada and the world. Earlier this Summer, we sat down with Michelaine Lahaie who graduated from RMC St-Jean in 1992 and obtained a…
RMC Trailblazers: A Conversation with Scott Clancy on Leadership… and How to Build It
The Trailblazer Podcast celebrates the accomplishments and milestones of notable alumni of Canada’s Military Colleges and provides a platform for them to share their stories and contribute to building future leaders for Canada and the world.
RMC Trailblazers: A Conversation with France Hébert about How Life at RMC Prepared Her to Lead in Industry
“In my day, you entered in the service and military college, and it was about integration into the Canadian Armed Forces, into your unit. And now it’s very much about inclusion. It really sets a different tone in the service and at military college that is positive… RMC has created so many great leaders in the Canadian Armed Forces and in our country, and when I look at the young people that are coming out of RMC now, it will continue to do so.”
RMC Trailblazers: A Conversation with Marc Garneau Who has Blazed Trails on Land, at Sea, and in Space
The Trailblazer Podcast celebrates the accomplishments and milestones of notable alumni of Canada’s Royal Military Colleges and provides a platform for them to share their stories and contribute to building future leaders for Canada and the world. Earlier this year, we sat down with Marc Garneau who graduated from RMC in 1970. Garneau is, as…
Canadian Military Colleges Trailblazers: A Conversation with 14390 Kate Armstrong, RMC’s First Woman Cadet
“RMC is Canada’s federal leadership institution. Anywhere you go in this country, you don’t have to delve too deeply — whether it be into the hierarchy of a corporation, or the people that you see on the news, or things happening — to find an RMC Cadet. There are RMC graduates that have a huge impact in in our culture and in the leadership of Canada. So, if we can get it right at RMC we can actually effect change in our culture. But the caveat is that change has to be desired — the Colleges really need to embrace it… it would be incredible to create leaders that value all people for the gifts they bring to the table.”