RMCC Gets New Small Arms Trainer
College Now Has Its Own Firing Range (Sort of) Article and Photos by 25366 Mike Shewfelt This past Wednesday, College Commandant BGen Eric Tremblay cut the ribbon on RMCC’s new Small Arms Trainer (SAT). The SAT, which is essentially an indoor, computerized firing range using inert weapons, will enhance the quality of training available to…
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College Hosts Military History Symposium In recognition of the bicentennial of the War of 1812, this year’s RMCC Military History Symposium was entitled “North America: From Acrimony to Accommodation, 1754-1871”, and focused on both the war itself and the years following it. Held on 4-5 April, the symposium featured both local speakers from the College…
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Fall 2013 Barslate Announced At a parade held early this past Wednesday morning, LCol Patrick Lemyre, College Director of Cadets, announced the Barslate for the Fall 2013 Semester. The new senior leadership of the Cadet Wing will officially take over the reigns on 29 April. The Senior Barslate is as follows: CWC 25832 OCdt Kyle…
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1st Year Cadets Sit Down for a Different Kind of PMT Once again, this last Wednesday the first year class of the Royal Military College of Canada met for the weekly Proffesional Military Training. The subject was morale and though expecting the usual sit down briefing this week was something different. The PMT session was…
Open letter to the Dean of Engineering at RMCC, Dr. Phil Bates
Good day, Dr. Phil Bates, I just wanted to let you know of the Engineering Successes by RMCC engineering students at last night’s Annual Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) Student Papers Competition. The competition was sponsored by the PEO Kingston Branch in association with the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). The competition affords undergraduate…
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Singapore Armed Forces Training Institute Comes to RMCC Article and Photos by 25366 Mike Shewfelt This past Friday, the College hosted a delegation from the Singapore Armed Forces Training Institute (SAFTI). The delegation members came to familiarize themselves with the Canadian Defense Academy (CDA) and the Royal Military College of Canada. BGen Benedict Lim, SAFTI…
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Gen (ret’d) Walt Natynczyk Guest of Honuor at Army Mess Dinner Article by 25800 OCdt (IV) Paul-Charles Geoffrion-Lockhead On Tuesday, March 5, the Army Mess Dinner of the class of 2013 took place. The aim of this event was to allow fourth year Officer Cadets to discuss what awaits for them after graduation with officers from…
We Earn Our Name / Nous gagnons notre nom
Cadets Collaborate on Poetry Volume / Les Élofs collaborent sur un volume de poésie Article by Dr. Erick Behrisch Elce Photo by 25366 Mike Shewfelt The students of Dr Erika Behrisch Elce’s ENE100-3 – Introduction to Literature and University Writing Skills class are proud to announce the publication of their collection of poetry, “We Earn Our…
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Cadets Face Off for Colour Party Honour This past Saturday morning, under the watchful eyes of drill instructors and in front of their peers and the Commandant, Squadron teams competed for the honour of forming the College Colour Party for the 2013-2014 academic year. The semi-final round held earlier in the week narrowed the field…
Cadets in the Skies Over Florida
Skydiving Club Goes South for Reading Week Sponsored by RMC Club / Foundation Article by 26169 OCdt (IV) Diane Malo, RMCC Skydiving Club President During reading week the RMCC Skydiving Club took 26 of its members to Skydive City in Zephyrhills, Florida to get new skydiving qualifications. Nineteen members were new to the sport and…
Peter C Newman: Three tips & tricks to writing well
“Making the Facts Dance”: Peter C Newman visits English classes OCdt Shona Couturier (S25798) On Wednesday February 6, English 100, English 110, and English 210 had the privilege of hearing a presentation by Mr. Peter C Newman, celebrated Canadian author and journalist. He has sold over 2 million books and has written for publications such…
4th Years Study French & College Staff Get Change of Pace
4th Years Spend Reading Week Learning French Not everyone was able to get away to somewhere warm for Reading Week. Those 4th Year Cadets who have yet to attain a BBB second language profile spent Reading Week here at the College working with the French department to improve their language skills with the goal of…