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…
CF Major Awarded Foreign Decoration
Caption: Major JPF Lépine, CD, PhD, Assistant Professor – Political and Economic Science Department recdeivng medal from Lieutenant Colonel Kuhlin, German Air Force. Photos by: 25497 OCdt (III) Andrew Sheahan Within the German honours system, there are five decorations awarded for valour, outstanding achievements or meritorious service. In order of precedence and with the corresponding…
The Week That Was & More –
College senior leadership and cadet leadership visits City Hall. Cmdt, Principal, College CWO and CWC had the pleasure of visiting with Mayor Gerretsen last friday afternoon (11 March) at City Hall. CWC, NCdt Chong presented Mayor Gerretsen with an RMC Rugby Jersey! Mayor Gerretsen took office last Fall and a college visit was slated to…
Bikeathon Raises Over 6K for Soldier On & Cadets Visit Vintage Wings
Article by: 25752 OCdt (II) Christopher Lane “For all their fearlessness, cyclists are a delicate breed. At the peak of form they effuse an aura of invincibility, suggesting no bicycle rider ever pedaled as fast.” There was certainly an aura of invincibility present in the New Gym from around 1815 on Friday March 4th until…
SPORTS
Eat, Swim, Bike, Run, Sleep, Repeat Author : RMC Triathlon Like many cadets, the CISM Triathlon team spent Spring Break at a warm and sunny destination, however there was little down time on this trip! While many cadets were on a beach soaking up the sun or getting their skydiving qualification, the triathlon team was…
RMC Club: Reports from Kingston & Vancouver Branches
The Kingston Branch monthly luncheon for March had a different flavour this time around. Cadet Wing & the “Y” Generation With reports from: 6137 Wyn van der Schee & WJO On 2 March, members of the Kingston Branch were treated to a very informative and presentation on the roles and responsibilities of an RMC squadron…
Cadets Preparing for “WOLF PACK ENDEAVOUR”
photos by: 24487 Dan Fleming “Ideal ” conditions for winter exercise training RMC intends to participate in the upcoming 33 CBG winter exercise named “WOLF PACK ENDEAVOUR”. Two platoons of cadets will deploy to Northern Ontario (17-19 March) to train with the Reserve Forces in a tactical winter exercise aimed at developing skills in winter…