First Years Experience Life After FYOP
Behind the Scenes of Post-FYOP Article by 26613 OCdt (I) Kyra Smith Photos by 25366 Mike Shewfelt The wind is brisk, the lake is chilly and midterms have arrived. It’s about that time the First Years are finally settling in, and trying desperately to catch up in their classes now that FYOP, the First Year…
The Week That Was…
College Professor Recognized Dr. Richard J. Bathurst, RMCC – Department of Civil Engineering received word last week from, Dr. R. Kerry Rowe FREng, FRSC, FCAE – Editor, Geotextiles & Geomembranes that his paper: “Analysis of installation damage tests for LRFD calibration of reinforced soil structures” by Richard J. Bathurst, Bingquan Huang, Tony M. Allen, Geotextiles…
The Week That Was…FYOP & More
OP Valour 2.0: FYOP 2012 Article by 25854 OCdt (IV) Christopher Bencze Photos Courtesy RMC Flying Club Last year a team of Third Years devised a plan in which the First Year Cadets would be able to better remember their First year with the College and build some “Esprit de Corps.” The idea was to…
IV Years Do It: Safety – Teamwork – Set the Example High
4th Years Conquer the Obstacle Course…Again / Les 4e années franchissent la course à obstacles… encore une fois Photos by 25366 Mike Shewfelt It was a far cry from the last time they did it. In the traditional Dry Run of the obstacle course, the Fourth Year cadets once again took on the obstacles, only…
Game Time for Class of 2016: D-Day Quickly Approaching
First Years Gear Up for the Obstacle Course Article and Photos by 25366 Mike Shewfelt With the Obstacle Course, and the end of the First Year Orientation Period, less than a week away, the Class of 2016 spent this past Saturday evening getting a good look at just what exactly they’ll have to do, and…
The Week That Was… / La semaine qui a été
Commandant’s Birthday Surprise The tradition of Skylarks in offices continued this past week. In honor of College Commandant BGen Eric Tremblay’s birthday, someone staff and Cadets redecorated his office overnight, leaving dozens of balloons for him to find on Monday morning. The Commandant was all smiles when e-Veritas arrived to capture the result. ____________________________________ Cadets…
FYOP: The Final Push
So Close But Still So Far: Badging Parade Preparations Begin The Class of 2016 has struggled these last few weeks in the First Year Orientation Period with one goal in mind, earning the right to wear the RMC cap badge. That goal is finally in sight as the Cadet Wing began practicing for the Badging…
FYOP Cadets Face First Major Hurdles
Round and Round ‘Til They Get It Right: Passing off the Square We’ve all done it. Every First Year Cadet dreads it, and every Senior Cadet loves to watch it. Passing off the Square is a College tradition that has the First Years, working with their roommates, perform a series of drill maneuvers on the…
The Week That Was…And More…
The College Remembers 9/11 The Cadet Wing has gathered on the Parade Square many times in the last few weeks. It’s the beginning of the year and Parades just seem to happen more often now than they do at other times, whatever the reason for them may be. This past Tuesday, Sept 11, though, it…
The Week That Was…
Back to School Following a week of in-clearance and briefings, academic classes began this past week. Cadets hit the books following a much appreciated long weekend, the first such break until Thanksgiving and one of only a few such breaks until the end of semester Exam Routine in December. ______________________________________ If it’s not raining, it’s…
Ironman Team Gears Up for Future Challenges
Petawawa Ironman Team Takes On Petawawa Ironman Training Event Article by 25887 OCdt (IV) Daniel Wilkinson – Photos by: Sonia Sansoucy On Sunday August 26th at 0700, participants and support personnel of the Petawawa Ironman Training Event (PITE) gathered in the Brock Squadron lounge to learn about the daunting task that was before them. This…
The Week That Was…Skylarks & Much More
Cadets Back and So Are Skylarks 25804 Francis Holtken With the new DCdts, LCol Patrick Lemyre, expressing his love for skylarks and with the new approval system in place, the intent in the skylark seen above, where the tables in the Dining Hall were rearranged to say “C Div”, was to show that skylarks were still something…