The Week That Was…
Caption: left to right: Dr. Houchang Hassan-Yari, Maj. Stouffer, LCol. Paziuk, Col. Lewis, Vice-Admiral (Ret.) Fumio Ota , Dr. Sokolsky. Photo by: OCdt Dan Flemming RMCC Hosts Japan National Defense AcademyDirector On March 28, 2011, the Royal Military College of Canada has hosted the Vice-Admiral (Ret.) Fumio Ota, Director of the International Exchange…
The Week That Was & More
Supplementary Article RMC Foundation In Action! By: 24908 OCdt Derek Vanstone Last week I wrote about an excellent event that I and five others attended at the University of Toronto. It was the U of T Model Parliament (UTMP). I described many things about the event but I forgot to mention something of even greater…
Leadership by the Books
Leadership by the Books By: 25323 OCdt Kathleen Haddon On Thursday, March 24, 2011, I had the opportunity to attend Harvey Schachter’s presentation entitled “Leadership by the Books”. Harvey is a well-known journalist working for The Globe and Mail, and is RMC’s current “Writer in Residence.” He gave advice on leadership while highlighting theories presented…
“Any fool can be uncomfortable in the field”
RMC (7) Platoon – Ex WOLF PACK ENDEAVOUR 24928 OCdt (IV) Quenton Baldock On the evening of Tuesday, 15 March, 2011, twenty-seven officer cadets of the Royal Military College of Canada departed from the parade square on a charter bus bound for the northern community and vast surrounding wilderness of Gogama, Ontario. The RMC platoon…
RMC Fine Tuned for 16 April, Sandhurst Competition
Count down to 16 April and a date at West Point After two weeks of a tough January selection culminating in a 11km obstacle course through the campus and an intimidating Fort Henry buried in snow, 15 cadets were selected to make up the 2011 Sandhurst Team from the Royal Military College of Canada. Now…
WOMEN’S SOCCER TAKE ON WEST COAST PROGRAMS
WOMEN’S SOCCER TAKE ON WEST COAST PROGRAMS Spring Competition Benefits Program 16-20 March, 2011 The women’s soccer program travelled to Vancouver Island from 16-20 March to train and compete in spring competition. The Paladins took to the field versus Vancouver Island University as well as the University of Victoria. On Thursday, the team…
The Week That Was & More
II Currie 25302 and II Cousins 25797 are laughing and enjoying themselves on the beautiful Saturday. “We’ve gotten a lot of donations actually,” claims Currie, “everyone is being extremely generous.” II Years Go All Out for Food Drive Article & photos by: 25323 (III) OCdt Kate Haddon The second year class project is finally underway.…
Nominees Announced for Major Awards
Varsity Sports Awards Ceremony Slated for Tuesday 22 March Varsity athletes will be feted this week in what promises to be another first class event. A number of awards will be handed out. These include: top athletes in each year; MVPs for each team; All Canadian Academic Awards; and a handful of others. The four…
Sure Sign of Early Spring in Kingston: Golf in Florida & Soccer in B.C.
IV Year Attends, CISM Golf Tryouts By: 24974 OCdt (IV) Richard Lim This March I was privileged to be selected to join the CISM Golf Selection camp in Pensacola, Florida. Along with 11 other CF members, including ex-cadet Lt. Mike Stark (24261), we arrived in Pensacola on Saturday and settled in at the Naval Air…
Cadets Participate in Parliamentary Simulation
RMC Participation at University of Toronto Model Parliament This week RMC sent a contingent of 6 members to participate in the U of Ts Second Annual Model Parliament. They were Melissa Chandler, Alex Warren, Eve Bonneau, Kevin Morin, Jean-Luc Plante, and myself, Derek Vanstone. We were all assigned to one of the sitting provincial…
Lisa Berlinguette Receives Commandant’s Commendation
Outstanding Work Rewarded! Pictured (L-R) LCol John J Adamczyk, Chief Information Officer for RMCC looks by proudly as Ms Lisa Berlinguette, CIS Administration Officer receives the Commandant’s Commendation from Commandant, Commodore Bill Truelove. Photo by: OCdt (III) Andrew Sheahan Five Year DND Employee, Lisa Berlinguette Receives Commandant’s Commendation Lisa Berlinguette is a five year DND…
The “M” Weekend
Saturday’s Colour Party Competition The winners of the Colour Party Competition: 11 Squadron. Photo by 24862 OCdt Brendan Alexander. The first event of the Spring Military Training Weekend (SMTW) at RMC was the Colour Party Competition, attended by the Commandant, DCdts, and all squadrons. Parties from 3, 7, and 11 Squadrons faced-off in the field…