RMC Remembers 9 / 11 & Colombian Military Visit
RMC Remembers 9 / 11 Article and photos by: 26173 OCdt (II) Emily Morgan The cadets of the Royal Military College of Canada put on a remembrance parade on Sunday at the Memorial Arch. Cadets, members of the Training Wing, and spectators paid their respects to the 2996 people who lost their lives exactly ten…
2011 Petawawa Ironman & Harrier Race & Sports Day
Margin of Excellence Support Provided the Difference! By: OCdt (III) Tom Neilson On the 8th of September at the 2 CMBG Ironman competition at CFB Petawawa RMC once again proved that the margin of excellence is still very much alive. A team of 20 cadets blindsided the opposition at the Petawawa Ironman. No member…
1st Years Speak Out on FYOP
First Years on FYOP The following entries are from first-year cadets currently undergoing FYOP at RMC. 26510 OCdt (I) Nathan Cave, 1 Sqn “The First Year Orientation Program is a stressful time for all of those involved. Between the staff running it, the first years taking part in it, and the rest of the student…
SSM Hub of Activity
Kingston Branch September Luncheon Kingston Branch held a great monthly luncheon Wed, 7 Sept. Darren Cates, Director of Athletics was guest speaker and he was accompanied by hockey coach, Adam Shell, and two players. Landon LaVictoire, team captain and also the Cadet Wing Commander. Assistant captain Kirk Sullivan and a member of Otter Squadron…
What’s Happening At RMCC
Chinese Delegation visit to RMCC Lieutenant General Du Jincai, Deputy Chief of the General Political Department People’s Liberation Army signs the certificate commemorating the Chinese delegation visit to RMCC on Tuesday, August 30, 2011. Pictured left to right are: Dr. Joel Sokolsky, Principal RMCC, Mr. Joseph Chi, Interpreter, LGen Jincai, BGen Eric Tremblay, Commandant RMCC…
FYOP Regatta Returns to RMCC
FYOP Regatta Returns to RMCC Article and photos by 26173 OCdt (II) Emily Morgan This past Monday, 5th September, saw the return of the RMCC First Year Orientation Period (FYOP) Regatta. The Royal Military College’s Commandant, Brigadier-General Eric Tremblay, renewed the old college tradition of having the new RMC cadets race each other by squadron…
Learning to grapple with the difficult training challenges ahead
Senior Cadets Take Charge! By: 25337 Chris Manning – Cadet Wing Public Information Officer (CWPIO) Though the arrival of the majority of the cadet wing was this past weekend, there has been a group of nearly 200 cadets who have been hard at work for a week already. These cadets have been engaged in…
(W) Soccer Contributes to the Community
SUPPORT THE GIFT SHOP – PURCHASE ONLINE ____________________________________ The RMC women’s varsity soccer team hosted two soccer clinics for local children at the College on August 22, 2011. The first session was a soccer clinic with two busloads of kids from the local Boys and Girls Club of Kingston. Over sixty kids enjoyed…
CMR sur la Rivière Cataraqui
CMR sur la rivière Cataraqui par: 25285 Elof (IV) Chris Bouwman Pendant l’été à Kingston, certains membres du club de l’aviron du CMR avaient l’occasion de s’entraîner à l’aviron. Aspm Jessup, Aspm Reece, Élof Bouwman, Élof Rathbone, et Élof Garton ont formé un équipage d’un barreur et quatre coéquipiers dans une embarcation (on appelle…
What’s Happening At RMC
Commnder CDA Pays First Official Visit to RMCC MGen Pierre Forgues, Commander of the Canadian Defence Academy (CDA), signs the certificate commemorating his first official visit to the Royal Military College of Canada (RMCC) on August 16, 2011. Pictured from left: MWO Andy Skinner, RMCC Training Wing Sergeant Major; Cdr Mike Mooz, RMCC Chief…
CTC in Gagetown Site of 1st official Visit as the Cmdt of RMCC
It was highly symbolic that BGen Tremblay’s first official act as the Cmdt of RMCC would be a visit to the Combat Training Centre (CTC) in Gagetown New Brunswick. Accompanied by the (also new) College CWO CPO Lindsay and the Training Wing’s Chief Instructor Major Rob Parent the Cmdt spent three days in Gagetown (18…
What’s Happening At RMCC & Beyond…
Things Heat up for RMC Running By: Dick Seyah It was a cool morning this past 24th of July. However, things quickly heated up for three members of the RMCC varsity running team. Richard Hayes (Right), Eric Henderson (Left) , and Jordan Vadala (C) decided to put their training to the test by competing in…