RMC Band Going Strong Under Great Leadership
1: RMC Combined bands marching on during the Badging parade in Oct 2009. The photo shows Drum Majors Ocdt B Bolling and Ocdt M Flynn 2: Ncdt Harper on trombone. Ncdt Harper is the Colour Party commander for 2010-11. The band will miss him. 3: RCNC280 Mr. Don Currie (RRMC 1946), trumpet, is the oldest…
An Aboriginal Celebration of Dance and Drum
Photos by: Officer Cadet Allison Robinson Last Thursday, 10 June the RMC grounds near Ridout Row – Home of the Canadian Defence Academy and the Birchall Pavillion were the site of a very interesting and colourful celebration. The festivities started at noon under dark clouds and a few light showers. However, the weather cooperated and…
Mechanical Engineering Alumni – The Cordite Foundation
Did you know? Researched by: e3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003) The mandate of the Royal Military College of Canada, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cordite Foundation is to provide financial support to those activities of the staff and students of the Department of Mechanical Engineering that add value to their experiences at the Royal Military College…
(W) B.B. Hiring New Coach & Nijmegen Team Start Their Training; & ‘World Robotic Sailing Championship’
Career Opportunity for a Women’s Basketball Head Coach at Royal Military College of Canada starting July 5, 2010. The application deadline is June 11, 2010. Under the direction of the Varsity Manager, the Women’s Basketball Coach provides leadership to the Varsity Basketball team. He/She develops short and long term goals and objectives for the Royal…
Naval History by Those who Lived and Made It
2010 Navy grads receive Salty Dips – 6604 James Carruthers (RRMC RMC 1965) recently presented the first copy of the Salty Dip CD to the navy (CMS) on behalf of the Ottawa Branch of the Naval Officers’ Association of Canada (NOAC) in his capacity as VP NOAC Ottawa. This CD is, is widely recognized as…
COMMISSIONING PARADE – Mr. “Kommy” Farahani & LCol Ian Hope March Off With Class of 2010
The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence; General Walt Natynczyk, Chief of the Defence Staff; Vice-Admiral Dean McFadden, Chief of the Maritime Staff; Lieutenant-General Andrew Leslie, Chief of the Land Staff; and Lieutenant-General Andre Deschamps, Chief of the Air Staff; along with Operational Commanders presented graduating Officer Cadets with their Officer’s Commissions in the…
SUNSET CEREMONY
Officer Cadets demonstrated some of the College’s traditions, both old and new, including the Old 18 Historic Drill Team, the changing of the Colour Party, the Brass and Reed, and the Pipe and Drum Bands, the Highland Dancers, the Sandhurst Military Skills Team, Aboriginal Leadership Opportunity Year (ALOY) and the tae kwon do team. Fireworks…
Army against Air Force; 2010 Gash Parade
Les membres de force aérienne contre les membres de l’armée durant une journée de sports par: Élof Dany Turgeon, M0945 Durant la période du 3 au 14 mai, les élèves-officiers (élofs) du Collège militaire royale du Canada ont participé, à tous les matins, à des activités visant à changer le focus de l’étudiant à celui…
Class of ’64 Hosts the RMC Sandhurst Team
Class of ’64 Hosts the RMC Sandhurst Team On the Monday of RMC Grad week, the Class of ’64 hosted 20 Members of the 2010 RMC Sandhurst Team to a beer & pizza lunch in the Cadet Mess “Snake Pit”. As the RMC Foundation Sponsoring Class for the Sandhurst Team, the members of the Class…
Start of Drill Fest & Civil Engineering Survey Camp
Every year at the end of May, hundreds of friends, family, and well-wishers descend upon the Royal Military College of Canada to see the annual Grad Parade, which celebrates the commissioning of fourth-year officer cadets, and signals the end of their lives as students and the start of their lives as military leaders. To onlookers,…
Soldiers Cup & 2010 Survey Camp
Photos by OCdt Ian McNaught Soldiers Cup By: WJO In the fall of 2009 DCdts LCol Tony O’Keeffe and newly arrived C Div Comd Maj Rob Parent were discussing the need to provide to cadets a challenging “military / army” competition as part of spring Environmental Preparation Training (EPT). What was decided upon was a…
What’s Happening At RMC
Photo: OCdt Nevin Hotson receiving the Volunteer of the Year Award from Commodore Truelove, RMC Commandt. RMC Recreation Volunteer Recognition Breakfast On Wednesday, 12 May a breakfast was held at the Senior Staff Mess for deserving members of the RMC Recreation clubs along with some of the College staff that provide support to our programs.…