2012 Winter Semester – H.Q. and IV Cadets – Get a Taste of Design Challenges
 What’s in Store for the Cadet Wing? A First Look at the Winter Barslate – 25337 OCdt Chris Manning, CWPIO. After a challenging, but rewarding, fall semester, it is time to hand over the reins once again. The morning parade if Wednesday, 30 Nov gave the cadets of RMCC the opportunity to see their new…
The Week That Was…
OCdt Max Reinthaler Awarded Lifesaving Award Researched by E3161 Victoria Edwards Officer Cadet Maximillian Reinthaler, a member of the Royal Military College’s Campus Response Team, was presented the St. John Ambulance Life-saving Award by Kingston Mayor Mark Gerretsen prior to a city council meeting at the City Hall Nov. 15. This award recognizes individuals who…
Summit in Sight
RMCC Expedition Club Receives Special Endorsement & More Photos and Article by 25752 OCdt (III) Christopher Lane [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aZgQiyeCZg[/youtube] With just under a month before the 2011/12 Kilimanjaro Expedition Group raises the RMCC flag atop Africa’s tallest summit, LGen (Ret’d) Romeo Dallaire (founder of Child Soldiers Initiative) offers his support to the expedition and its humanitarian…
Sports…
25249 Rebecca Fielding – Cadet Wing Sports Public Information Officer (CWSPIO) – On Assignment #4 (W) Volleyball – Melissa McCoy Hometown: Kingston, ON Family: 1 Younger brother Degree: Psychology Trade: Air Logistics Position: Power Hitter / Middle One special memory you have from running is: Getting to know the girls on my team, they’re like…
Eye-opening opportunity for Officer Cadets
III year Civ Eng Class Attend International Workshop on Smart Materials & Structures & NDT in Aerospace Conference By 25671 OCdt (III) J-L Armstrong In the Civil engineering program, Officer Cadets study structures extensively. One important, yet briefly covered aspect of the programme is structural health monitoring. Originally, to test the condition of an existing…
Two Ex Cadets recognized with honorary doctorates
Photos by 25782 OCdt Brandon Friesen The Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Peter MacKay, in his capacity as Chancellor of the Royal Military College of Canada conferred 61 undergraduate and graduate degrees during convocation on Thursday, November 17, 2011. “It’s a profound honour and a privilege to be at the Royal Military College of…
The Week that Was & More…
Senator Romeo Dallaire Visits RMCC Article and photos by Capt Cynthia Kent LGen (Ret’d) Romeo Dallaire, Senator, visited RMCC on Tuesday, November 15th. Senator Dallaire was greeted by a quarter guard before signing the book commemorating his visit to RMCC. Prior to his visit, Senator Dallaire spoke at the Military and Veterans Health Research Forum…
SPORTS Plus Reality
Remembrance Day & Rugby in Ottawa By: OCdt Nevile 26186 For Remembrance Day the rugby team sent fifty members to attend the ceremony at Beachwood Cemetery. The rugby team was the second group to march on parade under the command of the 2IC OCdt. Christopher Pratt, and once on parade was relieved by the…
RMC Christmas Concert a Smashing Success
Article and photos by 25782 OCdt Brandon Friesen On Friday, November the 18th, the RMC Band performed its annual Christmas Concert. The event had a huge turnout, filling up the Cadet Mess with RMC staff, students, and civilians eager to hear musical pieces both familiar to the season and famous in popular culture. The Band…
We Remember 11/11/11
The air was crisp and the skies were mixed with both sun and cloud for the Remembrance Day ceremony held at the Memorial Arch. A large crowd gathered with the RMCC Cadet Wing to honour the sacrifice of Canada’s fallen soldiers. Following a reading of John McCrae’s “In Flanders Fields” by Sergeant-Major Andrew Skinner and…
2011/12 Kilimanjaro Expedition Update
2011/12 Kilimanjaro Expedition Update Written by: 25752 OCdt Christopher Lane With just six weeks left before members of the Kilimanjaro Expedition Group take off for Nairobi on 26 December, preparations continue for the climb, and fundraising efforts for the expedition’s humanitarian partner, LGen (ret’d) Romeo Dallaire’s Child Soldiers Initiative, are well underway. The expedition team…
RMC to grant honorary degrees to two outstanding individuals
The Fall Convocation at the Royal Military College of Canada will be held on Thursday, 17 Nov 2011 and will commence at 1400 hrs in Currie Hall, Currie Bldg. Details here Honorary degrees will be presented to two outstanding individuals during the ceremonies. 3814 JOHN P. (JACK) CADIEUX Note: Jack passed away 1 Oct 11.…